Brookings Institution: Transit and Jobs in Metropolitan America
Brookings Institution: Transit and Jobs in Metropolitan America
The Metropolitan Policy Program (MPP) at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. yesterday hosted “Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs in Metropolitan America,” an event that coincided with the release of Brookings’ first-of-its-kind analysis on public transit’s ability to link workers to ...
Development-Oriented Transit: Minimizing Taxpayer Investments, Maximizing Community Value
Development-Oriented Transit: Minimizing Taxpayer Investments, Maximizing Community Value
Katlin Jackson and Julia Levitt are co-authors of this post. There is a lot of talk throughout the United States about transit-oriented development (TOD). The term describes the planning of private development around station areas for new transit system investments, ...
Space Hogs in Hong Kong
Space Hogs in Hong Kong
A key mantra of sustainable development is the idea that smaller is better. A smaller housing unit requires a smaller initial expenditure of resources and, perhaps more importantly, consumes a smaller quantity of energy throughout its lifespan. Another potential benefit ...
Decade of Action for Road Safety: Launching a Worldwide Movement to Save Lives
Decade of Action for Road Safety: Launching a Worldwide Movement to Save Lives
This post is part of a series related to the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. Today marks the official launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety, a worldwide effort declared by the United Nations General Assembly ...
Avoiding Traffic Crashes with High-Tech Cameras
Avoiding Traffic Crashes with High-Tech Cameras
Continental, the Germany-based international automotive components supplier, developed a stereo camera as a component of its braking system. The camera recognizes pedestrians and prevents serious road injuries. The company hopes that this new device will help prevent or at least ...
Decade of Action for Road Safety: Africa
Decade of Action for Road Safety: Africa
This post is part of a series related to the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. In response to the United Nations launching the Decade of Action for Road Safety this week, many countries have been making policy and ...
Live Near Your Work: D.C. Issues Grants to Support Homeownership
Live Near Your Work: D.C. Issues Grants to Support Homeownership
Washington, D.C.’s Office of Planning (OP) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for a Live Near Your Work (LNYW) pilot program. The RFA will provide grants for downpayment and closing cost assistance to individual employees in a matching homeownership grant ...
Research Recap, May 9: Biking to Work, Urban Contiguity, Power of Marketplaces
Research Recap, May 9: Biking to Work, Urban Contiguity, Power of Marketplaces
Welcome to “Research Recap,” our series highlighting recent reports, studies and other findings in sustainable transportation policy and practice, in case you missed it. The Habit of Biking to Work For those considering participating in Bike to Work day on ...
Decade of Action for Road Safety: Top 10 Posts
Decade of Action for Road Safety: Top 10 Posts
This post is part of a series related to the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. On Wednesday, May 11, 2011, the United Nations will officially launch the Decade of Action for Road Safety, an effort to curb road ...
Research Recap, May 2: Safe Cycle Tracks, The Value of Accessibility, Surprising Suburban Transit
Research Recap, May 2: Safe Cycle Tracks, The Value of Accessibility, Surprising Suburban Transit
Welcome to “Research Recap,” our series highlighting recent reports, studies and other findings in sustainable transportation policy and practice, in case you missed it. Promising Automotive Material A UTS research team developed reproducible samples of grapheme paper, a material derived ...