Nate Berg
Nate Berg is a former contributing editor for Planetizen and a freelance journalist.
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Nate Berg is a former contributing editor for Planetizen and a freelance journalist. He has contributed to The New York Times, National Public Radio, Wired, Fast Company, Metropolis, Next American City, Dwell, the Christian Science Monitor, the Guardian, and Domus, among others. Nate studied print journalism and environmental planning at the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles.
Bay Area Reluctantly Warms Up to On-Ramp Metering
<p>With increasing congestion and freeways built out just about as far as they can go, transportation planners in the San Francisco Bay Area are considering plans to put on-ramp metering lights on many of the area's most congested stretches of freeway.</p>
Boise a Case Study for the High-Tech Economy
<p>Idaho policymakers must make necessary investments and attract talent to succeed, according to a new report.</p>
Will All Cities Be Built Like This One Day?
<p>Five prominent ecocity experts weigh in on the Masdar City project in Abu Dhabi.</p>
The Bridge to Nowhere, Sprawl, and the Alaska Senate Race
<p>Alaska's "bridge to nowhere" would really be a bridge to sprawl -- and that's why it'll be a crucial issue in the upcoming Senate re-election campaign of 84-year-old Ted Stevens against Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich.</p>
Engineers Call on UK to Shift to Rail
<p>A group of mechanical engineers is calling on planners and transportation officials to more aggressively pursue a modal shift from cars to rail to reduce carbon emissions in the UK.</p>