Posts tagged Las Vegas
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National links: Sidewalks — your cracks are showing
The high cost of bad sidewalks. Wall Street wants to invest in rail service. Miami looks to update its zoning codes, and more in this week’s National links. Keep reading…
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Drivers yield less to people walking if they’re in expensive cars, or maybe to people of color
Drivers of more expensive cars are less likely to stop for people on foot trying to cross the street, a new study found. They also yielded less to men and African Americans, though that difference didn’t reach statistical significance. Keep reading…
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National stories: Viva Las Vegas
In terms of demographics, Las Vegas today looks a lot like what the whole US is on course to become. Planners in Los Angeles are no longer using Level of Service to measure the success of a transportation project, and Politico just published a list of the 11 most influential mayors in the country. Keep reading…
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National stories: Parking vs. progress in Boston
Boston is just the latest city where parking continues to reign. The people of Los Angeles seem like they want to step away from their car-oriented rep. And in Austin, a kerfuffle over Uber and Lyft showed that some transportation execs are pretty out of touch with day to day reality. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Happy people
Diverse neighborhoods; ADU lands in NW; Big homes in Brookland; Eight-car crunch; Woodley Park stop sign; Purple Line move along; DC United done deal; The Fed does housing; Fixing Penn Station; Bike share in Vegas. Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: The most meaningful gold medal?
A US Olympic swimmer’s gold medal feels like a triumph over the country’s racist past, a Palo Alto planning commission member says she’s leaving because it’s too expensive to live there, and the guy who built Las Vegas’ downtown housing should have gone up earlier in the process. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation,… Keep reading…
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Mercedes imagines passengers in driverless cars never interacting with the world outside
Driverless cars still aren’t ready for consumers to buy, but they’re getting closer. When they do, they will reduce dangers and hassles of driving but will not magically eliminate congestion. And it would be a shame if automation totally isolated the riders from the places they travel through, as one concept from Mercedes does. Keep reading…
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The US has only 5 true BRT systems, and none are “gold”
When new bus rapid transit lines are discussed, proponents often say they hope to make the routes gold standard, meaning so high-quality that they mimic many features of rail. That’s a high bar; most BRT projects in the United States don’t even qualify as true BRT, and so far not one has actually met the gold standard. The Institute for Transportation & Development… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: A city oozing like batter
Stretch taller strategically; Or maybe keep it on the DL; Put some places first; Biking costs cities less and more; Vegas markets places, not neighborhoods; Seattle’s food forest; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A bundle
Raid goes to the top; Move out or get a roommate?; DC’s most dangerous crossings; Herndon approves density plan; DC neglects crumbling facade; Where are the natives?; Residents revolt against liquor moratorium; And…. Keep reading…