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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 …
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What does "livability" look like across America? A new PBS series, "Livable Future: Local Solutions," will help answer this question. Above: artistic rendering of Boston's Fairmount Line Corridor. Image via fta.dot.gov.
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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 and healthier communities.” Read the full story »
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 …
“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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
Kalaeloa, Hawaii is starting a free shuttle service to help the area’s poorest residents get around and reach its largest transit hub, which services nearby Honolulu.
Every day, extremely poor people who need to make it …
Los segundos pisos atienden la demanda de una ciudad que vive bajo un concepto de individualidad que ya no responde a las necesidades de las megalópolis del Siglo XXI. Es preciso desarrollar un diseño inteligente de sistemas de transporte público que permitan la reducción de emisiones contaminantes. Las soluciones parciales, focalizadas, no sistémicas, envían el falaz mensaje de “resolver el problema de movilidad”, empero…
India’s Hindustan Times reported today that the World Bank has approved a $430 million project to help finance improvements in Mumbai’s suburban rail system, which carries nearly 7 million commuters daily.
The Mumbai Urban Transport Project-2A …
The District Department of Transportation has released the preliminary map of bike share locations for the new Capital Bikeshare, set to open this fall with 1,100 bikes at 114 solar-powered stations.
The proposed station locations incorporated …
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