Blogosphere: Auto Use Collapse, Cyclist Protection Laws, Kids & Traffic, Parking Lot Trees, Bolt Bus Northwest
May 8, 2012
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Blogosphere: Collapse of Auto Use Unprecedented
Business Insider
The greatest economics site in the world, FRED, has added vehicle miles data to its database. So we're going to have a lot of fun playing with this information. Here's the chart we made...
Read On Blogosphere: The Italian Job Metro Scene The Source
How do they do that? is a series for The Source that explores the technology that helps…
The greatest economics site in the world, FRED, has added vehicle miles data to its database. So we're going to have a lot of fun playing with this information. Here's the chart we made...
Read On Blogosphere: The Italian Job Metro Scene The Source
How do they do that? is a series for The Source that explores the technology that helps…
Blogosphere: Speeding Cars & Child Safety, TIFIA Loan Value, CAHSR Business Plan, The Vienna Metropolis, Charlotte's Sidewalks
May 4, 2012
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Blogosphere: Think of the Children
Systemic Failure
Politicians will go to any length to protect children from underage sex, predators, and abductions. But when public health professionals suggest children should be protected from speeding automobiles - well, get ready for a whole lot of stupid:..
Read On Blogosphere: A Little TIFIA Goes a Long Way DOT Fastlane
While America waits for Congress to pass a comprehensive, long-term transportation plan, DOT…
Politicians will go to any length to protect children from underage sex, predators, and abductions. But when public health professionals suggest children should be protected from speeding automobiles - well, get ready for a whole lot of stupid:..
Read On Blogosphere: A Little TIFIA Goes a Long Way DOT Fastlane
While America waits for Congress to pass a comprehensive, long-term transportation plan, DOT…
Blogosphere: No TIFIA For Tappan Zee, TransitScore Rankings, Denver Airport City, Green Garage, Cultural Borders
April 27, 2012
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Blogosphere: Feds Reject TIFIA for Tappan Zee
Streetsblog
In a major rebuke to the Cuomo administration's plans for a transit-less Tappan Zee Bridge, the federal government rejected New York State's application for a low-interest federal loan yesterday. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Kubrick's Subway Photos Second Avenue Sagas
Once upon a time, Stanley Kubrick wasn't always an award-winning director. He…
In a major rebuke to the Cuomo administration's plans for a transit-less Tappan Zee Bridge, the federal government rejected New York State's application for a low-interest federal loan yesterday. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Kubrick's Subway Photos Second Avenue Sagas
Once upon a time, Stanley Kubrick wasn't always an award-winning director. He…
Blogosphere: SoCal Sustainability, Walkability Politics, Atlanta Rail Plans, Fresno TOD Imposter, Metropolitan Revolution
April 18, 2012
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Commentary: SoCal Hailed as Model of Sustainability
Los Angeles Times
Southern California is no longer the Great Satan of suburban sprawl. Last month, the Census Bureau released a list of America's densest urban areas, and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim ranked first. New York-Newark was fifth...
Read On Blogosphere: Why Don't Conservative Cities Walk? Slate Moneybox
Reading Tom Vanderbilt's series…
Southern California is no longer the Great Satan of suburban sprawl. Last month, the Census Bureau released a list of America's densest urban areas, and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim ranked first. New York-Newark was fifth...
Read On Blogosphere: Why Don't Conservative Cities Walk? Slate Moneybox
Reading Tom Vanderbilt's series…
Blogosphere: Freeway Removal Opportunity, De-Bikification Of Beijing, Exurban Decline, Urban Forests, Rural Housing Finance
April 10, 2012
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Blogosphere: Freeway Removal Creates Opportunity
The City Fix
The famed U.S. intellectual Lewis Mumford once said, "Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends." The recently released report on freeway removal from by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy and EMBARQ (the producer of this blog) seems to be getting a bit closer to that ideal..
Read On Blogosphere: De-Bikification of Beijing …
The famed U.S. intellectual Lewis Mumford once said, "Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends." The recently released report on freeway removal from by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy and EMBARQ (the producer of this blog) seems to be getting a bit closer to that ideal..
