Blogosphere: Not Subsidizing the Roads
May 4, 2011|Cap'n Transit Rides Again
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As I've discussed numerous times, if we want clean air and water, safer streets, more sustainable energy use and better societies, it's not enough for people to use transit. We need people to stop using cars. To do that, most transit advocates try to run transit from existing residential neighborhoods to existing job centers. That's a good start... Read On
Blogosphere: Where are DC's Food Deserts?
May 4, 2011|Urban Places and Spaces
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For a long time, I've argued that while the concept of food deserts--places where people lack convenient access to fresh foods--is an important one (see the Time Magazine story "Can America's Urban Food Deserts Bloom?"), for the most part, it is a misuse of data and statistics to say that DC is replete with such places... Read On
Research: Hedonic Price Effects of Ped and TOD Journal of Planning Lit
May 4, 2011|Journal of Planning Lit
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Recent consumer surveys and demographic analyses have indicated a growing market for pedestrian- and transit-designed development. Theoretically, this market shift should be reflected in the price people are willing to pay for those styles of development... Read On
International: What Is Greener, City or Countryside?
May 4, 2011|Guardian UK
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At first glance, it would certainly seem logical that city-living is the greener option - if it is, indeed, an option. Surrounded by public transport, you don't need to own a car. And by living in dense, compact housing, you should need less in the way of resources and energy... Read On
Economic Growth in Urban Regions: Implications for Future Transportation
May 3, 2011|Forum on the Future of Urban Transportation, Eno Transportation Foundation
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A central tenet of urban economics is that households, businesses, and industries compete for urban sites that enjoy accessibility advantages – whether to jobs, labor markets, raw materials, or distributions centers. Transportation investments trigger economic growth by enhancing accessibility, particularly in fast-growing, congested cities. Scholarly work suggests the impacts are more redistributive than generative – that is, new highways, rail investments, and busways shift growth that would have happened regardless from particular corridors and subareas of a region to others as opposed to prompting firm relocations and new business investments in a region. Factors other than transportation, such as “quality of life”, are increasingly influencing location choices of middle-income households and firms that are footloose. Of course, transportation and quality of life are not unrelated – public opinion polls reveal that being stuck in traffic is often first on the list among…
Blogosphere: Melbourne Sets Example for Livability
May 2, 2011|NRDC Switchboard
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This great video by Streetfilms packs about 20 great city ideas into ten minutes, just by taking the viewer around the sidewalks and streets of Melbourne, Australia... Read On
Webinar: Peter Calthorpe Talks Sustainability
April 29, 2011|Smart Growth America
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Is your agency or organization looking to start or advance a regional plan? In this latest webinar from the Sustainable Communities Network, award-winning planner Peter Calthorpe shares advice on how to begin, implement and successfully navigate the regional planning process, and ideas about how to leverage regions' unique qualities to meet fiscal goals, land use challenges and transportation needs... Read On
Philadelphia: City's Fight with Impervious Cover
April 29, 2011|DC Streetsblog
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In Philadelphia, your water bill used to be based only on your water consumption, as in most cities. Now, under the city's Green City, Clean Waters initiative, your bill is a more accurate reflection of your water footprint, including the amount it costs the city to manage stormwater runoff from your property... Read On
Blogosphere: New Complete Streets Report
April 28, 2011|Streetsblog DC
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With adoptions in more than 200 localities and 23 states, complete streets policies have nearly doubled in number every year over the last three, according to a new report by the National Complete Streets Coalition... Read On
Blogosphere: Performance of Livability Metrics
April 26, 2011|TRB TRIS
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Livability programs seek to make communities better places to live for both current and future generations by influencing the structure and uses of the land and built environment, including the transportation infrastructure ... Read On
