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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010Taking the Wheel: Achieving a Competitive Transportation Sector Through Mobility Choice
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
MOBILITY CHOICE COALITION
Oil’s virtual monopoly over transportation fuel coupled with limited economical and convenient alternatives for moving people and goods have made oil a strategic commodity and the lifeblood of the domestic and global economies. Passenger vehicles and light trucks account for more than 45 percent of U.S. oil demand. To reduce the strategic importance of oil, the United States must embark on a comprehensive effort to both break oil’s monopolistic grip on fuel for the light-duty vehicle fleet and open the market to vibrant competition among transportation options.
Digging for Mass Transit in NYC
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
Heavy machinery lays the foundation for a Downtown Manhattan transit hub.
View this complete post...AMERICA WALKS Strategic Campaign Plan 2011 – 2013
Monday, November 29th, 2010AMERICA WALKS
Walking is the first and most fundamental form of transportation, the most basic form of physical activity and the most popular form of outdoor recreation. Walking as transportation leads to healthier people, vibrant economies, and environmental sustainability. Over the past fifty years, however, our nation has systematically engineered walking out of daily life.
PORTLAND, OR: BICYCLE COUNT REPORT 2010
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
PORTLAND BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION
Annual bicycle counts constitute one of the City’s three principal means of assessing progress in its efforts to
make the bicycle an integral part of daily life in Portland…The most significant finding of the 2010 count is the continuation of the two-decade upward trend of bicycle use in Portland.
Sustainable Newark
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
REGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION
The most widely accepted definition of “sustainability” comes from the United Nations’ Brundtland Commission 1987 report “Our Common Future.” They define sustainable development as “… development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” This is obviously an extremely broad concept – at some level, it touches on everything relating to land-use and planning.
Blogineering: 50 Infra Resources
Monday, November 15th, 2010
Blogineering, a site that focuses on providing a “sanctum where engineers and those interested…can find advice, hacks, and commentary on many of the important engineering topics of the day” has posted an article entitled: “50 Must-See Report Cards, Studies, and Infographs on America’s Crumbling Infrastructure.” The article offers up a list of resources that discuss […]
View this complete post...Analysis Of Federal Sustainable Communities Grants
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
RECONNECTING AMERICA
The past few months have been an exciting time as large and small communities, representing all corners of the country, have worked on developing collaborative planning processes that will address the unique conditions in their region and which will improve the quality of life for the diverse people that live, work and play there…The impetus for this has been competition for grants springing from the unprecedented partnership announced last year between the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Update: The Federal High-Speed Rail Program: A Post-Election Reality Check
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s decision to cancel the proposed commuter trans-Hudson rail tunnel (ARC) offers another example of a resolve by the new wave of fiscally conservative governors to rein in spending on public works that, in their judgment, present an unacceptable level of risk and cost. While Christie’s decision was widely condemned as shortsighted by members of the infrastructure lobby, it was supported as fiscally prudent by a majority of New Jersey voters. (By a margin of 51 to 39 percent according to a Rutgers University poll).
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