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From visual.ly: View infographic (visual.ly): Who’s Using Alternative Modes of Transportation? About visual.lywww.visual.ly“Visually is a one-stop shop for the creation of data visualizations and infographics, bringing together Marketing Gurus, Data Nerds and Design Junkies based on shared interests. Visually Marketplace introduces ecommerce and project management into the Visually platform, making it easier than [...]
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Cities throughout King County are installing new types of bicycle facilities to create a safer, more pleasant environment for cycling. Bike boxes, shared transit/bicycle lanes, transit islands and streetcar tracks are just some of them where cyclists and transit operators need to be prepared for each other’s movements. -KCDOTVideo on YouTube.
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Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) contractors will begin the rehabilitation of the historic Longfellow Bridge, which links Boston and Cambridge in the spring of 2013. The project will be completed in six phases. This seven and a half minute animation with music vividly portrays the process of reconstructing the bridge serving vehicles, the MBTA Red [...]
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There are four trolleybus routes in the Boston, Massachusetts area, all run by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in the Harvard Square area, and all former streetcar lines (the last four not connected to the Tremont Street Subway to survive). The MBTA and its predecessors once ran a large system of trackless trolleys that [...]
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SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The 2012 Transportation Action Agenda outlines policies, actions, and performance measures for SDOT over a two-year period. It is organized around five core principles.
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CENTER FOR TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT Executive Summary Cities and regions from coast to coast are pursuing transit-oriented development (TOD) strategies as a way to achieve many goals, including increased economic competitiveness through improved quality of life, reduced congestion, lower transportation costs for households, improved air quality, reduced costs for providing city services, and growth management. [...]
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