Showing posts with label Complete Streets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Complete Streets. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 5, 2016

From PBS NewsHour —
Traffic deaths surged in 2015

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Fatalities rose 7.7 percent to 35,200 in 2015, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. That overall rate was significantl...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

From PBS NewsHour －
Urban designers transform these streets
into pedestrian paradise

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New York City’s streets underwent a radical transformation under the leadership of Janette Sadik-Khan, who served as transportation commis...
Monday, December 28, 2015

From Better! Cities & Towns —
A city street is a terrible thing to waste

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To stop the killing of pedestrians we have to change the way we build our streets. Until we prioritize pedestrian safety over traffic flow...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015

From walklobby.tv —
How wide should traffic lanes be?

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More http://t.co/dRKf5dYnU0 discussing better mobility design approaches http://t.co/Wql7CGB9t3 — Howard Blackson (@hblackson) September...
Sunday, July 26, 2015

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In a car dependent city alternative modes can't be achieved without reducing car infrastructure #streetdiet — TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidew...
Thursday, July 9, 2015

From Business in Vancouver —
City streets are being returned to pedestrians

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Peter Ladner (pladner@biv.com) co-founder of Business in Vancouver.  He is a former Vancouver city councillor and former fellow at the ...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

How much does your commute
cost (or save) society?

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. @adamlcarey @theage Any funding that build more roads is just a bad bad bad investment pic.twitter.com/5jRz9d1GVI — Jon Bryant (@Jonatha...
Sunday, May 3, 2015

From The Guardian —
Bikes vs Cars: why it’s war between
cyclists and drivers on city streets

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@zoesqwilliams   Fredrik Gertten is a Swedish documentary-maker: he made a film about the banana industry, and then he made a film about be...
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Why Cities Around The World
Are Suddenly Ditching Traffic Lights

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Why Cities Around The World Are Suddenly Ditching Traffic Lights @FastCoExist Via @PPS_Placemaking http://t.co/8f39zRaJfI — TheSidewalkBal...
Sunday, February 1, 2015

It's not a complete street unless it's completely safe. #slowthecars @StrongTowns

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More at: It's not a complete street unless it's completely safe. #slowthecars @StrongTowns
Sunday, January 25, 2015

From @Streets4Every1 —
Commercial Drive Campaign

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The goal of the Commercial Drive Campaign is to build the necessary support so that Commercial Drive can become safe for, and inclusive of, ...
Friday, January 23, 2015

From Smart Growth America —
A national epidemic of pedestrian deaths

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A national epidemic  of pedestrian deaths We’re walking more often, for fun and to get to places in our neighborhood. We turn to WalkS...
Thursday, January 15, 2015

How @DonaldShoup
Will Find You a Parking Spot

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Post by Nanaimo Commons .
Thursday, January 1, 2015

Amsterdam children fighting cars in 1972
HT @BicycleDutch @PPS_Placemaking

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Post by Project for Public Spaces .
Sunday, December 21, 2014

From Planetizen — Todd Litman:
Time Traffic Engineers moved beyond Roadway Level of Service (LOS) rating system

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Evaluating transportation system performance based only on roadway LOS biases planning to favor automobile-oriented improvements, such as ...
Sunday, November 30, 2014

From PBS NewsHour —
'A long way from zero'
NYC takes on traffic fatalities

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Although New York City streets over the past few years have been the safest in decades, traffic accidents and pedestrian fatalities have rec...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

NYC lowered speed limit to 25.
Other cities should do it too.

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Post by Project for Public Spaces .
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

From StreetsBlog NYC — Woodhaven BRT Could Set New Standard for NYC Busways

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NYC DOT and the MTA have developed three design concepts for Select Bus Service on Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard in southe...
Saturday, November 1, 2014

From Project for Public Spaces —
How to Restore Walking as a Way of Life

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The  bias in our national philosophy towards high speed mobility has long been a topic that PPS has advocated against. In addition to stif...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Jeff Speck's Albuquerque New Mexico Downtown Walkability Analysis

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Albuquerque, New Mexico Downtown Walkability Analysis. This project focuses on walkability and connectivity in downtown, with special at...