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Residents of Vauban, Germany, "are suburban pioneers, going where few soccer moms or commuting executives have ever gone before: they have given up their cars." Cars are forbidden on most of Vauban's streets, and houses cannot have driveways or garages.
Portland won approval today for not just the 3.35-mile eastside streetcar extension, but to start a new streetcar industry here in the Portland region with an order for 6 streetcars to be built at United Streetcar.
The Loop Project is a 3.35-mile extension of the Portland Streetcar… more
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Sec. of Transportation Ray LaHood held a press conference today to announce a new U.S. push to transform travel in America, creating high-speed rail lines from city to city, reducing dependence on cars and planes and spurring economic development.
The President laid… more
Good for Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for his endorsement this morning of Portland's transit system as "a model for the nation." LaHood also called Portland a model for reducing pollution, "getting people out of their cars" and creating "livable" communities. How encouraging it is to see Secretary LaHood acknowledge… more
Building affordable housing and parks at the same time density is advanced helps sell density.
Terry Montague of the Atlanta Beltline just noted that the silos at the federal level flow all the way down to local communities. So it makes it difficult to advance multiple linked agendas as she… more
Mary Nichols, Chairman of California Air Resources Board, says Ed's recommendation to getting rid of the unlimited home mortgage interest deduction has not yet been discussed as a solution to climate change. California has been absent from the scene in land use for many years, but the desire to mitigate… more
This just in from the Midwest High Speed Rail Association...
"The Senate approved the stimulus package today. The conference committee hopes to have a finished bill on the President's desk by Monday.
"But that isn't why this action alert is so important. Earlier today, President Obama listed high-speed… more
How much sense does this make? The NYT just posted a story that begins like this: "There are some 2,300 bus stops around St. Louis where the buses will no longer stop at the end of next month, when, despite rising ridership, the cash-strapped transit system plans to lay… more
Find them here, courtesy of Transportation for America.
moreHave you seen Arlington, Virgina's Car-Free Diet campaign? Very clever.
moreAs calls for federal investments in infrastructure get louder, send President-Elect Obama a message to support a new direction for America developed by Transportation for America.
Major points include:
1. A 21st CENTURY NETWORK: Invest in a world-leading, sustainable transportation system.
2. NO MORE BLANK… more
In preparation for the World Cup in 2010, Johannesburg is building its first metro line that will run approximately 60 km (with stops to include the airport). In the central city, the line is underground, again. The city is also building bus rapid transit in the city center, based on… more
Just heard on CNN Worldwide that Shanghai is trying to make the wait for its metro more entertaining. On one line with 12 minute headways, Shanghai has installed a system to lend magazines to waiting riders. Problem is, only 10 days into the program, riders haven't quite figured out how… more
Take a look at Pittsburgh's Citiwiki that invites citizens to offer their own ideas to develop an intelligent, easy-to-use transportation system that works for people of every stripe?
The goal of the Wiki is to harness the considerable intellectual firepower of the Pittsburgh region's thoughtful citizenry to help transform… more
Cisco is promoting a concept called "Connected Urban Development" in partnership with cities to cut traffic congestion and reduce C02 by deploying innovative connected network solutions. The program initially involved three pilot cities: San Francisco, Amsterdam and Seoul. According to the Financial Times, "these were selected because each… more
That will be an important sign of whether bus rapid transit, the value-priced alternative to light rail, actually works, according to Alan Hoffman, a San Diego-based transit consultant. It may not be politically correct to say so out loud, he said , "but it's what I call the 'AYF Factor.'… more
The current hype around the pollution challenges Beijing is facing in the lead up to the Olympics offers an interesting opportunity for a microcosm view of pollution management issues world-wide.
This Wall Street Journal article highlights the economic impacts of excessive pollution. “Two years ago, with the… more
Here's an interesting example of open source design. London Mayor Boris Johnson is inviting ideas from everyone for a new bus for the city, based on the much-missed Routemaster. The competition has two categories: Fun ideas from everybody and Professional ideas based on actual plans for the Routemaster.
Jaime Lerner, former mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, is a delightful maverick who insists that any city can be transformed. In an interview with CNN, Lerner insisted that "every city can improve its quality of life in less than three years, no matter the scale or the financial conditions. All you… more
Last night, I shared the stage with the very impressive Keith Parker, who heads the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), at Wake Up Wake County's forum on transit. A committed group of volunteers in Raleigh, North Carolina, whipped up 300+ citizens to attend an evening forum on transit plans… more
A heavy two weeks of meetings with urban leaders in cities across the country left me with several thoughts:
Urban leaders are scrambling to figure out how to respond to high gas prices, and transit is a priority for mayors everywhere. Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio has made… more
Harriet Tregoning, head of the D.C. Office of Planning shares her insights on ways that cities can begin to think about capturing the Green Dividend.
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The House Appropriations Committee has released information on the proposed economic stimulus package that has the following as its focus:
- Clean, Efficient, American Energy
- Transforming our Economy with Science and Technology
- Modernizing Roads, Bridges, Transit and Waterways
- Education for the 21st Century
- Tax Cuts to Make Work Pay and… more
Negotiations on the stimulus package continue. While the “Investments” portion of the four-part package (infrastructure) gets smaller, it also seems to be getting narrower. Included are roads, bridges, schools and water systems. Transit is currently not favored out of fear that transit projects are not “shovel ready.” There also seems… more
The House Appropriations Committee has released information on the proposed economic stimulus package that has the following as its focus:
- Clean, Efficient, American Energy
- Transforming our Economy with Science and Technology
- Modernizing Roads, Bridges, Transit and Waterways
- Education for the 21st Century
- Tax Cuts to Make Work Pay and… more