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EPA Building Blocks deadlines approaching
Submitted by Heather Smith on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 9:45am Normal 0
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Hunts Point Market
Submitted by Kate Witherspoon on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 11:16amTo remove, or not to remove, that is the question! Community activist groups and Bronx, NY residents have long awaited the decision of the Sheridan Expressway's fate. Mayor Bloomberg and the city answered their questions this past summer: the removal option was off the table. This decision was large... read more »
A Crosswalk Conundrum in the Twin Cities
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Mon, 10/15/2012 - 10:30pmIn Minneapolis, a recent post by Joe Urban (me) has generated some talk and action. The three neighborhood groups bordering the section of roadway in question may be forming an alliance to support the points of this post, and the Minneapolis Pedestrian Advisory Committee may be as well. We'll keep y... read more »
Kelowna’s Rails With Trails Active Transportation Project Stopped in its Tracks
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Sat, 10/13/2012 - 9:46amThe following post comes courtesy of Global Site Plans' The Grid. CNU and Global Site Plans recently teamed up to syndicate Grid content, as its contingent of writers present a view on the opportunities and issues of urbanization all across the world. CNU will carry select posts from the Grid d... read more »
CNU City Spotlight: A brief encounter with Amman, Jordan
Submitted by wajdighoussoub on Sat, 10/06/2012 - 2:53pm
This post is part of a new series on the CNU Salons, CITY SPOTLIGHT. City Spotlight shines a light on the latest news, developments and initiatives occurring in cities and towns where CNU members live and work.
The below post comes from CNU member Wajdi Ghoussoub, and focuses on Amman, J... read more »
Compact Cities Have Fewer Car Deaths
Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 09/27/2012 - 9:49amWhen traffic engineers widen roads and build new roads, they often cite "safety" as an argument. Under this theory, the widest, straightest, fastest roads are the safest. If this were true, car-oriented cities dominated by such roads would be safer than more compact, transit-oriented cit... read more »
SUSTAINABLE STREET NETWORKS FOR TRANSIT - CNU TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT WORKING GROUP
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Ryan: Not Great News From A Transportation Perspective, But....
Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 08/14/2012 - 9:17amThe Transport Politic blog has a post on Paul Ryan's anti-transit voting record, and concludes that "we should be clear about what direction the United States may head after November’s election." I disagree, for two reasons.
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Having it both ways, another example
Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 08/10/2012 - 9:55amWhen listening to transit critics, I sometimes see the following arguments:
1. density doesn't increase transit ridership
2. My city/suburb just isn't dense enough for better transit.
I don't see how both arguments can be true.
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How to run a bus system
Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 11:47amI was taking a long-distance bus to my parents' house in Atlanta and we had a layover in Charlotte, NC. I noticed a couple of things that I thought were fairly impressive:
First, all of the region's bus schedules were in the Greyhound station. Since bus riders are (I suspect) pretty like... read more »