DEEP DIVE: Here’s Why Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us
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Why EV’s are false prophets in the fight for a better world.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Phoenix
Fed Up With an Apathetic City Hall, Phoenix Complete Streets Volunteers Resign En Masse
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Seven members of Phoenix's Complete Streets Advisory Board resigned in disgust this week, frustrated by the lack of action from city officials to make streets safer for walking and biking.
Phoenix Dithers on Traffic Safety While People Die
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In a city where streets are dreadful for pedestrians, the victims of dangerous walking conditions are mostly poor people, and public officials aren't responsive to the risks they face.
Can Phoenix Reinvent Itself as a Transit City?
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Perhaps no other city in the country has the reputation for sprawl that Phoenix does, and it is well deserved. This is a city built around the car — until 2008, sprawling suburban housing in Maricopa County was the driving force of the regional economy. Phoenix got a rude awakening in 2008, when the housing […]
Streetfilms: A Bright Beginning for Phoenix Light Rail
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Everyone knows that Phoenix has a huge sprawl problem. But now transit-oriented development is on the upswing in this Sun Belt metropolis. In December, the Phoenix region opened one of the most ambitious transit projects in recent U.S. history: a 20-mile light rail line with 28 stops serving three cities (Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa). Future […]