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Buffalo Video Makes the Case for Teardown
Submitted by norabeck on Fri, 08/22/2008 - 4:37pmCheck out this video from the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper reviewing the Southtowns Connector project in Buffalo NY.
Sign the Petition: Improve America's Walk Score
Submitted by norabeck on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 9:52amIn partnership with Transportation for America, Walk Score has created an online petition to tell Congress to support walking, biking and transit in the 2009 Transp
Video: CEOs for Cities' Driven to the Brink
Submitted by norabeck on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 4:03pmEnergy Prices Spurring "Reversal of Desirability"
Submitted by norabeck on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 3:19pmGreat article by Peter Goodman in today's New York Times, "Rethinking the Country
Write Your Senator Today on the Lieberman-Warner Bill!
Submitted by norabeck on Thu, 06/05/2008 - 10:46amAs the senate continues debate on the Lieberman-Warner Bill today, please consider sending a message to your Senator in support of the bill, but also urge them to increase the proport
OK City says OK to Freeway Teardown
Submitted by norabeck on Thu, 05/15/2008 - 11:35amUSA Today reports that the aging Crosstown Expressway in Oklahoma City will be demolished in 2012. The Crosstown Expressway is an elevated 4.5-mile stretch of Interstate 40.
Hartford, New Haven Contemplate Freeway Teardown
Submitted by norabeck on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 4:19pmNorman Garrick, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the Center for Transportation and Urban Planning at the University of Connecticut, and CNU Board member poste
Local Austin News Coverage of CNU XVI
Submitted by norabeck on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 10:15amHere's a series of clips from local Austin news outlets covering CNU XVI. Thanks "russrhea" for posting to YouTube!
Big Dig's Big Bad Example
Submitted by norabeck on Fri, 03/14/2008 - 5:11pmNoah Bierman, in the Boston Globe piece, 'No Big Dig Copycats' notes that the $15 billion dollar tunnel