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We Are Transport! We Have Solutions!

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Submitted by Todd Litman on November 30, 2015 - 9:00am

Smart policies can provide significant greenhouse gas emission reductions in ways that help achieve other planning objectives, including economic development, social equity, and public health. Who will implement these policies? We will!

Complete Streets Concepts Are Now Being Applied Worldwide

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Submitted by Todd Litman on October 23, 2015 - 10:00am

Dehli announced a major new Complete Streets program that will redesign urban roads to favor walking, cycling and public transport over car traffic. This is very good news. It shows that the Complete Streets concept is now being applied worldwide.,

Responding to Bike Improvement Skeptics

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Submitted by Todd Litman on October 12, 2015 - 9:00am

Communities can receive high economic returns from appropriate bicycle facility invesments. It is important that advocates have solid arguments for responding to skeptics.

Travel Demands Are A-Changin', and That's Good News

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Submitted by Todd Litman on September 19, 2015 - 1:00pm

According to "The End of Traffic & the Future of Transport," demographic, economic and technological trends are changing travel demands. In the future, people will prefer to drive less and rely more on alternatives. Not everybody has got the message.

2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard: Still Measuring Urban Travel Conditions Incorrectly

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Submitted by Todd Litman on August 26, 2015 - 1:00pm

The new Urban Mobility Scorecard measures traffic congestion with greater precision, but incorrectly. As with previous editions, it exaggerates congestion costs and undervalues the congestion reduction benefits of alternative modes and Smart Growth.

Smart Planning for Economic Opportunity

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Submitted by Todd Litman on August 20, 2015 - 2:00pm

The Center for Opportunity Urbanism has a wonderful goal—to improve economic opportunities for working class households—but uses terrible research to reach confusing recommendations about which policies are best. Please do better!

More Rational Analysis Of Seniors' Driving Risks And Safety Strategies

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Submitted by Todd Litman on August 3, 2015 - 5:00am

A new American Automobile Association study argues that efforts to reduce driving by higher-risk seniors threaten their health. This analysis is backward: seniors benefit most from reduced driving and improved transport options.

When Is a Bus Lane Warranted?

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Submitted by Todd Litman on July 17, 2015 - 7:00am

Efficient and equitable urban roadway management favors higher value trips and more space-efficient modes over lower-value trips and space-intensive modes. This can justify bus lane networks in most major cities.

Way to Go, Göteborg!

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Submitted by Todd Litman on June 26, 2015 - 12:00pm

Smart cities around the world are finding creative ways to make walking, cycling, public transit, carsharing and delivery services more attractive and efficient. Way to go!

Self-Fulfilling Automobile Dependency

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Submitted by Todd Litman on June 2, 2015 - 6:00am

Common planning practices create automobile-dependent communities where driving is convenient and other forms of travel are inefficient. It's time to recognize the value of transportation diversity.

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The City as a Self-Organizing, Adaptive System – Part 2

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Todd Litman's blog

We Are Transport! We Have Solutions!

Complete Streets Concepts Are Now Being Applied Worldwide

Responding to Bike Improvement Skeptics

Travel Demands Are A-Changin', and That's Good News

2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard: Still Measuring Urban Travel Conditions Incorrectly

Smart Planning for Economic Opportunity

More Rational Analysis Of Seniors' Driving Risks And Safety Strategies

When Is a Bus Lane Warranted?

Way to Go, Göteborg!

Self-Fulfilling Automobile Dependency

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