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The Freeway Congestion Paradox

February 4, 2012 by Chris Bradford
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I've gotten some pushback on my claim that adding two congestion-priced lanes to MoPac will increase capacity more than adding two free lanes. This is the Freeway Congestion Paradox: Chen and Varaiya, in their article entitled "The Freeway Congestion Paradox," have demonstrated that, once freeway vehicle density (measured in vehicles per... [read more]

Vienna, Austria Ranked As the Smartest City

February 3, 2012 by TheCityFix - produced by EMBARQ
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We previously wrote about the most livable cities in the world and the most innovative solutions to make cities more livable. Now we bring you the smartest cities in the world, courtesy of Boyd Cohen of Co.EXIST. [read more]

Digital vs. Analog Ways of Transforming Cities

February 2, 2012 by Next American City
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Walkscore, a favorite civic tech app, notes that our Storefront has a decent walkscore but an unfortunate transit score.The other day I got a phone call from Josh McManus to talk about his work and Next American City’s Storefront for Urban Innovation. Josh is a Next American Vanguard who started a project called CreateHere in... [read more]

No Complete Streets Measure in House Bill

February 1, 2012 by Stefanie Seskin
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With no Complete Streets provision, the just-released House Transportation bill ignores millions of Americans nationwide who want their transportation system to provide safe and convenient choices, such as walking, riding a bike, and catching a bus or train. [read more]

An Urban Alternative to Personal Mobility

January 31, 2012 by TheCityFix - produced by EMBARQ
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With population and urbanization rates growing, and motorization not showing any signs of slowing down, we need a new option for personal mobility. The current size and rigidness of cars leave little room for future urban growth and threaten the health of cities. But whatever the solution, it must be integrated with a city’s public... [read more]

How Greenways Create Healthy Communities

January 31, 2012 by City Parks Blog
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This post explores using greenways as the connector to parks, neighborhoods, schools and mixed-use centers, allowing for urban and rural ideas to merge and produce a superior hybrid community form. [read more]

Transforming the market for electric cars: The solution to "Range Anxiety"

January 31, 2012 by Steve Offutt
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Building the market for electric cars presents a tricky conundrum: charging.  People are less likely to want to buy an electric car if they are uncertain about being able to get it charged, and charging stations are not likely to pop up to serve these vehicles if there are few electric cars around.  This fear of running out of... [read more]

How Formula One Made Your Car More Sustainable

January 31, 2012 by Bob Leonard
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Read about how yesterdays innovations pioneered in Formula One are applied in your car, today. Do you think NASCAR has the same effect? [read more]

Chicago Applies NACTO Urban Bikeway Guidelines

January 30, 2012 by TheCityFix - produced by EMBARQ
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Last year, the National Association of City Transportation Officials released a technical guide on how to implement bike lanes in urban areas. We now see that Chicago is applying these guidelines to create safe biking paths across the city. We previously wrote about Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s commitment to providing safe and protected spaces... [read more]

Observations By Bicycle

January 29, 2012 by Kate Gallery
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A wonderful piece for those of who get to commute by bicycle. Really captures the essence of what it's about! [read more]

Can Ontario deliver the continent's best land-use plan?

January 26, 2012 by Kaid Benfield
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  I’m fond of saying that the best-conceived plan for managing growth and development in North America is the Places to Grow framework adopted by the province of Ontario, Canada.  Constructed pursuant to enabling legislation adopted by the province in 2005, Places to Grow addresses the future of a New Hampshire-sized region... [read more]

Driverless Cars: What’s Holding Back the Automobile of the Future?

January 25, 2012 by Bob Leonard
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As convenient as cars are, each and every one of us has gotten frustrated at the unbearably slow driver in the left lane or the rude driver who refuses to drive any farther than two feet away from your rear bumper. Unsafe driving practices such as these cause traffic jams, accidents, and deaths every single day on our roads and highways... [read more]