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Sustainable Transport Superheroes Swap Notes

Tuesday, November 20th, 2018

In the midst of a record number of pilots in Massachusetts showcasing how bus service can be improved to actually provide rapid transit, two advocates fighting to bring transport justice sit down to swap wisdom about what it takes to transform transportation. Rehana Moosajee, former City Councilor and Head of the Mayoral Committee for Transport from Johannesburg, who oversaw implementation of Africa’s first BRT – Rea Vaya, and Michelle Wu, a progressive sustainable transport champion on the Boston City Council, join in a conversation. This interview between two sustainable transport superheroes demonstrates how city leaders can galvanize change.

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What Is Transformative Placemaking?

Wednesday, November 7th, 2018

The Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking aims to inspire public, private, and civic sector leaders to make transformative investments that generate widespread social and economic benefits in places throughout the country.

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Government leaders in Opportunity Zones are happy with a new federal program that incentivizes investments

Monday, November 5th, 2018
Urban construction - Opportunity Zones

The most recent announcement of a major development that will take advantage of the Opportunity Zones program is in Pennsylvania. A developer has announced plans to build what will be the tallest building outside the main business and commercial area of the city.  The project, a 30-33 story, $130 million, mixed-use facility, will include 250 apartments, two floors of office space and space for restaurants on the first floor.

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How Amsterdam Became a Bicycle Paradise

Wednesday, October 31st, 2018

The Dutch capital Amsterdam is widely known for being bike-friendly. But it wasn’t always a model cycling city. Public outrage at rising traffic casualties in the Seventies caused city planners to rethink their approach to urban design. Video by Gloria Kurnik.

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Transit Means Business

Tuesday, October 30th, 2018
ip Fluctuates, but Transit Work Trips are on the Rise

In all cases shown below, the benefit-cost ratio exceeds 1, meaning that $1 invested in transit yields more than $1 in economic benefits. Three Chicago-specific studies conducted over the past two decades all show significant benefits to the region if we were to invest in a state of good repair or expand service. Of all the studies we surveyed, the smallest expected return from investing in transit was 21%. This would be considered a hugely successful investment in the private sector.

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Why Is the Air Above Grand Central Station Worth Millions?

Tuesday, October 16th, 2018

This video is about Grand Central Station here in New York City. But not really the station itself, but the air above it. You can’t put a price on the station, a priceless architectural treasure, but you can put a price on the air up there. In fact, that air is worth $250 million dollars. This video is all about the idea of transferrable development rights and how you can pull $250 million dollars out of thin air.

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Ray LaHood, Transportation Policy Advisor and Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Monday, October 8th, 2018
Ray LaHood on The Infra Blog

In some of the cities, the mayors have really stepped up…The action is really in the cities and in the states where you have governors and mayors with a vision, using some of their own resources, using private resources, using PPP’s and making things happen. You need to have leadership by elected officials, by people who are charged with the responsibility for infrastructure. Whether it’s transit, whether it’s airports, whether it’s highways, it’s incumbent upon the elected leaders to have the vision and the courage and the ability to really make things happen. Citizens really rely on the leaders in their cities and states to fix the infrastructure, improve the infrastructure, enhance the infrastructure, and it’s going on in many different places around the country as there’s a real void in Washington DC.

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Congratulations to the 2018 Great Places in America!

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

Find out which great neighborhoods, public spaces, and streets across the country have been designated this year’s Great Places in America. The announcement of these well-planned, well-designed communities begins the countdown to the start of National Community Planning Month, a nationwide celebration that takes place every October and recognizes the important work planners do every day.

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ACEC’S ENGINEERING INC. — The Rise of Transit-Oriented Development

Tuesday, September 25th, 2018

“TOD is taking off like a rocket, and how fast this is accelerating should be exciting news to the engineering world,” says Andy Kunz, president and CEO of the Transit Oriented Development Institute, which conducts conferences, provides educational resources and advocates for TOD best practices.

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The New Automobility: Lyft, Uber and the Future of American Cities

Wednesday, September 19th, 2018

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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