Posted in General, Transportation on Apr 6th, 2010
In Recent weeks Ray LaHood the US Secretary of Transportation announced a major redirection in the way the US DOT will approach transportation projects; specifically non-motorized transportation. Below is a snippet from his blog. More information can be found in the Fast Lane here and here.
Today, I want to announce a sea change. People across America [...]
Posted in Books, Cities, Publications, Transportation, Urban Planning on Sep 16th, 2009
David Byrne, probably best known as the frontman for the Talking Heads, also has a passion for cities and the urban fabric. In a recent article for the Wall Street Journal, Byrne describes what he thinks makes a livable city. He discusses factors such as size, density, attitude, security, human scale, parking, streets, public spaces [...]
Posted in Cities, General, Transportation on Aug 25th, 2009
I had the opportunity to visit Montreal in Quebec, Canada this past weekend and was greatly impressed with the amount bicycle friendly options in and about the city. All over town I came across bIXI bike racks. Bikes that you can rent by the hour or susbscribe to use on an annual basis. They were [...]
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