Infrastructure

San Francisco Looks At Converting Parking to Public Space

Inspired by the home-grown Park(ing) Day parking spot conversion event, the city of San Francisco is launching a pilot project to convert street parking in its North Beach neighborhood to outdoor dining areas and public spaces.

February 16, 2010 - San Francisco Chronicle

Cities Prepare for Electric Cars

San Francisco, Portland, and San Diego lead the charge to ensure everything from power grids to building codes are prepared for arrival of electric cars.

February 16, 2010 - New York Times

Creating a Network of Bikeways

Mike Lydon discusses the importance of creating "bikeway networks" -- systems of bike lanes and infrastructures that have varied forms for varied situations.

February 14, 2010 - Reconnecting America

Revitalizing a City With Technology

The town of Holyoke, Massachusetts has hired Cisco to create a technology-led urban revitalization plan.

February 14, 2010 - Fast Company

Water Diversion Plan Irks Northern Californians

A plan to divert water from Northern California to the state's agricultural heart in the drought-stricken Central Valley has residents and officials on the offensive.

February 13, 2010 - San Francisco Chronicle

Bike Lanes Spreading in Indianapolis

Bike lanes and sharrows are being added to more streets in Indianapolis, which is a fairly new concept for the city and its drivers.

February 13, 2010 - The Indianapolis Star

Cities in the Emerging Age of Communication

We may not be driving flying cars, but the futuristic city is here -- in the form of a more intimate connections, communication technologies and social interactions. Former Planetizen Managing Editor Christian Madera discusses.

February 13, 2010 - Next American City

Portland Approves $613 Million Bike Plan

The Portland City Council unanimously approved a $613 million, 20 year plan to improve the city's bike infrastructure.

February 12, 2010 - Portland Business Journal

Mumbai's Monorail Future

This post from The City Fix looks at the investment Mumbai is making in developing a citywide mass transit system.

February 12, 2010 - The City Fix

Grade Crossing Policy Sparks Debate in Los Angeles

An op-ed by Los Angeles County Supervisor criticizes the Grade Crossing Policy employed by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the recent approval of a light rail extension.

February 12, 2010 - The Planning Report

Getting Smart About Sewage

This post from IBM's A Smarter Planet blog looks at how advanced monitoring techniques and analytics are helping to improve the management of sewage and wastewater in cities like Sacramento and Dubuque.

February 11, 2010 - A Smarter Planet

Underground Theater - No, Literally Underground

The winner of the SHIFTboston Ideas Competition is a proposal to turn the unused Tremont Street Subway tunnel under Boston Common into a network of underground cultural venues.

February 11, 2010 - Metropolis Magazine

Best Practices for Water Management

This piece from Urban Re:Vision Magazine looks at a variety of water reuse and stormwater capture projects in cities across the U.S.

February 11, 2010 - Urban Re:Vision

Former Mayor Calls Vancouver Olympics Investment Worthwhile

The Tyee talks with former Vancouver Mayor and British Columbia Premier Mike Harcourt, who argues that the investment to host the 2010 Winter Olympics are worthwhile.

February 10, 2010 - The Tyee

Lagos BRT to Spread Throughout Nigeria

Officials in Lagos, Nigeria, are calling for the city's successful bus rapid transit system to be expanded to other cities throughout the country.

February 10, 2010 - Daily Champion

Infrastructure Goes Mainstream

Over the last decade, infrastructure went from the realm of policy wonks to the front pages. the Alex Marshall argues that this bodes well for infrastructure in the future.

February 10, 2010 - Regional Plan Association

Reinventing Mobility in Detroit

PBS documents Detroit's attempts to overcome its history as "the Motor City" to create new ways of getting people around. Transit advocates play a big part in this preview, which includes renderings of projected transit options.

February 10, 2010 - PBS

Transportation On Parade

Washington County, Utah invites the public once a year to see what transportation projects are in the works and talk to planners and engineers. The meet-and-greet has proved highly popular and a way for information to flow both ways.

February 9, 2010 - The Spectrum and Daily News

Decay in Suburbia

Fast Company pulls together a handful of recent reports to paint a grim picture for the suburbs, as the number of people living in poverty rises, housing values decline, and infrastructure built in the 60s and 70s erodes.

February 8, 2010 - Fast Company

Saving Money By Converting Asphalt to Gravel

In an effort to cut transportation maintenance costs, some cities are ditching their asphalt roads and going back to gravel.

February 8, 2010 - USA Today

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