United States

Cities With the Shortest Commutes

U.S. News and World Report selects "15 Cities for People Who Hate Driving and Long Commutes," choosing the cities with shorter than average commuting times and high percentages of non-auto commuters.
16 November 2009 - 7:00am
U.S. News And World Report

Mixed-Use, V.2: Big Box Living

The Rise, a new mixed-use development in Vancouver, includes 1,500 condos, sushi restaurants, art galleries - and a Home Depot.
15 November 2009 - 1:00pm
The Globe and Mail

Reconsidering the McMansion Business

Builders John Wieland Homes & Neighborhoods, hit hard by the downturn, is meeting consumer price points by creating compact home designs instead of the 4,700 sq. ft. homes that were their bread and butter.
15 November 2009 - 11:00am
The Wall St. Journal

Jaywalking Not As Big A Safety Issue As Assumed

Over the past 15 years, more than 76,000 pedestrians have been killed in the U.S. Some say preventing a significant portion of these deaths is as simple as enforcing jaywalking laws. Not so, argues Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic.
15 November 2009 - 9:00am
Slate

Mapping the Hard to Count

Undercounting is likely one of the biggest challenges facing the U.S. Census Bureau as it prepares to run its decennial census in April. Certain parts of the country will prove problematic when it comes time to count.
14 November 2009 - 9:00am
The New Republic

Will Retail Come Back in 2010?

Experts believe that financing for retail projects may begin flowing early next year, but are concerned that the pool of recipients may be limited, and projects may be conventional.
14 November 2009 - 7:00am
Retail Traffic Magazine

Capitol Hill: Safety Not Quite First

On the heels of the fatal bridge collapse in Minnesota, last year, lawmakers allotted just 11 percent of transportation spending to bridge repair.
13 November 2009 - 9:00am
Streetsblog Los Angeles

Taxing Oil Futures to Fund Transportation? Not So Fast, Says Wall Street

Rep. Pete DeFazio's plan to close the nation's transportation funding gap with a tax on oil futures is meeting fierce opposition.
13 November 2009 - 7:00am
Streetsblog Los Angeles

FHA Feeling the Pinch

The Federal Housing Administration said today that its reserves are dwindling because of risky loans they insured and the drop in home prices.
13 November 2009 - 5:00am
The New York Times

Repurposing Interstate Highways

This editorial from Karrie Jacobs suggests that we can find smarter uses for the interstate highway system.
12 November 2009 - 5:00am
The New York Times

76,000 Pedestrian Deaths

A new report from Transportation for America reveals that over the past 15 years, 76,000 Americans have been killed while crossing or walking along a street in their community.
11 November 2009 - 2:00pm
Transportation for America

Mining Algae's Potential

Researchers are experimenting with using LEDs to grow algae in abandoned mines to be used for biofuels.
11 November 2009 - 10:00am
Scientific American

Barriers to Walking

This report from NPR briefly looks at causes for concern, when it comes to the decline in walking in the US, including safety and obesity.
11 November 2009 - 9:00am
NPR

ULI Advises 'Buy or Hold Multifamily' Developments

Kaid Benfield reads ULI's latest 'Emerging Trends' report, and finds, amidst the doom and gloom, significant support for infill and smart growth.
10 November 2009 - 1:00pm
NRDC Blog

Trucking 2020

A new report from IBM looks into the future of the trucking industry. The report predicts that new technologies for systems monitoring will become standard.
10 November 2009 - 10:00am
Fast Company

Rating the Landscape

A new rating system for open and planted spaces has been created, offering a way to identify the most sustainable landscapes.
10 November 2009 - 8:00am
USA Today

Chrysler Bails on Electric Cars

Despite taking billions in stimulus funds with the promise of forging ahead on electric vehicles, Chrysler has dissolved the engineering team working on their three proposed electric offerings.
10 November 2009 - 5:00am
USA Today

New Natl. Parks Chief Takes Scientific Approach

Jonathan Jarvis, named the head of the National Park Service last month, says that he'll work with the National Academy of Sciences to fight global warming, which he says is "the greatest challenge ever to face national parks."
9 November 2009 - 1:00pm
The Christian Science Monitor

CAFE Or Gas Tax? How Best To Increase Fuel Efficiency.

The current government strategy to increase fuel efficiency is to mandate it through increases in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, currently set for 35.5 mpg by 2016. In this piece, auto executives suggest a better way - using gas taxes.
9 November 2009 - 11:00am
Automobile
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