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Oberstar hopes new transpo emissions report will be “blowtorch to the behind” for reluctant administration
Submitted by logannash on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 2:47pmA government report published yesterday and highlighted in the New York Times
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Security Measures Are Degrading the Urban (and Human) Experience
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 11:21amSeveral times each day, a military helicopter flies over my house in Washington. It flies much closer to the ground than other aircraft, and it's seriously noisy.
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In Senate committee hearing, advocates link transportation and land use, discredit O'Toole
Submitted by logannash on Wed, 07/08/2009 - 10:43amStreetsblog's Ryan Avent does an excellent job analyzing yesterday's hearing before the Se
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New numbers prove smart growth reduces CO2, cost-effectively
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 9:27amFor the most part, the climate change establishment - whether in government, industry, or the environmental community - has ignored the potential of land use strategies to provide significant reductio
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Solving Sprawl with Highway Funding
Submitted by Katherine Gregor on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 5:32pmFor a fascinating look at how CNU is lobbying Congress to enact a wholesale transformation of highway funding formulas, to solve sprawl, read this report from the CNU17 session.
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Cities' "Green Dividend" there for the taking (#CNU17)
Submitted by Jon Davis on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 11:31amThe long-held idea that cities are an environmental bane is completely and utterly wrong. Cities are the key to reducing humanity’s contributions to global warming and land despoliation.
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#CNU17 In Search of a Vision for High-Speed Rail
Submitted by Ruth Walker on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 9:20pmHere's a change New Urbanists can believe in: The new stimulus program gives 40 percent of the transportation money to rail, and only 60 percent to highways. This is a real shift
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Michael Moore says farewell to GM ... and cars?
Submitted by Jon Davis on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 12:21pmIn the wreckage of General Motors, Michael Moore senses salvation: The demise of GM as we’ve known it offers a tremendous opportunity to catch up to the rest of the world where high-speed passeng
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NY Times: Industry Fears U.S. May Quit New Car Habit
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 9:49amAmericans’ desire — and need — for new cars may be cooling. “Something had to change,” he added. “You just can’t keep going with that many cars.”Lifestyles have changed, too.
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Camden N.J Light Rail Plans Finally On Track
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Wed, 05/13/2009 - 7:54pmGov. Jon S.
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