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The Dynamic Population of Manhattan

Monday, March 5th, 2012

NYU RUDIN CENTER
We cannot understand Manhattan in the 21st century by relying on conventional measures of urban activity. Simply put, Manhattan consists of much more than its residential population and daily workforce. This island, measuring just 22.96 square miles, serves approximately 4 million people on a typical weekday, 2.9 million on a weekend day, and a weekday night population of 2.05 million. Manhattan, with a residential population of 1.6 million more than doubles its daytime population as a result of the complex network of tunnels, bridges, railroad lines, subways, commuter rail, ferry systems, bicycle lanes, and pedestrian walkways that link Manhattan to the surrounding counties, cities and towns.

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It’s A Safe Decision: Complete Streets in California

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

NATIONAL COMPLETE STREETS COALITION
For decades, California and most of the nation have been building streets that are incomplete because they fail to provide safe access for everyone who uses them, whether they are in cars, on foot or bicycle, in wheelchairs, or using public transportation. As a result, people who walk – whether low-income residents catching a bus, seniors out for a stroll, or kids on their way to school – face dangerous, and often deadly, conditions.

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Energy Democracy – Supporting Community Innovation

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION

INTRODUCTION

We all want to live in healthy places. That is becoming harder thanks to the combination of dirty, expensive energy, and violent weather, droughts, and other problems of global climate change that we helped to create.

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Thinking Cities, Networked Society

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

The documentary ‘Thinking Cities’ deals with one of the most dramatic societal trends happening today: urbanization. The world population is expected to soar to more than 9 billion people by 2050, with roughly 70 percent living in cities. At the same time, Information Communications Technology (ICT) is extending its reach.

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Prospering in Place: Linking Jobs, Development, and Transit to Spur Chicago’s Economy

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY
PLACES MATTER. But for decades our region disregarded its historic, compact, transit-served neighborhoods in favor of urban sprawl with its dependence on cars and cheap gas. When the economy was growing, the cost of this shift was less apparent, but stagnant incomes, high unemployment, and historic fuel prices have exposed the long term folly of this development strategy.

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Michigan’s Urban and Metropolitan Strategy

Monday, February 27th, 2012

PUBLIC SECTOR CONSULTANTS INC
The right strategy for Michigan will help the state achieve three goals essential to the health of its cities, its metropolitan areas, and the state as a whole:

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New Contest for Students – Infrastructure in Your Community

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Here at infrastructureusa.org, national figures have participated in exclusive online conversations on The Infra Blog. Infra Views showcases content from leading think tanks and policy organizations. Users have documented their local infrastructure at Show Us Your Infra! and participated in Infra Polls. Now, we are initiating a new feature that is designed to encourage students […]

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Keeping Baby Boomers Mobile: Preserving the Mobility and Safety of Older Americans

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

AASHTO & TRIP
With the first wave of the Baby Boom Generation turning 65 in 2011, the number of older Americans and their share of the population will begin to grow significantly in the coming years. And as this generation continues to age and grow, it will demand a level of mobility and an active lifestyle that far outpaces any of America’s previous generations.

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Jarrett Walker, Author, “Human Transit – How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives”

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Jarrett Walker is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy.  He has been a full-time consultant since 1991 and has led numerous major planning projects in North America, Australia, and New Zealand.  He currently serves as a Principal Consultant with MRCagney based in Australia.  He provides expert advice to clients worldwide Born […]

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The BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) Standard – Version 1.0

Monday, February 20th, 2012

INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY
The BRT Standard is an effort by leading technical experts to come to a common understanding of what constitutes internationally recognized best practice in BRT system design. The best BRT systems are ones that combine efficiency and sustainability with passenger comfort and convenience.

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