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Share Your Green Urban Story
SustainLane, known for its ranking of greenest US cities, is looking for short essays on sustainable urban living. Here are a few ideas from the contest guidelines:
September 4, 2008
Good News for Metro? Most Americans Want More Transit Investment
A new Pew Research Center study on political preferences includes polling data that show almost three-fourths of Americans favor more spending on public transportation:
August 27, 2008
Congestion Costs Chicago $7.3 Billion Per Year
You know a city is getting serious about congestion mitigation when a new report comes out measuring how much gridlock costs the region.
August 13, 2008
Coming Soon:Free Bus Rides to Dodger Stadium
The #4 Metro Bus Currently Rides Close to the Stadium, but There's Still the Walk up the Hill
June 23, 2008
From Transportation Alternatives in New York: City Pedestrian Crossings Are Discriminatory by Design
A story on Streetsblog yesterday covered a report by the reform group Transportation Alternatives showing what many have already guessed. Because of the size of many "urban boulevards" and the short cross time granted, most urban roads are discriminatory to elderly pedestrians.
December 18, 2007
Congressional Resource Service: California Better Than Most on GHG Density
A new report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the non-partisan research branch of the legislative branch of government, ranks each state in terms of their Greenhouse Gas emissions per capita (called GHG Intensity Levels) and releases a dire warning about how far we have to go to even come close to meet the goals set in the Kyoto protocol.
December 13, 2007
Brookings: LA More Walkable Than Most Cities
LAist reports on a Brookings Institute study ranking LA and the #12 city for walkability out of the top 30 US cities. LAist post: A recent Brookings Institute study finds that Los Angeles ranks 12th in a field survey of walkable urban places in the top 30 U.S. metropolitan areas. Washington DC came in 1st … Continued
December 6, 2007
Americans prefer Smart Growth to New Roads…
A new poll by Smart Growth America shows that nationwide the tide is turning against road widening projects and other forms of highway capacity enhancement. Just over one in five respondents thought that the best way to fight congestion was to add more lanes, while 3/4 of the respondents preferred more funding for transit and development patterns that favored walking and biking.
October 29, 2007