Blogosphere: Bikeshare Guide Released, Fed Auto Budget Cuts, Seattle Streetcar Connector, London Bike Casualty Rate
September 11, 2012
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| Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. |
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Blogosphere: FHWA Bikeshare Guide Released DC Streetsblog The Federal Highway Administration has come out with a handy report [PDF] for communities thinking about getting into the bike-sharing game. Based on a study of 12 planned and existing bike-sharing systems from around the U.S., the report is intended to help explain the basics of bike-share and guide cities.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Mexico City Bike Share to Grow Treehugger Good news! Mexico City's Ecobici bike sharing program is set to get bigger. Much bigger! The plan is to increase the number of bikes from about 1,000 to around 4,000 over the next few weeks. The numbers are:.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: How Will Auto Budget Cuts Affect Transpo DC Streetsblog Friday was the Obama administration's reporting deadline on a slew of scheduled budget cuts set to take effect January 2. I guess the president was busy or something, because his administration blew this deadline. Now they're promising to have some answers this week... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Streetcar Connector Moves Forward Seattle Transit Blog Mayor McGinn's office announced last week that Seattle has selected Nelson/Nygaard, authors of the City's Transit Master Plan (TMP), to conduct the federally funded $900,000 study of the downtown connector on 4th and 5th Avenues, which we discussed in detail last year... Read On |
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Blogosphere: China's Slowed Subway Boom The Atlantic Cities Since the turn of the millennium, China has been experiencing a subway boom. Beijing only managed to finish two subways during the days of China's hardcore communist regime, with a few more built after Deng Xiaoping's market reforms... Read On |
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Blogosphere: No Love for Transpo at Conventions National Journal Transportation Experts There were wonky, late night transportation receptions--invite only--at both the Democratic and Republican national conventions that blanketed the political news over the last two weeks. I cover transportation and I wasn't at either one of them. .. Read On |
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Blogosphere: High Bike Casualty Rate in London Drawing Rings TfL have published a study (under 'Research reports' here) entitled 'Levels of collision risk in Greater London' that I think only gets really interesting on the very last page. Table 4.10 on that last page includes what I think are the first TfL calculations of casualty rates per kilometre travelled in London for different modes of transport... Read On |
| URBANISM | HOUSING | CITIES | ENVIRONMENT |
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Blogosphere: Geography of Business Density Atlantic Cities As urban living becomes ever-more crowded and compact, cities are increasingly seen as a fundamental driver of progress and prosperity... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Denver Connecting Housing, Transport Huffington Post In 2004 Denver region voters approved an ambitious plan to expand the regional public transit system with new lines opening across the area. Before and since the passage, working families across the Denver region earning between $20,000 and $55,000 have been spending an average of 59 percent of their gross household income on housing and transportation combined... Read On |
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Blogosphere: The Everyday Toolkit Street Sense The Everyday Squares Manual (download here) methodically walks through the essential criteria, dimensions, and life that Everyday Squares bring to town and neighborhood building... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Feds Lionize Mayors, Forsake Their Cities Next American City Politicians always pay the same compliment to mayors: That mayors know how to get things done. In his speech to the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, former President Bill Clinton even gave shout-outs to Chicago's Rahm Emanuel and Los Angeles' Antonio Villaraigosa.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Urban Issues in Developed/ing World Next American City When comparing urban issues in cities all over the world, I am often fascinated by the striking similarities between those issues. But if there's one big reminder I've received so far while attending the World Urban Forum... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Amazing Material That Is Concrete Atlantic Cities For a material so solid in name and in function, concrete seems awfully insecure. Is it an aggressive, abrasive construction material or a complex tool of cool architecture? Is it the industrial base of dams and reactors or a flighty indulgence of modernist vanity projects? Do you love it or hate it?.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Want Families Downtown? Design for Them Huffington Post Vancouver A few months back, Toronto's deputy mayor started a political flap stating on the floor of city council that downtown was no place to raise kids. "Where's little Ginny? Well, she's downstairs playing in the traffic on her way to the park," he said... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Suburbia is Dying Burgh Diaspora Every economic epoch comes with a signature migration pattern. The Manufacturing Economy informed the Great Migration. Suburbanization is linked with the Innovation Economy. The move back to the city is the hallmark of the Talent Economy:.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Walkability Successful, Faces Equity Issues Greater Greater Washington After decades of disinvestment and suburban flight, the Washington region's urban neighborhoods are now driving the local economy, says a study from George Washington University professor Christopher Leinberger. However, ensuring that everyone can participate in these communities will be a top challenge for the future... Read On |
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Blogosphere: LA Puts Grand Park in Tricky Spot ASLA Dirt According to Christopher Hawthorne, architecture critic for The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles has very few truly urban parks. Most reside along the periphery of the city, along the beaches and coastline or in the mountains... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Green Building Innovations Metropolis Magazine From giant redwoods to adaptive reuse, San Francisco is chock full of memorable sights - green buildings and beyond. At USGBC's annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, held in San Francisco this November.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Standard Density A Useless Statistic Austin Contrarian Standard population density -- total population divided by total land area -- is a useless statistic when applied to metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs)... Read On |
