Transport: Detroit Highway Fixation, Bike Safety In Numbers, San Antonio Streetcar Pros & Cons, Flying Train Concept
June 18, 2013
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TRANSPORT
Detroit to Vote on Road Widening, Hasn't Learned
We Are Mode Shift, via: @streetsblognet
The General Assembly of the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments will soon finalize both short and long-term priorities for transportation funding in the region.
Transport: Innovative Infra Financing, Local Roads & Fewer Freeways, Denmark Cycle School, Bogotá Pedestrian Safety
June 14, 2013
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Finalists for Innovative Infrastructure Financing Award
National Journal
Florida provided a model for infrastructure improvements in cash-strapped times when it inked a deal in 2009 to ease congestion and upgrade Interstate 595.
Urbanism&Design: Austin Waller Creek Project, Advanced Street Sign, Walking & Biking In Rio's Favelas
June 7, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN
Austin's Waller Creek Project Unveiled
Austin Business Journals
Design firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Inc. presented its vision for transforming downtown Austin's Waller Creek from a mostly stagnant and underused public space into one of the most exciting urban parks around.
Environment&Ecology: Bolivia's Water Woes, Dutch Delta Works, Pittsburgh's Green Future, Shaghai Sinking
June 6, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY
Bolivia's Cautionary Tale on Water
North American Congress on Latin America
When Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived at the new Uyuni airport last August and found no water running from the tap, he publicly reprimanded and promptly dismissed his Minister of Water. As it happened, the pipes were merely frozen.
APTA Rail Conference
June 4, 2013
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Reconnecting America Policy Director Sarah Kline will moderate a session at the American Public Transportation Association Rail Conference in Philadelphia on June 4. The session is entitled "Transit Oriented Development or Development Oriented Transit?"
Urban Issues: Spaces Under Freeways, Rough Time In Chicago, Olympic Village Transformation, Creativity In Cities
May 30, 2013
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Vacant Spaces Under Freeways For Working and Playing
Washington Post
You can't get something out of nothing. This is common sense, not to mention a principle of physics and mathematics.
CTOD Releases Report Examining Opportunities And Challenges Involved In Promoting TOD
May 29, 2013
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Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) has been embraced around the country as a means to achieve sustainability goals, including reduced auto dependency and traffic congestion, as well as improved economic competitiveness. However, the process of actually implementing TOD varies based on a variety of physical, economic, and market conditions.
Downtowns, Greenfields and Places In Between: Promoting Development Near Transit
May 29, 2013
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Introduction
Transit-oriented development (TOD) – typically defined as compact, mixed-use development within walking distance of a transit station – has emerged in recent years as a key strategy for fostering quality neighborhoods and reducing auto dependence. Despite the emphasis on TOD in many policy discussions, however, only limited information is available to help communities understand the likely development impacts of new transit investments. This report builds on a 2010 study by the Center for Transit-Oriented Development (CTOD), Rails to Real Estate: Development Patterns along Three Recently Constructed Rail Lines, to examine the opportunities and challenges involved in promoting TOD in different types of neighborhoods, and the strategies that may be appropriate to catalyze TOD depending on the neighborhood context. By examining development patterns and public investment strategies through the lens of “development context” or “neighborhood type,” this report…
Environment & Ecology: Human Macroecology, Boston's Green Housing Plan, City Horticulture, Lessons From '70s Ecotopia
May 29, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY
The Emerging Field of Human Macroecology
Scientific American
Sustainability efforts have been on the cultural radar for many years. Increasingly, cultural norms instruct us to turn off the lights when leaving a room, drive a smaller car, recycle as much as possible
Urban Issues: City Revenue Sources, Pittsburgh Urbanism Politics, Poticha To Head NRDC Program, Penalties For Pedestrian Deaths
May 28, 2013
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Cities Looking for New Revenue Sources
News Tribune
Stagnant revenues are leading Jefferson City officials to look at ways to find new revenue streams, an issue facing many municipalities.
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