transportation

Urban Reads: Angie Schmitt

Journalist Angie Schmitt discussed her book, Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America. Right of Way unveiled a crisis rooted in both inequality and the undeterred reign of the automobile in our cities.

Better Buses, Better Cities

Often dismissed by the general public, the humble bus is the underdog workhorse of public transit. Here in the U.S., buses have long been an afterthought in budgeting and planning, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Across the world, buses serve as the foundation of fast, reliable and inclusive transportation networks.

Webinar: Road to Recovery -- DIY City: How Small Actions Can Solve Big Problems

Cities and metropolitan areas around the world face immense challenges today. In a new posthumous book, DIY City, The Collective Power of Small Actions, renowned urban planner Hank Dittmar makes the case for individual initiatives and interventions rather than grand plans, which he contends are often the problem.

Webinar: Advocating For and Creating Effective Public Transit

Having greater access to transit is vital for the functioning of safe, equitable, and environmentally friendly cities. But what makes for effective transit? How do you advocate for it? And how can cities utilize buses to create fast, frequent and reliable service?

Webinar: Saving Our Suburbs Part 3

The formula that drove suburban growth for 60 years has run out of gas. Now what? Our expert panel discusses “future-proofing” to help suburbs surf the wave of new tech, not drown in it.

#ForewordFriday: The Heart of the City

By Jada Mosley / On May 10th, 2019

Why are some downtowns in trouble while others are thriving? And what does it take to ensure a healthy future for the heart of America’s cities?

Webinar: Unlocking Multimodality in N America

In recent years, some urban planners have begun to explore ways to unlock Dutch-style multimodality, hoping to utilize the bicycle as a tool to increase public-transit ridership and decrease car dependency. In fact, the case could be made that—with the right conditions—bikes are better placed to deal with the lower population densities and longer distances traveled in North America.

Webinar: Roads were not Built for Cars

Biking has a long and winding history, with modern bikes coinciding directly with the advent of modern cars and our modern roads system. In this fascinating webinar learn about the history of biking from author of Bike Boom and Roads Were Not Built For Cars, Carlton Reid.

Webinar: Three Revolutions

There are Three Revolutions that can transform the passanger transit sector: autonomus cars, electric vehicles, and the sharing economy. The benefits to society of the three revolutions will be massive: trillions of dollars in cost savings globally, sharply reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and more mobility for everyone, including thoes who are disadvantaged. But, can we get there? In this 90-minute webinar, panelists Robin Chase, Co-founder of Zipcar, and Dr.

#ForewordFriday: Three Revolutions Edition

By Daniel Sperling / On March 9th, 2018

In Three Revolutions, transportation expert Dan Sperling and his collaborators share research-based insights on potential public benefits and impacts of the three transportation revolutions of vehicle automation, shared mobility, and vehicle electrification.

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