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Auto-Oriented Transit in Israel
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 04/02/2014 - 11:30pmTonight I saw lawyer Kevin Dwarka speak on smart growth in Israel, focusing on the weaknesses of Israel's railway system. Although Israel's major cities have rail service, that nation's major rail stations are a classic example of auto-oriented transit: stations surrounded by huge parkiing lot... read more »
The "Cheap Cars" Myth
Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 03/06/2014 - 2:47pmOne sprawl lobby argument I have occasionally is heard: "So what if people have to drive to reach jobs in sprawling areas? Used cars are so cheap that even poor people can afford them!"
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Chicago’s Bus Makeover
Submitted by Gary Scott on Thu, 03/06/2014 - 1:00am
Author Chiara Montecchi is a Master’s student in the School of Public Service at DePaul University, in Chicago, Illinois. She is currently employed as a Fundraiser in DePaul’s Office of Advancement.
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Vision Zero in America's Most Walkable City
Submitted by jmassengale on Sat, 01/25/2014 - 10:14pmSTREETS FOR PEOPLE ARE THE WAY TO CUT FATALITIES TO ZERO—BUT NYPD COMMISSIONER BRATTON DOESN'T AGREE
Originally posted on the Street Design Blog
STREETS FOR PEOPLE ARE THE WAY TO CUT FATALITIES TO ZERO—BUT NYPD COMMISSIONER BRATTON DOESN'T AGREE
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Even In Phoenix, You Can't Build Your Way Out of Congestion
Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 12/27/2013 - 2:18pmA recent op-ed in Canada's Globe and Mail argued that yes, you can build your way out of congestion by building more roads, because after all, Phoenix built lots of roads and they don't have that much congestion. The author invoked the Texas Transportation Institute's report on Phoenix t... read more »
HIGHWAYS TO BOULEVARDS BLOG: I-84 Viaduct Removal Plan In Hartford, CT
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/11/2013 - 2:49pmThis post is a part of CNU’s Highways to Boulevards Blog series, which features interview summaries and insights from some of the best minds at the frontline of our Highways to Boulevards Initiative.
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Chicago’s fast-growing bike network showcased at transportation summit
Submitted by Chris McCahill on Wed, 12/04/2013 - 9:16pmChicago is quickly becoming one of the nation’s top bicycling cities. Bike commuting in the city has more than tripled since 2000, making it second only to New York in sheer numbers.
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Should San Francisco Be Freeway-Free?
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/24/2013 - 4:30pmCould San Francisco function without any freeways? With all the derring-do that an outsider agitator can bring to a city of stakeholders, I suggested just that last Friday in the City by the Bay. Streetsblog was there.
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The Cross-Bronx Expressway really hurt (but not in the way you might think)
Submitted by MLewyn on Sun, 08/25/2013 - 10:15pmA few months ago, I finished reading Robert Caro's The Power Broker, a biography of highway/park-builder Robert Moses. Caro asserts that Moses's Cross-Bronx Expressway ruined Bronx neighborhoods near East Tremont Avenue; many houses and apartments were destroyed to build the expressway, and th... read more »
Why Highways Are Less Harmful In Parks Than On Urban Streets
Submitted by MLewyn on Mon, 07/15/2013 - 10:41amWhen I read Robert Caro's The Power Broker (a biography of New York road-builder Robert Moses), one story that didn't quite make sense is Caro's discussion of the Henry Hudson Bridge. Caro writes that Caro's routing of this bridge caused "the destruction of Manhattan's priceless last forest" in Inwo... read more »