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ESTIMATING THE EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS OF PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE, AND ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE

Monday, January 17th, 2011

POLITICAL ECONOMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
We are particularly interested in examining the differences in employment resulting from different project types: those that focus on bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and those that do not. Using an input-output model, we evaluate project-specific data provided by the City of Baltimore. We find that pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure projects create 11-14 jobs per $1 million of spending while road infrastructure projects create approximately 7 jobs per $1 million of expenditures.

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Posted in Biking, Employment, Infra Views, Jobs, Land Use, Local, Public Parks & Recreation, Roads, Smart Growth, Urban Planning

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Michigan DOT: In the Field Reports

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

“In The Field” is a new series of videos aimed at sharing innovations, research and new technology throughout the Michigan Department of Transportation. This first installment highlights how design survey tools are being used in MDOT’s Grand Region to monitor the movement of a bridge during construction of a nearby structure.

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Posted in Bridges, Jobs, Land Use, Local, Recovery, Show Us Your Infra, Technology, Urban Planning

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Inhabitat: Can San Francisco Become 100% Sustainable by 2020?

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

“San Francisco has always had a reputation as an environmentally conscious city, however it has set its sights on becoming the greenest city in the country by turning 100% sustainable by 2020. The plan was announced by outgoing Mayor Gavin Newsom, who last week launched an initiative to make the city fully ‘green’ within a decade.”
-Timon Singh, Inhabitat

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Posted in Energy, Environment, Land Use, Local, Public Transportation, Show Us Your Infra, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Technology, Urban Planning

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Connected Cities

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

“I am convinced that unless one understands the grain of the city at the physical level, the structure of the spaces and buildings, and how to make them seamless and connected – it is very difficult to create cities which are integrated, connected and sustainable for the future.”
-Ricky Burdett, Director, Urban Age

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Posted in Land Use, Local, Public Transportation, Show Us Your Infra, Transit, Urban Planning

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Transit Corridors and TOD: Connecting the Dots

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

CENTER FOR TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
The demand for transit across the U.S. is growing, and more and more transit corridors are proposed and built every year. In 2008, 78 regions in 37 states had proposed 400 transit projects worth $248 billion, and these numbers have continued to rise…But many regions start to build transit networks with a single major corridor, and with so many stations opening every year, there is a growing need to understand how corridor planning can facilitate not only successful transportation outcomes but also successful transit-oriented development (TOD).

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Posted in Funding, Infra Views, Land Use, National, Private Investment, Public Transportation, Rail, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Transit, Urban Planning

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Video: Construction of a Logging Road

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

This is where roads come from.
-skadill on YouTube

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Sustainable Newark

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

REGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION
The most widely accepted definition of “sustainability” comes from the United Nations’ Brundtland Commission 1987 report “Our Common Future.” They define sustainable development as “… development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” This is obviously an extremely broad concept – at some level, it touches on everything relating to land-use and planning.

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Posted in Drinking Water, Energy, Infra Views, Land Use, Local, Public Transportation, Smart Grid, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Transit, Urban Planning

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Analysis Of Federal Sustainable Communities Grants

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

RECONNECTING AMERICA
The past few months have been an exciting time as large and small communities, representing all corners of the country, have worked on developing collaborative planning processes that will address the unique conditions in their region and which will improve the quality of life for the diverse people that live, work and play there…The impetus for this has been competition for grants springing from the unprecedented partnership announced last year between the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Posted in Competitiveness, Economic Stimulus, Environment, Funding, Infra Views, Jobs, Land Use, Local, National, Policy, Recovery, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Urban Planning

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Investments for a Competitive and Healthy Minnesota: A Playbook for Minnesota’s New Governor

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

About 1000 Friends of Minnesota
Minnesota needs a transportation system that is safer, enhances and preserves communities, and saves families and businesses money through greater reliance on public transit, bicycling, and walking, and better maintenance of the infrastructure we already have. Transportation is about much more than getting from A to B. It is not an end, but it should be a means for a community to achieve broader goals of economic development, neighborhood revitalization, and environmental sustainability.

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Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Competitiveness, Congestion, Democrat, Environment, Equity, Funding, Land Use, Local, Policy, Pollution, Public Parks & Recreation, Public Transportation, Republican, Roads, Schools, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Tax, Transit, Urban Planning

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Streetfilms: Revisiting Donald Appleyard’s Livable Streets

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

“Fixing the Great Mistake” is a new Streetfilms series that examines what went wrong in the early part of the 20th Century, when our cities began catering to the automobile, and how those decisions continue to affect our lives today.

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Posted in Biking, Buses, Environment, Land Use, Local, National, Public Parks & Recreation, Public Transportation, Show Us Your Infra, Smart Growth, Transit, Urban Planning

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