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Kadley Gosselin | Jul 27th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast, West Coast | Cities: Boston, San Francisco |
A study conducted by Latitude asked regular drivers in Boston and San Francisco to go car-free for one full week. The results point to many opportunities for mobile information to reduce dependence on driving by improving the experience of taking more sustainable transit.
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Angie Schmitt | Jul 20th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy, Built Environment | Region: West Coast | Cities: Los Angeles |
Over the weekend, a team of bicyclists beat an airplane from Burbank to Long Beach, California. The closely watched, 40-mile race was a thrilling climax to a story that’s been unfolding for weeks now. “Carmaggedon” — the weekend closure of the 405 freeway. (
keep reading…)
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Johanna Hoffman | Jul 18th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Culture, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: San Francisco |
Thought the movement to reclaim city streets was over? Think again. From their studios in San Francisco, the REBAR design collective is churning out interactive, site-specific design interventions that have begun to trigger transformations of urban environments within the United States and beyond. (
keep reading…)
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Smart Growth America | Jul 15th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Built Environment | Region: West Coast | Cities: Los Angeles |
This weekend’s construction on Route 405 in LA is predicted to be so disastrous that news outlets have dubbed it “Carmageddon.” Public officials have all said essentially the same thing: “Just stay home.” JetBlue says: “Fly Burbank to Long Beach for $4.
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keep reading…)
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Bailey McCann | Jul 10th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
Just over 50 cities in the US have their own fiber networks and fewer than 100 have cable networks. Communities it seems, can’t compete with the private sector to provide broadband access to citizens in the United States. (
keep reading…)
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Theodore Brown | Jul 1st, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
The evolution of public transportation -outside of the meteoric rise of information technology- has been a boring, straight line, but the systems themselves, those systems cannot be reduced to linear conclusions. (
keep reading…)
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Theodore Brown | Jun 24th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Bike sharing is a fledgling concept in the United States and has the tendency to be scattershot geographically. Chicago, Minneapolis, and Des Moines have programs in the Midwest while shares in Miami, Boston, and Washington, D.C. dot the coastlines.
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keep reading…)
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Next American City | Jun 22nd, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Culture, Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Life at the Speed of Rail explores how high-speed rail is a technology that could be as transformative as the interstate highway system. Competition entrants unearthed unique insight into how working together, the disciplines of design and policy could influence the fate of our country. (
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Joe Peach | Jun 16th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: New York |
Frustrated after receiving a $50 fine for riding his bicycle outside of the designated bicycle lane, Casey Neistat decided to turn over a new leaf and follow the rules of the road, crashing into all manner of obstacles in the process. (
keep reading…)
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Joe Peach | Jun 5th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
New York city has twice thrown out plans for a congestion charge, and San Francisco is waiting until 2015 to begin its trial period. When the most enthusiastic response involves waiting four years, you know it’s not good news. (
keep reading…)
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A study conducted by Latitude asked regular drivers in Boston and San Francisco to go car-free for one full week. The results point to many opportunities for mobile information to reduce dependence on driving by improving the experience of taking more sustainable transit. (keep reading…)
Over the weekend, a team of bicyclists beat an airplane from Burbank to Long Beach, California. The closely watched, 40-mile race was a thrilling climax to a story that’s been unfolding for weeks now. “Carmaggedon” — the weekend closure of the 405 freeway. (keep reading…)
Thought the movement to reclaim city streets was over? Think again. From their studios in San Francisco, the REBAR design collective is churning out interactive, site-specific design interventions that have begun to trigger transformations of urban environments within the United States and beyond. (keep reading…)
This weekend’s construction on Route 405 in LA is predicted to be so disastrous that news outlets have dubbed it “Carmageddon.” Public officials have all said essentially the same thing: “Just stay home.” JetBlue says: “Fly Burbank to Long Beach for $4. (keep reading…)
Just over 50 cities in the US have their own fiber networks and fewer than 100 have cable networks. Communities it seems, can’t compete with the private sector to provide broadband access to citizens in the United States. (keep reading…)
The evolution of public transportation -outside of the meteoric rise of information technology- has been a boring, straight line, but the systems themselves, those systems cannot be reduced to linear conclusions. (keep reading…)
Bike sharing is a fledgling concept in the United States and has the tendency to be scattershot geographically. Chicago, Minneapolis, and Des Moines have programs in the Midwest while shares in Miami, Boston, and Washington, D.C. dot the coastlines. (keep reading…)
Frustrated after receiving a $50 fine for riding his bicycle outside of the designated bicycle lane, Casey Neistat decided to turn over a new leaf and follow the rules of the road, crashing into all manner of obstacles in the process. (keep reading…)
New York city has twice thrown out plans for a congestion charge, and San Francisco is waiting until 2015 to begin its trial period. When the most enthusiastic response involves waiting four years, you know it’s not good news. (keep reading…)
