State Tech Magazine
DECEMBER 13, 2022
The United States has one of the most extensive vehicle transportation networks in the world, totaling more than 4 million miles of interstate highways, city freeways and rural roads. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 42,915 motor vehicle–related fatalities in 2021, the largest number since 2005.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
MAY 22, 2023
But Donald Shoup's High Cost of Free Parking was published in 2005. Also see: -- " Further updates to the Sustainable Mobility Platform Framework ," 2018 There's been a lot of reporting of late on communities reducing parking requirements, and a new book by Henry Grabar (" Book Review: 'Paved Paradise,' by Henry Grabar ," New York Times).
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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
JULY 4, 2023
Now a goodly amount of that is encapsulated in " Branding's (NOT) all you need for transit " (2018), but old pieces like " Making Transit Sexy " (2005), make the point too, less sophisticatedly. Transit financing My solution: Step 1: creating a regional transport association. And absolutely that it is a key issue.
Disaster Planning and Emergency Management
MARCH 11, 2020
It is now more than ten years since there was a general push to induce countries to plan for pandemics (WHO 2005). US Homeland Security Council 2005, UK Government 2008), while in others it did not. International Air Transport Association, Geneva, 14 pp. US Homeland Security Council 2005. Spinney, L. UK Government 2008.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
The transit network concept I worked out is based on how Arlington County, Virginia, in their 2005 Trasnportation Plan, defined a Primary and a Secondary Transit Network. The solution is shuttle/jitney service to and from stations, rather than building more parking. Tertiary Network concept. I extended the concept to multiple scales.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
OCTOBER 12, 2022
It's an old rail corridor that was acquired by the Utah Transit Authority (" From rails to trails ," Deseret News , 2005) and is a joint project with the communities it passes through. MPOs and "active transportation." And yes, they have an Active Transportation Committee focused on developing sustainable mobility options.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
I wrote about Boulder's in 2005, " Now I know why Boulder's Pearl Street Mall is the exception that proves the rule about the failures of pedestrian malls." College towns in Burlington, Vermont, Madison, Wisconsin, Boulder, Colorado and Charlottesville, Virginia are probably the most successful examples. Flickr photo by Let Ideas Compete.
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