Read On Blogosphere: De-Bikification of Beijing …
News: Pittsburgh Transit Cut Protest, AC Transit Buys American Finally, LA Transpo Blueprint, Urban Walking In Tehran, Slime Mold Cities, Apartment Glut
April 5, 2012
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Pittsburgh: Planned Cuts to Transit Inspire Protest
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Transit advocates in Pittsburgh and across the nation marked the 44th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination with a day of protests today against public transportation service cuts...
Read On National: Geithner Presses for Long Term Bill The Hill
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday pressed lawmakers to pass a long-term funding bill for transportation and not "limp forward" with more temporary…
Transit advocates in Pittsburgh and across the nation marked the 44th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination with a day of protests today against public transportation service cuts...
Read On National: Geithner Presses for Long Term Bill The Hill
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday pressed lawmakers to pass a long-term funding bill for transportation and not "limp forward" with more temporary…
Blogosphere: NY Transit Trends, Atlanta Conflicting Priorities, Urbanism & Travel Behavior, Top Planning Trends, Visualizing Transit Trip Distance
March 2, 2012
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Blogosphere: NY Transit Use Up, Commute Times Down
Urbanophile
My latest blog post is online over at New Geography. It's called "Commuting in New York City, 2000-2010." In it, I examine some of the trends in commuting over the last decade in New York...
Read On Blogosphere: Different Priorities in Atlanta Conflicting Transport Politic
Getting the residents of the 10-county Atlanta region to agree…
My latest blog post is online over at New Geography. It's called "Commuting in New York City, 2000-2010." In it, I examine some of the trends in commuting over the last decade in New York...
Read On Blogosphere: Different Priorities in Atlanta Conflicting Transport Politic
Getting the residents of the 10-county Atlanta region to agree…
Blogosphere: Obama Budget, Tea Party Transit War, Visualizing NYC Taxi Activity, Places That Inspire Romance, Green Zoning
February 14, 2012
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Blogosphere: Enhancement Funds for Communities
ASLA Dirt
Three separate communities in Vermont recently planned new pedestrian and bicycle connections thanks to federal Transportation Enhancement (TE) funds and are ready to move forward with several projects:..
Read On Blogosphere: Obama Budget $476B Over 6 Years DC Streetsblog
President Obama has…
Three separate communities in Vermont recently planned new pedestrian and bicycle connections thanks to federal Transportation Enhancement (TE) funds and are ready to move forward with several projects:..
Read On Blogosphere: Obama Budget $476B Over 6 Years DC Streetsblog
President Obama has…
Blogosphere: Sustainable Transport Vision, Coordinating Transit & Housing, NY Growing, Downtown Venture Capital
January 27, 2012
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Blogosphere: St. Louis Arch Plan Quietly Closes Streets
Next American City
A foundation aiming to revamp the grounds near the famed Gateway Arch in St. Louis presented its second update to the city Wednesday night, its first in 12 months...
Read On Blogosphere: Vision for Sustainable Transport The City Fix
We are in the midst of global trends that point to more congestion, air pollution, and traffic injuries and deaths in our cities, not to mention the…
A foundation aiming to revamp the grounds near the famed Gateway Arch in St. Louis presented its second update to the city Wednesday night, its first in 12 months...
Read On Blogosphere: Vision for Sustainable Transport The City Fix
We are in the midst of global trends that point to more congestion, air pollution, and traffic injuries and deaths in our cities, not to mention the…
Transit Mode Shares for Sports Venues
December 20, 2011
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The New Starts Working Group led by Reconnecting America Board Member Jeff Boothe of Holland and Knight has put together a nifty chart showing the share of riders that take transit to sporting events in some major cities. While not all cities and transit agencies are represented, it's a nifty snapshot of how transit is an important part of a multi-modal strategy for getting people to the game. Not surprising to anyone who has been to a Timbers game and seen the madness, Jeld-Wen Field in the heart of downtown Portland boasts a 40% mode share. I'm sure the folks in Seattle will be looking for ways to better that next season.
