John Hennessy III,
P.E.
Municipal and civic officials in cities across the country are grappling with how to respond to the unexpected arrival and rapid growth of new mobility services. These include ride services such as Uber and Lyft (also called Transportation Network Companies, or TNCs), “microtransit” companies such as Via and Chariot and more recently dockless bikeshare and electric scooter offerings.
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When Janette Sadik-Khan was hired as chief transportation official for New York City in 2007, she took a page out of Denmark’s playbook and created America’s first parking-protected bike lane, right in the middle of downtown Manhattan.
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Over 1,000 people responded to our survey about 122nd Ave in the summer of 2018. Find out what our community members had to say about the project and learn about PBOT’s plans to for improvements.
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As the movement toward Vision Zero grows – with more than 30 U.S. communities committing to the goal of zero traffic deaths – public transit is increasingly recognized as a core strategy to support safe mobility for all.
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As city leaders struggle to help their communities become “smart cities,” elected officials also grapple with more basic issues. Affordable housing is a priority in every city in the country. America is literally teetering on the brink of declaring an affordable housing crisis.
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Celebrate the Tri-State is Regional Plan Association’s Inaugural Benefit. The event honors Domino Park/ Two Trees Management as the “Transformative Project of the Year.” Regional Plan Association (RPA) is also pleased to recognize Robert Billingsley, Cushman & Wakefield, with the “Above & Beyond Award” and Janette Sadik-Khan, Bloomberg Associates, with the “Making it Happen Award.”
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Bike sharing offers a bevy of benefits that make them attractive investments for sustainable cities. They help address mobility challenges such as congestion, poor air quality, high greenhouse gas emissions and lack of transport options. To help catalyze further expansion of this healthy and environmentally sustainable mode of transport, the Financing Sustainable Cities Initiative (FSCI) recently interviewed experts and cyclists in Bhopal, India, and Bogotá, Colombia.
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I think there are a variety of very seismic forces that have been occurring in the American economy and America culturally which are driving to questions about cities. Historically, America has always understood itself and its future somewhat within the model of moving away from town, moving away from cities. That all has now flipped itself on its head in that more and more people are now moving back into cities. They’re staying in cities and cities are growing in ways that we probably didn’t expect 20-25 years ago when the suburban model or the exurban model was where we thought our future was going to be. That is a huge cultural shift for the United States.
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ACEC Member Firms enhance communities with urban restoration projects by revitalizing previously blighted industrial, environmental and hazardous waste sites: WGM Group, GEI Consultants, Inc., Creighton Manning Engineering, Strand Associates
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Problems facing municipal governments continue to compound. Constrained budgets make it almost impossible to address many critical community needs. Additionally, city leaders are faced with a paradox – how to develop a rundown area without pushing out the residents who have lived in the area for many years. Gentrification is sweeping through major cities creating controversy and strife and also many community benefits.
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