Recent Comments
- Haiku Contest for International Car Free Day! | The Village Commons on The Results of the Haiku Contest Are In!
- sarah on The Results of the Haiku Contest Are In!
- james on The Results of the Haiku Contest Are In!
- Jenny on Haiku Contest for International Car Free Day!
- anouke on Haiku Contest for International Car Free Day!
-
Recent Posts
Subscribe by Email
Tags
Air Quality Amtrak Apartments Bicycling biking boulder bus Buses Cap and Trade car-sharing Carbon Tax Climate Change co2 Complete Streets Density Duke University Electricty Emissions Health High Speed Rail Infill Information Intercity Rail Land Use map Mixed Use mode obesity Office organic Overseas Parking Piedmont pubilc space Public Art rail Residential Retail sidewalks Transit Transportation Urban Farming urban form Vancouver walking
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Outstanding Public Art in Lvov, Ukraine
In 2006, my wife and I visited Poland for a week and a half. One place we hope to get to but never reached was Lvov, just over the Ukrainian border. Recently, I read about a fantastic public art project in the city. One of the buildings in the city has been decorated with a giant crossword puzzle. Continue reading
US DOT Secretary LaHood Says the Magic Words!
Via “Complete the Streets” on FaceBook, I received the following message from Stefanie Seskin. Subject: US DOT Secretary LaHood Says the Magic Words! In his official blog post for today, Secretary LaHood focuses on bicycling and talks about the opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
Tagged Complete Streets, Transportation, walkable communities
Leave a comment
Flash Mobs, Public Spaces, and Train Stations
Recently, millions of people have been reminded of the value and magic of public spaces through a few videos making the rounds on YouTube. This type of thing never happens in a parking lot for a reason.
Urban Gardening on ½ an acre
Tim Beatley (UVA professor) gave a talk at UNC recently about green urbanism efforts around the world. While many of the success stories were abroad in Europe or Australia, Boulder Colorado has a creative urban farming project going on. Kipp … Continue reading
EPA Declares Greenhouse Gases Dangerous to Public Health
This week the EPA took the position that greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide (CO2), are a danger to public health. The potential for regulatory changes in response to this ruling could be extensive. There is a 60-day public comment period … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Health
Tagged Air Quality, Cap and Trade, Carbon Tax, Climate Change, Electricty, Transportation
Leave a comment