Saturday, August 31, 2013

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Patrick Condon in The Tyee —
Whose City Is It, Anyway?

Photo by Charles Campbell
What do the demonstrations at Gezi Park in Turkey, the mass protests in Natal, Brazil, and the uproar over recent rezoning in Vancouver's Grandview-Woodlands neighbourhood have in common?

Everything.

Read more: The Tyee – Whose City Is It, Anyway?

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

From Future Cities — Janette Sadik-Khan
To Cities: Take Back Your Streets

Janette Sadik-Khan, NYC DOT Commissioner and president of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), discusses NACTO's mission and forthcoming Street Design Guide: a permission slip for cities change their streets in ways that are out of step with typical national design. More at: Janette Sadik-Khan - NACTO to Cities: Take Back Your Streets | Future Cities 

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Monday, August 19, 2013

From KCET.org — City Walk

City Walk is a six-part series that reveals the way walking is transforming cities across America, and in the process, re-connecting us to our bodies, our civic values and public space. Image links to Episode 4. Season one of City Walk features 30-minute episodes exploring various aspects of pedestrian life in cities including: Los Angeles, Portland, Boston, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and New York. As the show explores the "walkability" of these communities, viewers will learn about American history by exploring culturally rich neighborhoods, stunning architecture, monuments and beautiful parks that have helped define the character of each city. More at:  City Walk | Shows | KCET

Sunday, August 18, 2013

California Active Transportation
Safety Information Pages
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Pedestrian Master Plans

CATSIP, California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages is a state-supported, non-commercial site dedicated to presenting the latest and most useful online resources to encourage and promote safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and other non-motorized road users in California. Pedestrian Master Plans here. The site is administered by the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) at UC Berkeley. On Twitter — @transsafe

Home | CATSIP: California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages

Saturday, August 17, 2013