Village Green: Where Is the Green Community on Revitalization?
Last week I had the honor of being one of seven smart growth types recruited by the American Institute of Architects to work with the city of Ind...
Last week I had the honor of being one of seven smart growth types recruited by the American Institute of Architects to work with the city of Ind...
What Halloween would be complete without the annual Straphangers Campaign trick o' treat of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority?
What do the editorial writers for the Denver Post want? More roads. Perhaps they should visit Los Angeles to see how well that worked.
Instead of buying a new car, I bought a Vespa. And you know what? It has turned out to be the perfect complement to my alternative transportation lifestyle.
Reducing consumption is hard enough, but doing No Impact Week in a country where the buses are dangerous and the air pollution is much higher than what is healthy -- that's a challenge.
Tomorrow, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority can and should pass the Long Range Transportation Plan, paving the way for $300 billion in investment over the next 30 years.
Representatives of the New York metropolitan region have a special responsibility to advocate for increased federal funding for mass transit.
The CTA doomsday budget, even if it doesn't come to pass, has done a great service by showing the city the inevitable future. Service has been trending downward for decades.
Several years ago, I undertook a year-long experiment to minimize my personal waste. At the time, "no impact" wasn't a common term. I just wanted to see how waste-wise efficient I could be.
This past week, our East Coast Greenway began to move from a solely grassroots initiative to a project also backed by the most important transportatio...
Frankly, I don't know what came first -- the image problem or the fact that the Reykjavík's (privately-run) public transport system is like something out of the dark ages.
The success of the recent cash for clunkers program this past summer demonstrated a clear case of consumers' desire for affordable, fuel efficient veh...
Let’s remember that Bloomberg works for no salary, and has contributed hugely to the green movement by tackling many environmental issues in New York.
One glaring subject that Obama avoided in the campaign is how to pay for infrastructure over time and how it will dovetail with an overall strategy to address climate change.
With gas mileage near the bottom of the heap -- 15 miles per gallon in the city and around 20 on the highway -- trucks are icons of America's suicidal obsession with gas guzzlers.
I asked more than 600 transportation experts to imagine a system that is comprehensive enough to make owning a car in the greater Los Angeles area optional, and proceed to outline a list of projects that will help get us there.
Costco shopping carts Costco carts are humongous and totally lacking in style. But that's part of their charm. In fact, it's the only part of their charm.
While I might love the extra freedom I am getting from the care and feeding of my kids, some mothers hate it. So we have to acknowledge that the process our kids go through in separating from us.
If Mayor Bloomberg is keen to improve mass transit in New York City, he should begin by making a larger commitment from the city's huge capital budget.
Cash For Clunkers may have helped Americans who owned SUVs, but those of us who can't afford a car or who have been doing our part for the environment by not driving get almost nothing.
How do you all get yourself to wear a helmet? Or do you not bother? Should it be made a federal law, as it is in parts of the country, and in Canada where I visit me mum?