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How Free is Your Parking?

David Daddio — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:13:25 +0000

Here is a great video I found via our friends over at Streetsblog.org. It was produced in Australia, but the effects of minimum parking requirements on urban areas are truly global in scope. Also check ...

The Illusive Dream of Modern American Rail

David Daddio — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:01:57 +0000

For a total of 7 minutes, train geeks can rejoice while riding Amtrak’s Acela Express, which glides at 150 mph in America’s northeast corridor. That track, located in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, totals 18 miles ...

China FAQs: Cities and Transport

Erica Schlaikjer — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:55:03 +0000

The World Resources Institute yesterday released a new English-language Web site, ChinaFAQs.org, dedicated to answering questions about climate change and energy in China. The easy-to-navigate online resource so far lists the bios and contact information ...

The End of the American Exurbs and the Death of Sprawl?

David Daddio — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:50:54 +0000

It’s a common refrain among Smart Growth advocates across the United States that goes something like this: “The fallout from the economic crisis is hitting far out suburban and exurban communities much harder than urban ...

Update on EcoCity World Summit

Erica Schlaikjer — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:47:56 +0000

As a follow-up post to our initial announcement of the Ecocity World Summit in Istanbul, scheduled for December 13-15, here are a few links to stories from the Ecocity Media website you may enjoy: Keep the ...

Towards a More Sustainable Jakarta

David Daddio — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:24:19 +0000

Jakarta is the world’s sixth most populous metropolitan area. At 18.9 million people, the Indonesian capital’s total population falls just short of metropolitan Mumbai and New York and its built environment covers some 5,100 square ...

What’s Schipper Saying? “Very Little Energy Savings Per Car Clunked”

Erica Schlaikjer — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:45:13 +0000

Welcome to our first weekly installment of “What’s Schipper Saying?”, a “Where’s Waldo”-esque online scavenger hunt of comments about sustainable transport, cities and fuel efficiency made by EMBARQ Founder Lee Schipper, a senior research engineer ...

“Historic” International Day of Climate Action

David Daddio — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:12:12 +0000

Apparently 350.org’s October 24th International Day of Climate Action was a huge success and a historic day for climate activism across the globe. According to organizers, there were 5,200 events in 181 countries. CNN called ...

U.S. Senate Climate Hearings – Will Washington Champion Sustainable Transportation?

David Daddio — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:07:45 +0000

“the science is screaming at us to take action” ~Senator John Kerry Today is the second installment of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee’s three-day legislative hearing on the Clean Energy Jobs and American ...

Google Maps Takes on Sustainable Mobility

David Daddio — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:31:28 +0000

Considering a company whose mission is to “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful,” I think it’s safe to say that Google’s map division has met and exceeded all expectations ...