Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
Looking further ahead, some urban planners are imagining how suburbs might evolve. Alan Berger, codirector of the Center for Advanced Urbanism at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, suggests that if efforts to retrofit suburbs and reduce car dependency pay off, the paved area (in the form of roads and parking lots) in future suburbs could be
... See moreTom Standage • A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next
Modifications in the built environment, including increasing the availability of public transportation systems and more pedestrian-friendly urban designs, offer some promise of increased opportunities for physical activity and reduced reliance on automobiles. The availability of walking paths, the proximity to commercial establishments and public t
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An analysis by the study team found that average vehicle miles traveled per day were reduced by eleven miles for the group that lived near the LRT eighteen months after it opened, compared to those that lived further away. The entire difference between the two groups was a result of the increase in LRT use, suggesting that LA residents were willing
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Another important factor here is that our scarce resources will be applied where there is the greatest demand, not the greatest political connections. While the former might sometimes benefit wealthy drivers, this proposal is going to be a lot more egalitarian than the current patronage system. And right now our system is pretty fair in that, when
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