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Report Says Sprawl Will Offset Any Reductions In Auto Emissions
<p>A new report from the Urban Land Institute says that even with increased fuel efficiency in cars, an increasing rate of vehicle miles traveled due to sprawling development will counteract any reductions in emissions.</p>
Sky-High Transbay Terminal Design Selected
<p>A team has been selected to build the new Transbay Terminal in San Francisco, which may result in the construction of an office tower of more than 1,200 feet.</p>
Bill Seeks Fast-Track Approval For Emissions-Reducing Projects
<p>A bill being pushed in the California State Senate looks to ease the approval of developments that reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- part of an effort to help the state reach its goal of 25% in reductions by 2020.</p>
Misplaced Concerns Over North American Superhighway
<p>This commentary looks at the paranoia surrounding plans to construct a superhighway from Mexico to Canada, and claims that conspiracy theories about its intentions are hindering public policy.</p>
To Halt Climate Change, Planners Need To Help People Drive Less
<p>New vehicle technology won't prevent global warming unless urban sprawl is curbed, argues a new book to be published by the Urban Land Institute.</p>
What's Right And Wrong With LEED
<p>In this article from <em>New Urban News</em>, Philip Langdon looks at LEED, and identifies some ways the system works well and other ways it can improve.</p>
Building Infrastructure To Create Stability In Afghanistan
<p>The US Agency for International Development is considering a broad infrastructure project to repair a crumbling dam in Afghanistan as part of an effort to create economic and political stability in a region of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban.</p>
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Rolling Out A New Park, Literally!
National Park(ing) Day aims to show people how space traditionally reserved for cars could be turned into useable public space.
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New York Gets Cell Phone Service in the Subways... Sort of... Someday Soon...
<p> It's the talk of the town today. The Metropolitan Transit Authority, after years of dithering has finally signed a contract to build out a shared cell phone infrastructure inside the underground portions of the subway system. Sort of. </p><p> According to the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/20/nyregion/20cellphone.html">New York Times</a>, "[t]he cellphone network will start in six downtown Manhattan stations in two years. Once it is shown to be working properly, Transit Wireless will have four more years to outfit the rest of the underground stations." </p><p> Thats six years to completion, folks. Awesome. </p>
How Experiences In The Virtual World Can Improve Real Life
<p>In this column, urban planning professor Justin Hollander asserts that online games such as “Second Life” have the potential to enable genuine public participation in civic affairs.</p>
The Sustainable Future Of Coney Island
<p>New York has been looking for ways to rejuvenate the area surrounding its historic Coney Island boardwalk themepark. This article from the <em>Gotham Gazette</em> says the city should use the opportunity to create a model for sustainable development.</p>
Residents And Housing Associations Grapple Over Clotheslines
<p>Across the country, communities and housing associations are finding themselves in heated debates over what would otherwise be a rather banal subject: drying clothes. Some want to use clotheslines, but others worry about plummeting property values.</p>
Inside New York's Congestion Pricing Plan
<p>In this four-part interview, <em>Streetsblog's</em> Aaron Naparstek talks with New York City's Director of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability about the city's congestion pricing aspirations.</p>
Indiana County Has More People Than Cars
<p>Suburban sprawls love affair with the automobile is getting out of hand. In the primarily suburban county of Tippecanoe, parking spots are outnumbering automobile's 3 to 1.</p>
Digital Mural: Landmark Or Visual Blight?
<p>Along the Massachusetts Turnpike, WGBH's new digital mural is raising concerns over safety and visual blight.</p>
Cities Embracing Wastewater Recycling
<p>With few options for obtaining more water, the small community of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, is going to replenish its dwindling water supplies by treating and recycling its own wastewater.</p>
Bike-Friendly Intersection Bad For Cars
<p>A Missouri developer claims that intersection upgrades that make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists are hostile to cars.</p>
Castro's Brother Pushes Quality Of Life In Cuba
<p>While the ailing Fidel Castro remains behind the scenes in Cuba's governing, his brother Raúl has earned popular praise for putting various quality-of-life projects on the fast track.</p>
City Considers Crackdown On Training Cyclists
<p>City officials are considering a crackdown on high-speed packs of cyclists who train near the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California. Many collisions have occurred between bikers, pedestrians, and cars, and the city is seeking a safe compromise.</p>
Funding Infrastructure From Abroad
<p>Through a fund-matching program organized with the Mexican government, ex-patriates in the United States are able to contribute money to their home villages in Mexico for infrastructure projects that receive three-to-one matching government funds.</p>
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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