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Tag Archives: high density
Pedaling Toward a Post-Carbon Future
In 2008, according to the U.S. Census, 720,000 Americans commuted to work by bike–43 percent more than in 2000. It would be nice to say that the growth was driven by a concern for the climate, but the main reason is economics. “People bike because it’s fast, cheap, and easy to get around,” says Penalosa, “not because it’s good for the environment.” Christopher Leinberger, a land-use strategist at the Brookings Institution, notes that people who are auto-dependent spend 25 percent of their income on transportation, compared with 9 percent for those who walk, bike, or take public transit.
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Posted in Auto Independence, can bicycles save the world?, Climate Change, Culture, human scale, Livability, Placemaking, Sustainability, transit, Transportation, urban design, urban planning, walkable, What if?
Tagged 8-80 cities, bicycle, bicycle infrastructure, bicycle lands, bicycling, bikable, bike boulevards, bike boxes, bike commuting, Bogota, brookings institute, christopher leinberger, Columbia, Copenhagen, cycle tracks, denmark, europe, gil penalosa, high density, jan gehl, John Pucher, kyle boelte, New York City, Ninth Avenue Manhattan, post-carbon, Rutgers University, Salt Lake City, seattle, separated bikeways, sierra club, sprawl, St. Paul, suburbs, Syracuse, traffic calming, Transportation Alternatives, transportation infrastructure, U.S. transportation policy, vibrant communities, walkable
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Seattle, Vancouver, and Portland by Rail, Bus, Streetcar, and Foot: Part Two
According to The Economist, Mercer, and Monocle, Vancouver is one of the world’s most livable cities. They cite its ecodensity, cosmopolitan population, scenic natural surroundings, progressive governance, general safety and cleanliness. Others, less enthralled, have taken to calling the city Blandcouver, or even Vanshitty. I had visited Vancouver twice before boarding Amtrak’s 510 Cascades Line train out of Seattle, had fallen in love with the city twice, but both trips had been brief, summertime affairs. Everywhere was shimmering blue water, glittering glass and steel, lush green forests and mountains. Vancouver sure knows how to get dolled up for a date, but what does she look like the morning after, in sweat pants and no makeup, during the long, wet, gray winter? Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Dispatches, Josh Grigsby, Livability, Sustainability, transit, Uncategorized
Tagged Amtrak, Bill Rees, Blandcouver, Burrard Bridge Bike Lanes, community gardens, Davie Street, Davie Village, Downtown Vancouver Hostel, East Hastings, ecodensity, ecological footprint, environmental sustainability, Granville Island, high density, Hostelling International, Jericho Beach, Kitsilano, livable cities, Mercer, Monocle, natural resources, New Urbanism, Puget Sound, roundabouts, Seaside SeaWalk, Skytrain, Stanley Park, The Economist, transit, vancouver, Vancouver West End, walkability
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