Livability News - Beyond

‘Shared Space’ challenges the sidewalk standard

Reduces the dominance of cars

Matt Dietrichson, Jan 27, 12.

Shared Space streets can reduce the dominance of cars by getting people and vehicles to share the road space

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High demand for walkable neighborhoods

"Overall consumer preference"

Matt Dietrichson, Jan 27, 12.

For today's new-home market, the road to profitability may be a foot path.

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The case for increased investment in bicycling and walking

Houston and Texas rank low

Matt Dietrichson, Jan 26, 12.

The Alliance for Biking & Walking makes a strong case for increased US investment in bicycling and walking in their newly released 2012 Benchmarking Report.

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New transportation proposal would reform environmental reviews

Designed to speed up projects

Matt Dietrichson, Jan 25, 12.

The “American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs” act contains a number of reforms designed to speed transportation project delivery.

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CNU publishes Sustainable Street Network Principles

Streets for all citizens

Jay Blazek Crossley, Jan 24, 12.

The Congress for the New Urbanism is releasing a new guide to designing streets to keep all users in mind and better connect to natural and economic conditions.

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Healthy communities TV series to air

Impact of built environment

Matt Dietrichson, Jan 24, 12.

A new series soon to air on PBS, Designing Healthy Communities, examines the impact of our built environment on public health indices (Won't show in Houston)

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Mapping America’s forests

Six years in the making

Matt Dietrichson, Jan 19, 12.

45 percent of the carbon stored on land is tied up in forests, and researchers now have a reliable inventory of those in America.

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Honeybee depletion nearing a ‘critical point’

Pesticides the likely culprit

Matt Dietrichson, Jan 19, 12.

Commercial beekeepers have seen average population losses of about 30 percent each year since 2006, and are putting the food system in peril.

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Congress welcomed back by horde of transportation Issues

Many questions, little time

Matt Dietrichson, Jan 17, 12.

The House returns Tuesday to a mountain of unresolved transportation issues with little room for error and little time to get up to speed.

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China getting serious about climate change

“City design matters a lot.”

Matt Dietrichson, Jan 13, 12.

With more than one billion people living in its cities by 2030, China is taking action against climate change.

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