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Staying Mobile in America as we Add Millions

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 30, 2006 | Add Comment

“By 2043, we’re being told, there won’t just be 300 million of us — there will be 400 million. With the roadways around our metropolitan regions increasingly clogged, how will we ever stay mobile?

Depending on the tea leaves you choose, some vividly contrasting futures emerge.”

A commentary by Neal Peirce.

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The World’s 6 Most Beautiful Train Stations

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 29, 2006 | Add Comment

St. Pancras Station in London tops a list of the 6 most beautiful train stations in the world, chosen by Jonathan Glancey, Architecture Critic for The Guardian.

This image of St. Pancras (c) David Sillitoe, Guradian Unlimited

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Seattle Focuses on Pedestrian Safety

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 20, 2006 | Add Comment

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels announced a citywide emphasis on pedestrian safety and stepped-up traffic enforcement after three pedestrians were struck crossing streets in two days, including the fatality of a city council deputy.

“Seattle police will crack down on drivers speeding or ignoring other laws at intersections. Officers also will be stopping jaywalkers and pedestrians [...]

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Enrique Penalosa Lectures Los Angeles City Officials On How to Steer a Car-less Future

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 20, 2006 | 2 Comments

Enrique Penalosa famed urban environmentalist and former mayor of Bogota, Colombia who is widely credited for setting that city of 7 million on a course of sustainable development, came Downtown Los Angeles to speak to a rapt audience of politicians, planners and employees of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority at the agency’s Downtown boardroom.

Making cities [...]

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Malaysia Opens Drive-in Massage Parlors to Reduce Auto Accidents

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 17, 2006 | Add Comment

In an attempt to reduce accidents by easing tense muscles of stressed-out drivers, the Malaysian government is opening drive-in massage parlors on the country’s main highway.

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San Francisco to Implement Bus Rapid Transit Service by 2010

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 13, 2006 | Add Comment

Two Bus Rapid Transit lines are expected to be in service in the Bay Area by 2010.  The area is already served by three lines that are minimalist versions of BRT, which have fewer stops,  and special traffic signal devices that allow them to cut travel times. 

BRT is gaining popularity nationally, as it [...]

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The Meatpacking District: A Community Vision for Gansevoort Plaza

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 13, 2006 | Add Comment

PPS worked with a community-driven initiative to transform Gansevoort Plaza, a broad, chaotic intersection of Ninth Avenue and Gansevoort Street, into a thriving piazza. The Greater Gansevoort Urban Improvement Project (GGUIP) is quietly emerging as one of New York City’s most promising Streets Renaissance initiatives.

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Adding Lanes No Way To Go; Wider Roads Mean More Traffic

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 7, 2006 | Add Comment

“Atlantans hardly need a group of researchers to tell them that traffic in the region is a mess. But a recently released study of transportation patterns shows just how bad it is.

Our average commute time is 31.2 minutes, five minutes longer than in 1990, the highest increase in the country. We have three of [...]

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Hollywood May Place Green Cap on Freeway

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 7, 2006 | Add Comment

“In a town built on make-believe, Hollywood leaders are hoping to pull off the greatest feat yet: creating a public park out of thin air.

Civic and business organizers want to turn a half-mile portion of the Hollywood Freeway into a tunnel and construct a 24-acre greenbelt swath from Bronson Avenue to Wilton Place on [...]

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Federal Agencies’ Outward Migration Irks Area Officials

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 3, 2006 | Add Comment

“As they battle sprawl, Washington area leaders say they face a stubborn foe, and it’s not greedy developers or the tyranny of the automobile or the desire for big houses. It is the United States government.

In scattering employees to the region’s outer edges, local officials and planners say, the federal government has undermined efforts [...]

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Seattle Considers Replacing Highway With Park

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 1, 2006 | Add Comment

Facing a need to either renovate their crumbling transportation infrastructure or remove it, public officials in Seattle are considering a few options. The city could rebuild the highway, or it could invest a little more money to move a new highway underground, leaving the surface available for a waterfront park. A third idea, backed by [...]

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Smart Growth for CT, Or A Fig Leaf?

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 16, 2006 | Add Comment

Toni Gold, a Senior Associate of Project for Public Spaces, applauds CT Governor Rell’s establishment of an Office of Responsible Growth, and also asks if the move is a sufficient step towards meaningful smart growth policies.

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