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Boston’s Greenway Projects Lose More Ground

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

“Fallout from the collapse of a Big Dig tunnel is expected to delay the opening of the first parks on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway by six months until next spring.

But even before the accident, another essential part of the Greenway — the cultural buildings that will provide recreational facilities and hide highway ramps [...]

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Chinese Cities Cracking Down on Pedestrians and Bicyles

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 26, 2006 | 1 Comment

Recent Chinese federal government policies touting cyclist- and pedestrian-friendly transportation contrast with the less hospitable stance taken by some major cities, who have taken to fining jaywalkers and bicyclers who violate traffic laws.

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Interstate Anniversary: Time To Consider The Road Ahead

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 25, 2006 | Add Comment

Toni Gold, a Senior Associate of PPS, writes this piece in the Hartford Courant on the 50th anniversary of the interstate highway system, and takes a look at what the future of transportation holds.

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The Charm of Brick Streets

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 21, 2006 | 4 Comments

Chicago area communities restore brick streets for aesthetics and traffic-calming.

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Flint, MI: Vehicle City

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

Flint is a city that was built around cars, yet remarkably, for a city that was planned for everything but people, there are still some great people working to create a genuine “Steets Rennaissance,” writes PPS Vice President Ethan Kent in his correspondence to the Streets Blog.

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Changing Tracks: Rail Transit and Planning

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

Trains have played a large role in shaping America’s past, and will have a big impact on her future as rail transit continues to change the way we think about urban growth.

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Gas Guzzlers Could Pay £25 to Enter London

By jmichaelson@pps.org on Jul 17, 2006 | Add Comment

Mayor Ken Livingston is proposing raising the city’s congestion charge for SUVs to £25, while providing discounts for low-emissions vehicles.

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People are the Focus of Renewal as PPS Envisions Flint, MI as a Destination

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 12, 2006 | Add Comment

PPS staff members Steve Davies, Ethan Kent, and Elena Madison traveled to Flint MI for two days of meetings with city officials, community leaders and stakeholders, and tours of potential sites that could be transformed into vibrant destinations.

PPS will return to Flint for public workshops that will focus on Riverbank Park, [...]

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Ignoring Rail Only Leads to Massive Freeway Projects

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 10, 2006 | Add Comment

By  ignoring  rail,  federal and state plans for building America’s transportation infrastructure through private investments will only serve to promote massive freeway projects, writes Neil Peirce.

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Brooklyn’s Trojan Horse

By kziegenfuss@pps.org on Jun 26, 2006 | Add Comment

Brooklyn author Jonathan Letham writes to Frank Gehry, voicing his opposition to his partnership with Bruce Ratner on the Atlantic Yards stadium project proposed at Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues, in Brooklyn.

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A Revolutionary Change in Transportation Planning: The “Slow-Road” Movement

By ksalay@pps.org on Jun 26, 2006 | 1 Comment

Overwhelmed by traffic congestion and sprawl, many states are looking for ways to narrow roads and slow cars, while adding bike lanes, trails, and other amenities.  This New York Times Magazine article discusses the growing movement in state DOTs, which PPS pioneered in New Jersey five years ago, and points to several new projects that [...]

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Watch Fred Kent’s PowerPoint Presentation

By ksalay@pps.org on Jun 26, 2006 | 3 Comments

Watch Fred Kent, President of Project for Public Spaces, give his presentation “Creating a Sense of Place”, given in San Diego on March 14, 2006

This presentation and other streaming video programs are available online on UCSD-TV’s web site at www.ucsd.tv.

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