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Transport: Calif. Super Majority Law, Houston Pay To Play Driving, Flywheel Tram Energy Storage, Synchronizing Lights To Fight Gridlock, Fort Worth Bike Share
April 3, 2013
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In California, 2/3rds Vote Means You Lose
Los Angeles Times, via: @rpuentes
Measure J fell just 0.6% shy of the required two-thirds approval as support fell in upscale enclaves. Some politicians are pushing to cut the requirement.
Lessons From Germany For American Transit, Sustainability
October 21, 2011
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A pair of papers by reachers Ralph Buehler of Virgina Tech and John Pucher of Rutgers along a third article by Buehler have been added to the Best Practices in the Research Center.
Research: Sustainable Transport in Freiburg
February 18, 2011|TRB TRID
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This article examines changes in transport and land-use policies in Germany over the last 40 years that have encouraged more walking, bicycling and public transport use. It focuses on a case study of policy changes in the city of Freiburg, where over the last three decades, the number of bicycle trips tripled, public transport ridership doubled, and the share of trips by automobile declined from 38% to 32%...
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Sustainable Transport in Freiburg: Lessons from Germany’s Environmental Capital
January 28, 2011
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This article examines changes in transport and land-use policies in Germany over the last 40 years that have encouraged more walking, bicycling and public transport use. It focuses on a case study of policy changes in the city of Freiburg, where over the last three decades, the number of bicycle trips tripled, public transport ridership doubled, and the share of trips by automobile declined from 38% to 32%. Since 1990, motorization rates have leveled-off and per-capita CO2 emissions from transport have fallen—despite strong economic growth. The analysis identifies policies that are transferable to car-oriented countries around the world.
Parking Limit Boosts Bike Riding In German Suburb
March 18, 2010
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A draft version of "A Tale of Two Eco-Suburbs in Freiburg, Germany: Parking Provision and Car Use" from the 2010 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting has been added to the Best Practices.
This paper by Andrea Broaddus of the University of California, Berkeley, Department of City and Regional Planning compares two “eco-suburbs” of Freiburg, Germany. Riselfeld and Vauban were created over the last 10 years. Both are transit-oriented developments designed as family-friendly live-work-play places, composed of mixed-use commercial and residential buildings meeting ecological best practice. Both suburbs have a similarly high density and are located are about 3 km from the city center with excellent transit and bicycling connections.
The only difference is the provision of automobile parking. Rieselfeld followed the German convention of one parking spot…
A Tale of Two Eco-Suburbs in Freiburg, Germany: Parking Provision and Car Use
January 1, 2010|Transportation Research Board
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Compares two “eco-suburbs” of Freiburg, Germany, and the impact of differing parking restrictions on resident mode choice
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