Registration Deadline for Pace’s Climate Change, Land Use and Transportation Planning conference
Today is the last day to register for Pace University School of Law’s Nov. 15 conference: Climate Change, Land Use, and Transportation Planning.
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Conference: Climate Change, Land Use, and Transportation Planning
By Aaron Donovan |
Dealing With Global Warming and Traffic Congestion Through Land Use Law Reform Climate change is on the mind of many following the convincing reports this year by the International Panel on Climate Change. Several of the most effective strategies for reducing carbon emissions can be carried out through changes in land use laws that create […]
CNU Summit to Focus on Reforming Transportation, Planning Principles
By Matthew Roth |
The Congress for the New Urbanism will meet in Portland, Oregon, in early November for the annual Project for Transportation Reform, a summit to further define emerging policies that embrace entire urban transportation networks, rather than disjointed transportation segments, and that seek to balance modal splits and reduce overall vehicular miles traveled (VMT). Summit attendees […]
If Climate Experts Wrote New York Transportation Policy…
By Noah Kazis |
As Andrew Cuomo transitions into the governorship, David Paterson just handed him a parting gift: a comprehensive blueprint for how the state can tackle its greenhouse gas emissions. The plan, which has been in development since a Paterson executive order in August 2009, goes into spectacular detail about how the state might reach the ambitious […]
U.S. DOT Admits Status Quo Untenable, Vows to Cut Transport Emissions
By Elana Schor |
In its second Earth Day release, the U.S. DOT today unveiled a 600-page analysis of transportation emissions mandated by Congress in the 2007 energy bill. In addition to weighing in on many potential tactics for limiting transport’s contribution to the changing climate, the document notably recommits the Obama administration to that goal at a time […]
How Much Can Bicycling Help Fight Climate Change? A Lot, If Cities Try
By Angie Schmitt |
A new study from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy attempts to measure the potential of bikes and e-bikes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ITDP’s conclusion, in short: Bicycling could help cut carbon emissions from urban transportation 11 percent. The authors calculated the carbon emissions reduction that could result if cities around the world make a strong, sustained […]
HUD Chief Preaches Livable Communities at Conference on Cities
By Noah Kazis |
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. Photo: Wikimedia. At least among cabinet secretaries, US DOT chief Ray LaHood has become something of a livable streets rock star. His forceful and public support for cyclists and pedestrians and his dedication to safe driving have earned him the praise of many. By comparison, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun […]