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Is Bike Sharing Coming to New York City?

By cschnaars on Jul 16, 2009 | Add Comment

If a recent report from the Department of City Planning is any indication, the prospect of bike sharing in NYC seems to be a real one. The 142-page report thoroughly examines existing bike sharing programs, and explores opportunities and strategies for implementing a system right here in NYC.

Still, with all of its [...]

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Great Streets for San Francisco

By Craig Raphael on Jul 8, 2009 | 3 Comments

The San Francisco Great Streets Project kicked off last night with a riveting speech from Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogota, Colombia and champion of livable streets reforms. Peñalosa spoke to the benefits of reclaiming valuable street space for pedestrians and emphasized that the amount of space allocated to cars is [...]

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The Myth of the Great Wide Way

By Craig Raphael on Jul 7, 2009 | 7 Comments

On Thursday, July 2, the Transportation Construction Coalition, in conjunction with the Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation, released a study that claims that deficient roadway conditions are the largest cause of our nation’s more than 40,000 annual traffic fatalities—outpacing speeding, drunk driving and failure to use seatbelts. Although the study faults poor maintenance [...]

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Building Quality Communities Around Transit in the Tappan Zee Bridge Corridor

By Craig Raphael on Jul 2, 2009 | 1 Comment

One of the most vital transportation links in the New York metropolitan region, the Tappan Zee Bridge is due for a major upgrade to satisfy growing travel demands. New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), New York State Thruway Authority and MTA Metro-North Railroad are [...]

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GREAT PUBLIC SPACES: Istiklal Caddesi (Istanbul, Turkey)

By Craig Raphael on Jul 1, 2009 | 1 Comment

What: A mainly pedestrian street lined with cafes, clothing shops, bookstores, restaurants and apartments above the street level.

Why it Works: Istiklal Caddesi is a lively, constantly changing scene. Throughout most of the 20th century, the street was famous for cars speeding down it and pedestrians were unwelcome. Recently, it has been turned [...]

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From One-Way Rotary System to Modern Roundabout

By Aurash Khawarzad on Jun 25, 2009 | 15 Comments

It turns out that roundabouts may be part of the panacea for our greatest traffic woes. Across America, towns and cities of all shapes and sizes have been choosing modern roundabouts over antiquated signalization equipment and expensive grade separated interchanges. The choice of a roundabout, or a modern roundabout, rather, makes sense for several [...]

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GREAT PUBLIC SPACES: Zanzibar Old Town Market (Zanzibar, Tanzania)

By Craig Raphael on Jun 17, 2009 | Add Comment

What: A thriving market with an incomparable mix of architecture and cultures.

Why it Works: The Zanzibar Old Town Market is a classic Swahili public space, mixing architectural and cultural influences from East Africa, Arabia, Persia, and India. Rather than the open-plan “plaza” of Western societies, descended from the Forum, the heritage of [...]

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Improving Transit “By Any Means Necessary”

By joshkent on Jun 16, 2009 | 4 Comments

Malcolm X once said that “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” And so we found ourselves in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn at the first annual Bedford-Stuyvesant Malcolm X celebration, as guests of the Malcolm X Merchants Association (MXMA). We were there to educate ourselves [...]

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Playborhoods: Bringing Communities Together through Play

By joshkent on Jun 12, 2009 | 1 Comment

Mike Lanza has long been an advocate for safe and livable streets that allow children a safe place to play freely outdoors and meet other local children.  He has coined the term “Playborhood” to describe the ideal neighborhood social situation for kids: “A place where children, ideally from more than one family, play outside on [...]

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Great Public Spaces: Art Street (Taichung County, Taiwan)

By Tom Peyton on Jun 10, 2009 | Add Comment

What: A vibrant shopping street with an effective traffic calming system, situated at the summit of Da Du Mountain and next to Dong Hai University.

Why it Works: Art Street in Taichung County is one of the most progressive areas for urban living in [...]

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Museum Mile Festival: Mother of NYC’s Summer Streets

By Craig Raphael on Jun 8, 2009 | 2 Comments

Ask any New Yorker about Museum Mile, and odds are they’ve been to the twenty-three block stretch of Upper 5th Avenue that’s home to nine world class museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Jewish Museum and the Museum of the City of New York. But few know that Museum Mile wasn’t [...]

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Walkability and Destinations Lead to Sustainability

By Craig Raphael on Jun 1, 2009 | Add Comment

 

The manifold benefits of walking–greater health and more vibrant communities chief among them–were explored recently at the fifth Ontario Walks Now (OWN) conference in Blind River, Ontario.  Cynthia Nikitin, PPS Vice President and chief Canadian liason, was on hand to deliver the keynote address.

Nikitin emphasized that in order to promote walking, [...]

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