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.
- 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
People living in areas designated as higher crime neighborhoods are 17 percent more likely to take public transit instead of driving private vehicles. Photo by M.V. Jantzen.
Crime’s Influence on Travel Modes
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- Air Quality + Climate Change
- Communications + Marketing
- Crime
- federal funding
- government funding
- Health + Road Safety
- high density
- High rises
- Integrated Transport
- Land Use
- open data
- Public Health
- Research Recap
- road safety
- transport funding
- transport modes
- Urban Development + Accessibility
Despite a previously canceled rail tunnel project, New Jersey commuters might receive an alternative mass transit route, after all. Photo by Tambako the Jaguar.
If an extension fails to pass, the absence of a surface transportation bill would see the loss of one million construction and related jobs, President Obama warns. Photo via the Miller Center.
- Barack Obama
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- federal funding
- funding
- Integrated Transport
- jobs bill
- obama
- Ray LaHood
- region:North America
- surface transportation bill
- transit funding
- transport funding
- transportation
- transportation and infrastructure
- transportation bill
- Transportation Finance
- transportation infrastucture
- transportation initiative
- transportation legislature
- Transportation policy
The report suggests a five percent ad valorem tax on oil up-stream and gas downstream to help cover the cost of transportation in the United States. Photo by Mike Baird.
Technology alone won't solve our energy problems; we also need to moderate our driving habits. Photo by Holly Clark.
Technology alone won't solve our energy problems; we also need to moderate our driving habits. Photo by Holly Clark.
Congressman Mica's proposed bill would separate the highly trafficked Northeast Corridor from Amtrak and give ownership to the Department of Transportation. Photo by Professor Bop.
Los Angeles is planning a 4-mile extension of the Metro Orange Line, complete with bikeways and pedestrian paths. Photo by Metro Transportation Library and Archive.
