February 9, 2010 | No Comment
By Nancy Kete

Check out this video from America 2050, as part of its “A Better Tomorrow” project to create a “positive vision for the future of America built around investments in sustainable transportation and livable communities.”
No, the futuristic …

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Creating “A Better Tomorrow” in America with Sustainable Transportation
February, 9 2010 | No Comment

Check out this video from America 2050, as part of its “A Better Tomorrow” project to create a “positive vision for the future of America built around investments in sustainable transportation and livable communities.”

No, the futuristic vision of a journey from Chicago to Detroit does not include jet packs or mile-high monorails floating above dystopias. Instead, it involves sidewalks, car sharing stations, high-speed trains, bikes, and light rail projects that average middle-class Americans can easily use because the public spaces that connect to the transportation modes are nice, safe and well maintained.

Imagine this: A day trip from Chicago to watch the White Sox play the Tigers in Detroit is easy to arrange because you can book your travel reservations and monitor transit connections using your smartphone. And of course, the 300-mile journey is much faster than it used to be, because of a new high-speed rail line that connects to a light rail system in Detroit, leading you straight to Comerica Park. (See what I had to say about inter-city rail travel here.) Read the full story »

Bikes on Board: The Latest Research on Bicycle/Transit Integration
February, 6 2010 | One Comment
Bikes on Board: The Latest Research on Bicycle/Transit Integration

Unfortunately, I didn’t get to make it to the recent TRB conference. But a few colleagues have come back from the conference bearing wonderful souvenirs, DVD-ROM discs packed full with details of the latest transportation …

Transport-Related Apps for Your Smartphone
February, 5 2010 | No Comment
Transport-Related Apps for Your Smartphone

Do you want to be able to map your bike routes as you ride and share them with fellow riders?  Impress your friends by locating the closest Zipcar on the spur of the moment?  Find …

Where’s Low Carbon Transport in Post-Copenhagen Pledges?
February, 4 2010 | 3 Comments
Where’s Low Carbon Transport in Post-Copenhagen Pledges?

The first major piece of follow-up to the Copenhagen Accord took place Monday: the countries responsible for the bulk of climate-altering pollution formally submitted emission reduction plans, meeting the agreement’s Jan. 31 deadline. Fifty-five …

Upcoming Event: Next American Vanguard
February, 4 2010 | No Comment
Upcoming Event: Next American Vanguard

An important announcement from our friends at Next American City, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization and quarterly magazine dedicated to making cities better. They’re hosting the annual Next American Vanguard conference, and offering stipends to young …

Businesses Take Responsibility for Advancing Sustainable Transportation
February, 3 2010 | No Comment
Businesses Take Responsibility for Advancing Sustainable Transportation

Mitch Jackson is the Director of Environmental Affairs & Sustainability for FedEx Corporation (and he also writes for the FedEx Citizenship Blog.) This month, FedEx is beginning work with EMBARQ — the producer of TheCityFix …

A New Face in Your Blogosphere
February, 2 2010 | 2 Comments
A New Face in Your Blogosphere

You may recognize my name – I’ve been a contributor to TheCityFix for the past several months.  I recently took the job on full-time, so I wanted to introduce myself.
I’m happy to be working with …

Guadalajara and Santiago Join “1000 Cities 1000 Lives” Global Health Campaign
February, 2 2010 | No Comment
Guadalajara and Santiago Join “1000 Cities 1000 Lives” Global Health Campaign

A few more cities recently joined the worldwide global health campaign, 1000 Cities 1000 Lives, which we wrote about previously here. The campaign, sponsored by the World Health Organization, was launched with the goal to …

New Report: Biking and Walking Could Save Lives
January, 28 2010 | One Comment
New Report: Biking and Walking Could Save Lives

A “lack of investment in biking and walking could be contributing to higher traffic fatalities and chronic disease rates in the U.S.,” according to a new report released today by the Alliance for Biking & …

State of the Union: Billions of Dollars for High-Speed Rail, But What About Other Modes of Transport?
January, 28 2010 | No Comment
State of the Union: Billions of Dollars for High-Speed Rail, But What About Other Modes of Transport?

Last night, President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address, announcing that Florida will receive $1 billion for a high-speed rail line (running between Tampa and Orlando.)
In total, 13 major corridors will receive …

Back to Bicycling Basics in Beijing
January, 25 2010 | 9 Comments
Back to Bicycling Basics in Beijing

According to The Guardian, 20 years ago, four out of five Beijing residents pedaled around China’s capital in some of the world’s best bike lanes.  However, this number has decreased as private car ownership has gone …