Attention to detail is paramount in Celebration, Florida, where communal garbage collection is done in a way that isn’t unsightly. Some bonus commentary from a six year old. -strongtowns on YouTube.
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Posts Tagged ‘FL’
Celebration, FL: Hidden Dumpster
Friday, June 14th, 2013Analyzing the Effects of Transit Network Change: A Case Study of Tallahassee, Florida
Thursday, May 16th, 2013MINETA TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
On July 11, 2011, StarMetro, the local public transit agency in Tallahassee, Florida, restructured its entire bus network from a downtown-focused radial system to a decentralized, grid-like system that local officials and agency leaders believed would better serve the dispersed local pattern of population and employment.
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New House Transportation Committee Member Will Advocate for High Speed Rail
Friday, January 25th, 2013Transportation Issues Daily Newly-elected Representative Rick Nolan brings some real-world Congressional and transportation experience to his role on the House Transportation Committee issues. Nolan, a Democrat (D-FL) who will represent Minnesota’s 8th District, served in the House from 1975 and 1982. (He’s about to learn how today’s House is nothing like the House when he [...]
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Venus, FL: Green Building Timelapse at Archbold
Friday, December 14th, 2012Green Building video with a timelapse of the construction of Archbold’s new Frances Archbold Hufty Learning Center and Adrian Archbold Lodge. These two LEED Platinum certified buildings include green features like pervious pavement, a cistern, low-flow fixtures, hi-efficiency lighting, solar water heater, and Florida-Friendly Landscaping. – ArchboldExpeditions on YouTube.
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Valuing Florida’s Clean Water
Friday, November 30th, 2012STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE
In 1998 the EPA adopted the Clean Water Action Plan, which stated that excessive nutrient pollution results in greater than expected growth of macrophytes or phytoplankton, and potentially harmful algae blooms or outbreaks leading to declining oxygen levels, an imbalance among aquatic species, public health risks, and a general degradation of the aquatic resource. The “Key Action” for addressing nutrient over-enrichment was a requirement that states develop and implement numeric limits on the amount of so-called “nutrients” – phosphorus and nitrogen – allowed in waterbodies by the year 2004.
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Expanded Transportation Performance Measures
Thursday, November 15th, 2012FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: SYSTEMS PLANNING OFFICE
Growth management has attempted to manage the pace of development while providing or improving transportation services to the users of the transportation system. However, these efforts have largely focused on automobile travelers. The majority of the statutory rules, measurements, management strategies and accountability have been framed in terms of passenger vehicle trips.
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Miami, FL: Port of Miami Tunnel – Machine Breaking out on Dodge Island
Friday, August 24th, 2012Great American Infrastructure: Seven-Mile Bridge, FL
Friday, July 13th, 2012This is the twenty-first in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States. What: The Seven-Mile Bridge is one of the longest bridges in America and was at the time of its completion (in 1982), the longest continuous concrete segmental bridge in the world. When: There are two bridges in the same [...]
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West Palm Beach, FL: Traffic Circle
Monday, June 11th, 2012A simple traffic circle on a neighborhood street is more effective for traffic than a stop sign and makes the street friendlier for pedestrians as well. -strongtowns on YouTube.
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Okaloosa County, FL: State Road 85/123 Interchange Flyover Project
Thursday, June 7th, 2012The S.R. 85/123 interchange improvement project includes widening S.R. 85 to six lanes between General Bond Boulevard and the Northwest Florida Regional Airport. In addition, a flyover ramp is being constructed on S.R. 85 northbound to allow traffic to connect seamlessly with S.R. 123. The new ramp will alleviate delays as northbound drivers attempt to [...]
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