Detroit is a “a grim symbol of America’s diminished status in the world,” according to PBS’ Blueprint America. The former car capital exemplifies our country’s need for more efficient, sustainable and reliable transportation paradigms. PBS will be broadcasting a 90-minute documentary in February that looks at the history of Detroit’s transportation identity, and the state of transportation in America, by setting Detroit’s “blighted urban landscape” against modern examples of success. Watch a preview of BEYOND THE MOTOR CITY below, or visit this PBS.org page to read more…
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DETROIT: A CASE STUDY OF OUR TRANSIT PROBLEMS
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009InfrastructureUSA Speaks with Robert D. Yaro, President, Regional Plan Association
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009Robert D. Yaro is the President of Regional Plan Association, America’s oldest independent metropolitan policy, research and advocacy group. Mr. Yaro co-chairs the Empire State Alliance and the Friends of Moynihan Station, and is Vice President of the Forum of Urban Design. He serves on Mayor Bloomberg’s Sustainability Advisory Board, which helped prepare PlaNYC 2030, New York City’s new long-range sustainability plan. Since 2001 Mr. Yaro has been Professor of Practice in City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania. He also taught at Harvard University and the University of Massachusetts…
View this complete post...Portland, OR planning/culture makes up for the rain
Thursday, November 19th, 2009Portland 2009 Record rainfall may have limited the number of photos taken, but it didn’t limit the vibrancy of the City.
View this complete post...Dump the Pump Video Contest Entries
Monday, November 9th, 2009American Public Transportation Association:
“Each June, APTA sponsors National Dump the Pump Day. The day is designed to encourage people to get out of their cars and ride public transportation to raise awareness of the financial and environmental benefits of public transportation.
Join other public transit agencies from coast to coast as they come together to encourage [...]
Cars Are Expensive: Transit Savings Report
Thursday, October 15th, 2009It’s probably not news that taking public transportation can save you money, but do you have any idea how much money?
View this complete post...Expect Delays: An Analysis of Air Travel Trends in the United States
Thursday, October 15th, 2009BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
“The 26 metropolitan hubs and other large metropolitan areas host a concentration of national delays—and the situation is worsening over time. The concentration within the 100 largest metropolitan areas was especially troubling with congestion-related delays as well as those lasting over two hours. Within the 26 domestic hubs, six experienced worse-than-average delays for both arrivals and departures: New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, and San Francisco…”
Who Says Free Transit?
Thursday, October 1st, 2009Recently, we posed the question: Could congestion pricing lead to free transit?
Civic activist and noted labor relations attorney Ted Kheel, and energy-policy analyst and transport economist Charles Komanoff, promise commuters in the NYC area free buses, drastically reduced subway fares, reduced peak-hour congestion, faster bus service and more. They used their “Balanced Transportation Analyzer (BTA)”
In this video, Komanoff explains the BTA, with an introduction by “Gridlock Sam” Schwartz, the noted traffic and transportation engineer.
View this complete post...High-Speed Solar Train
Friday, September 25th, 2009This story first appeared in La Razón on September 11, 2009. To visit the Spanish-language original, please click here.
The rail, which will achieve 321 KPH, is designed such that only light propels it. Moreover, its hydrogen batteries and its conduction system will generate and distribute water throughout its entire length.
All great cities of the world [...]
Lessons from L.A.: A Rush Hour Drive with a City Planner
Thursday, September 10th, 2009“Streetfilms Nicholas Whitaker took a back seat, rush hour ride with City Planner Deborah Murphy through the streets of Los Angeles. Murphy pointed out some of the difficulties one encounters in L.A. as a pedestrian advocate, commuter, and champion for change…”
View this complete post...A Better Way to Get Around in California
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009End of Summer…vacation is over…kids are starting school…the daily commute resumes with the same ferocious gridlock, and gas prices are sure to start rising. Isn’t there a better way? The California High-Speed Rail Authority thinks so…
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