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 […]
Congressional Climate Bill Includes ‘Complete Streets’ But Not CLEAN TEA
By Elana Schor |
Henry Waxman (D-CA), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has just struck a deal on his long-awaited climate change bill — and though the agreement makes a number of concessions to polluters, it also takes a step forward towards popularizing the cause of "complete streets". House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman […]
Making Climate Change Part of the Local Transpo Debate
By Sarah Goodyear |
As the leaders of the G-8 meet in L’Aquila, Italy, to discuss how to tackle climate change on the global level, we bring you a report from Streetsblog Network member GreenCityBlueLake about a victory on the local level in Ohio. It shows how advocacy organizations can reframe the debate over transportation spending so that addressing […]
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 […]