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Three-cornered politics
Submitted by MLewyn on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 1:47pmIn metro Atlanta, the Sierra Club is allying with Tea Party activists to fight a one-cent sales tax increase designed to raise additional funds for both roads and transit, primarily because of concerns about increased funding for sprawl-creating expressways.
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Minimum parking requirements upheld- or, when will they ever learn?
Submitted by MLewyn on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 10:09amLast month, a New York appellate court upheld minimum parking requirements in Syracuase, on the ground that such rules are reasonably related to the city's goal of "enhanc[ing] traffic safety by removing cars from the [City’s] streets”(1)
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Context Sensitive Solutions National Dialogue 2 to be launched April 11th
Submitted by Ziyuan Wang on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 2:54pmContext Sensitive Solutions National Dialogue 2, a joint effort of a project team led by Project Performance Corporation in collaboration with the Center for Transportation and the Environment, Parsons, and
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A Word on the Model Design Manual for Living Streets from Ryan Snyder
Submitted by mikejersha on Wed, 03/21/2012 - 3:24pmThe following is a guest post from Ryan Snyder, the principal behind Ryan Snyder Associates and main organizer behind last year's meeting to create the plan for Los Angeles County's Model Design Manual for Living Streets. Since its release, the manual has been downloaded in the U.S., ... read more »
Standards for Roundabouts
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 9:06amRecently Ken Sides posted on the Roundabout@listserve.ksu.edu that he was impressed with CNU's new Sustainable Street Network Principles and suggested that CNU generate principles for Roundabouts.
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Downtown Montgomery's First Reverse Angle Parking
Submitted by cemerson on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 4:00pmDowntown Montgomery continued its trend of implementing innovative New Urban projects with new reverse angle parking on a key thoroughfare in the Central Business District.
So far, the reviews have been positive as drivers/parkers begin to see the safety and convenience advantages that revers... read more »
And They All Come Tumbling Down: A Training for Highways-to-Boulevards Activists
Submitted by Caitlin Ghoshal on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 6:11pmJoin CNU, experts in highway removal and surface street conversion, and activists around the country for a lively conversation on January 27, 2012 at 1:00 PM CST. Three speakers will briefly present key lessons learned in highway removal campaigns across the country, including how to shift political... read more »
Grade-Separated Highway Makes Way for Complete Street in West Sacramento
Submitted by mcarney on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 11:33am
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Local Street Networks and the Future of Claiborne Avenue
Submitted by Caitlin Ghoshal on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 3:45pmJoin the Claiborne Corridor Improvement Coalition for a discussion on the future of Claiborne Avenue on December 6 at 6 p.m. at the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Center. Local experts in community development, planning, transportation and architecture will present research and ref... read more »
Highway Interchange Land Use Comparison
Submitted by Robert Bielaski on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:59pmBelow is the letter I wrote to my state senator about land use for highway interchanges in the Chicago area:
Dear Senator Collins:
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