Urban Sustainability

Bike Sharing Rolls Nationwide

2010 may become a tipping-point for bike-share programs with new pilots popping up in Denver, Boston and Minneapolis.

February 3, 2010 - Marketplace Radio

The Road to Damascus, OR

The Portland, Oregon area is well known for preserving agricultural land separate from urban areas. In the new town of Damascus on the border of the growth boundary, landowners are seeking a way to mix the two.

August 11, 2009 - The Oregonian

TOD vs. Parking for High-Speed Rail Stations

Secretary Ray LaHood is promoting livable communities, but the Wisconsin Department of Transportation insists that Madison's new Amtrak station should be located on the edge of town next to a big parking lot at the airport.

August 6, 2009 - The Capital Times

20 Most Sustainable Cities

Ethisphere looks at sustainability plans for large cities around the world and picks out the best ten large and mid-sized cities.

September 14, 2008 - Ethisphere

Learning From Vancouver

Scholar and Brookings Fellow Christopher B. Leinberger says Vancouver provides an accessible model for American cities as they look for examples of sustainable development done right.

April 29, 2008 - The Tyee

D.C.'s Green Parking Reform Takes Root

Washington D.C. has begun to make key green parking reforms that will plow parking revenue into neighborhood bicycling and walking improvements.

March 17, 2008 - Streetsblog

The Myth of the Urban Core

Question: What do Keybank Tower in Cleveland, the Kettering Tower in Dayton, and One Seagate in Toledo have in common? Answer: They are their respective city’s tallest buildings, and they were built after their city’s population peaked.

December 18, 2007 - Samuel Staley

Mass Transit Unsustainability

The solution to so-called "automobile dependence" within the contemporary planning community is almost alway more mass transit: more trains and buses. But is this realistic, particualarly given current strategies and approaches to providing mass transit? Most investments in mass transit are patently unsustainable, requiring huge investments in capital and dramatic reductions in mobility (measured by travel time) to achieve ridership goals. Proof of mass transit's unsustainability is obvious to anyone willing to look at it objectively:

June 7, 2007 - Samuel Staley

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