Posts tagged Congestion Pricing
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National links: Sticks, not carrots, get people out of cars
Why cities need to massively reduce car use while incentivizing sustainable forms of transportation. Planners are reevaluating the impacts of one-way streets. What cities can do to make cooling centers more effective. Keep reading…
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National links: NYC’s congestion pricing plan moves forward
Congestion pricing to advance in NYC. A deeper look into the cultural and class-based forces behind McMansions. Now as incumbents, Barcelona’s housing-organizers-turned-politicians are strategizing how to continue their progressive reforms. Keep reading…
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Driving is the new smoking: Lessons from America’s public health victory over tobacco
Lessons learned from America’s battle with smoking, and what they could mean for reducing the profound public health costs of excessive driving. Keep reading…
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The price of drawing breath in Greater Washington
The Washington region flunked air quality 101. How can we improve our grade? Keep reading…
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National links: In La Mesa, road pricing has turned politics upside down
Conservatives are capitalizing on opposition to road pricing in a seemingly progressive California town. Gas price hikes hurt more because our cars are bigger. Why the way we design our cities has implications for the health of their residents. Keep reading…
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Getting there: A video recap from Part 3 of our series on transportation in the Washington region
Jonathan Hall of the University of Toronto and Kate Slevin of the Regional Plan Association discuss congestion pricing and how it could help DC achieve sustainability, equity, and mobility goals. Keep reading…
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Congestion pricing can be equitable, if done right
Congestion pricing can draw concerns around equity as critics say it allows the wealthy to bypass the rest of us. But congestion pricing can also improve equity, depending on how it is implemented. Keep reading…
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What is congestion pricing?
Congestion pricing may be the key to decreasing traffic jams, quickening travel time, and improving the environment. Here’s how it would work. Keep reading…
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Here’s what it will take for Greater Washington to cut climate pollution from cars and trucks fast enough
The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board’s draft findings of its Climate Change Mitigation Study show that the region needs to cut per-person driving by up to 20% and meet or surpass national electric vehicle goals. Keep reading…
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Getting there: A video recap from Part 2 of our series on transportation in the Washington region
Stephanie Gidigbi Jenkins, Director of Policy and Partnerships at the Natural Resources Defense Council and Beth Osborne, Director of Transportation for America, joined GGWash last month to discuss transportation equity in the Washington region for part 2 in our series, Getting There. Keep reading…