Livability News - Beyond
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Smart transportation creates more jobs
Repairs > new roads
Smart transportation spending creates more jobs than adding road capacity.
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Commuter pattern mapping software released
Uses CTTP 2000 data
Bay-area software engineer Harry Kao has developed an application that maps local commuting patterns.
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Prop. 23 would scale back California climate laws
George Schultz is the champion
Proposition 23 is an effort in California to scale back the nation's most extensive climate laws.
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Japan suggests loan for California high-speed rail
CA Governor rides bullet
On Monday, Japanese Transportation Minister, Sieji Maehara announced that his government is prepared to extend loans to the State of…
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Oberstar reacts to Obama’s transportation plan
Six year deal is necessary
House Transportation and Infrastructure Chair James Oberstar reacts to President Obama's new transportation plan.
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Transit creates more jobs than roads
No Texas cities are studied
A group of reasearchers from the University of Missouri-St. Louis looked at the relation between transit spending and job generation.
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Should New Orleans tear down a highway?
To rebuild or not?
The Claiborne Expressway is over 40 years old, leading some to ask whether to rehabilitate the aging structure, or tear it down.
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Rail freight up since 2008
Intermodal and carloads
Data from the American Association of Railroads shows total railroad freight is increasing despite the recession.
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Upsized portions and car-dependence
Parking required, not sidewalk
Community planner Dee Merriam talked about the health effects of upsize pricing and car-dependent lifestyles at the 2010 Louisiana Smart Growth Summit.
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El Paso revisits 1920s plan
Back to the future
A plan George Kessler developed for El Paso in the 1920's could be the city plan for the 21st century.
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