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Learning Livability Locally: New PBS Series Imagines Future of American Communities

Victoria Broadus — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:39:18 +0000

Wanna learn what livability looks like? Stay tuned to PBS. This summer, ten PBS partner stations are reporting on how transportation solutions at the local, state and national level can “create more equitable, convenient, greener, cleaner ...

Life in the Bike Lane: New York City

Victoria Broadus — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:24:17 +0000

As WNYC highlighted on Thursday, cycling is the fastest-growing way to get around New York City. In 2008, the city added a record 90 miles of bike lanes — bringing the total to 420 miles ...

Amman: An Organized City with a Soul

Victoria Broadus — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:13:06 +0000

“A livable city is an organized city with a soul.” That’s the principle behind Amman, Jordan’s, “Amman 2025″ master plan (PDF). And the city is moving closer and closer to achieving its vision of livability, in ...

Shanghai’s 2010 World Expo Exposes Challenges for China’s Cities

Erica Schlaikjer — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:17:24 +0000

Cities in China are “becoming ever less habitable,” and their future will depend on an “urban awakening” that includes the Chinese government’s support of public participation in urban planning and decision-making, says Zhang Song, a ...

Mayoral Bike to Work Day?

Victoria Broadus — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:48:42 +0000

Last weekend, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa experienced firsthand why city cyclists are constantly complaining about disrespectful drivers on the streets. Villaraigosa, who began to actively promote biking in L.A. after attending the Copenhagen climate conference ...

New York Subway Getting Wired

Victoria Broadus — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:15:13 +0000

New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has been testing Wi-Fi technology and cellular service in its subway system for a few years now. And back in 2007, the city made a deal with Transit ...

Transport and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Victoria Broadus — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:21:37 +0000

ast week, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) released its first Human Development Report for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The report, “Acting On The Future: Breaking The Intergenerational Cycle Of Inequality” (PDF in ...

Friday Fun: People on Public Transit Illustrated

Victoria Broadus — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:08:36 +0000

In case you haven’t seen it, Flickr has a fantastic public group called People on Public Transit; it features – you guessed it — people riding public transit all around the world. But illustrations of people on public ...

TheCityFix Picks, July 23: Greek, U.S. Transport in Disrepair; Hot Air is Poor Air; Chinese Carbon; Roads Ground to Gravel

Garrett Bradford — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:06:18 +0000

Welcome back to TheCityFix Picks, our series highlighting the newsy and noteworthy of the past week. Each Friday, we’ll run down the headlines falling under TheCityFix’s five themes: mobility, quality of life, environment, public space, ...

London Shifts into Bike-Share Gear

Victoria Broadus — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:38:28 +0000

Just after officially opening two of twelve planned “Barclay’s Cycle Superhighways,” London is now just days away from launching its new bike share system. The system, called Barclay’s Cycle Hire (at this point, the sponsor ...