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Environmental Defense Fund Starts Transportation blog
November 25, 2009 – 2:14 am | No Comment

Environmental Defense Fund Starts Transportation blog

Be sure to check out EDF’s new blog called Way2Go, which will be exclusively dedicated to transportation for the 21st century. They have a great cast of bloggers, so be sure to follow along as …

NPR Launches ‘On the Road to Safety’ Series
November 24, 2009 – 5:57 am | One Comment

NPR Launches ‘On the Road to Safety’ Series

TheCityFix just came across this great series that American National Public Radio (NPR) began yesterday. The impetus for the series was the realization that apparently last year saw one of the lowest levels of driving …

How Free is Your Parking?
November 20, 2009 – 10:13 pm | No Comment

How Free is Your Parking?

Here is a great video I found via our friends over at Streetsblog.org. It was produced in Australia, but the effects of minimum parking requirements on urban areas are truly global in scope. Also check …

The Illusive Dream of Modern American Rail
November 19, 2009 – 1:01 am | 7 Comments

The Illusive Dream of Modern American Rail

For a total of 7 minutes, train geeks can rejoice while riding Amtrak’s Acela Express, which glides at 150 mph in America’s northeast corridor. That track, located in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, totals 18 miles …

China FAQs: Cities and Transport
November 14, 2009 – 2:55 am | No Comment

China FAQs: Cities and Transport

The World Resources Institute yesterday released a new English-language Web site, ChinaFAQs.org, dedicated to answering questions about climate change and energy in China. The easy-to-navigate online resource so far lists the bios and contact information …

The End of the American Exurbs and the Death of Sprawl?
November 13, 2009 – 12:50 am | 8 Comments

The End of the American Exurbs and the Death of Sprawl?

It’s a common refrain among Smart Growth advocates across the United States that goes something like this: “The fallout from the economic crisis is hitting far out suburban and exurban communities much harder than urban …

Update on EcoCity World Summit
November 7, 2009 – 4:47 am | No Comment

Update on EcoCity World Summit

As a follow-up post to our initial announcement of the Ecocity World Summit in Istanbul, scheduled for December 13-15, here are a few links to stories from the Ecocity Media website you may enjoy:

Keep the …

Towards a More Sustainable Jakarta
November 7, 2009 – 4:24 am | 2 Comments

Towards a More Sustainable Jakarta

Jakarta is the world’s sixth most populous metropolitan area. At 18.9 million people, the Indonesian capital’s total population falls just short of metropolitan Mumbai and New York and its built environment covers some 5,100 square …

What’s Schipper Saying? “Very Little Energy Savings Per Car Clunked”
November 2, 2009 – 11:45 pm | No Comment

What’s Schipper Saying? “Very Little Energy Savings Per Car Clunked”

Welcome to our first weekly installment of “What’s Schipper Saying?”, a “Where’s Waldo”-esque online scavenger hunt of comments about sustainable transport, cities and fuel efficiency made by EMBARQ Founder Lee Schipper, a senior research engineer …

“Historic” International Day of Climate Action
November 2, 2009 – 11:12 pm | No Comment

“Historic” International Day of Climate Action

Apparently 350.org’s October 24th International Day of Climate Action was a huge success and a historic day for climate activism across the globe. According to organizers, there were  5,200 events in 181 countries. CNN called …