TheCityFix Picks, February 24: A New BRT in Chicago, Satellite Cities in China, Road Signs in Turkey
A new BRT line in Chicago's downtown can revolutionize public transportation. Photo by Steven Vance.
Topics:
- advertising
- air pollution
- Air Quality + Climate Change
- bike share
- Communications + Marketing
- e-bike
- electric biking
- emissions
- federal funding
- Health + Road Safety
- Integrated Transport
- mobile apps
- mobile technologies
- oil
- private vehicle emissions
- road fatalities
- road safety
- road signage
- suburban sprawl
- TOD
- transit funding
- transport funding
- Urban Development + Accessibility
- Urban Sprawl
Topics:
- 3-foot passing law
- air pollution
- Air Quality + Climate Change
- bike share
- Car Sharing
- carbon pricing scheme
- carbon tax
- city:Memphis
- city:Murcia
- city:New York City
- city:Shanghai
- city:Vancouver
- Communications + Marketing
- country: India
- country:Australia
- country:Canada
- country:China
- country:Germany
- country:Saudi Arabia
- country:Spain
- country:Turkey
- country:Venezuela
- diesel fuel
- distracted driving
- gas tax
- green roof
- Health + Road Safety
- Integrated Transport
- passenger safety
- rail
- region:Asia
- region:Europe
- region:North America
- smart growth
- suburban sprawl
- Urban Development + Accessibility
Many of the world's cities, including Vienna, are experiencing peak car use, suggests a Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute study. Photo by Dorte.
Topics:
- air pollution
- Air Quality + Climate Change
- city:Cincinnati
- city:Cleveland
- Communications + Marketing
- country:United States
- cycling infrastructure
- distracted driving
- Health + Road Safety
- Integrated Transport
- peak driving
- Pedestrian infrastructure
- region:Australia
- region:Europe
- region:North America
- Research Recap
- suburban sprawl
- Traffic Fatalities
- Urban Development + Accessibility
- userability
Residential construction in urban neighborhoods has accelerated over the past two decades, says a new report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The 2010 edition of Residential Construction Trends in America’s Metropolitan Regions foresees ...
