Posts tagged Los Angeles
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National links: America’s transportation engineers lack adequate training
America’s transportation engineers need better education. The misery of being a big city mayor. Annual list of transit projects opening or under construction released. Keep reading…
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National links: Widening highways doesn’t work, but US transportation leaders keep doing it
Why do transportation leaders keep widening highways if it doesn’t work? Colorado governor to tackle housing affordability by reducing sprawl. Car culture leaves Britons in transport poverty. Keep reading…
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National links: Poor transit options a major factor keeping people from returning to the office
Commute drudgery a major factor driving hesitance to return to the office. Climate-safe cities must prepare for climate refugees. Omaha removing the city’s only protected bike lane. Keep reading…
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National links: Building infrastructure in the US is complicated by policy, funding, and staffing issues
Why is building infrastructure so slow in the United States? Navigating Los Angeles without a car. Amazon creates Prime Video show from Ring Camera footage. Keep reading…
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Can Germany preserve its age-old Christmas markets?
Historians highlight the cultural heritage of Germany’s Christmas markets. The 15-minute grocery craze is hurting urban culture. The Dutch pivot to floating communities. Keep reading…
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National Links: The one with the trucker shortage
The frequent turnover of truck drivers is being overlooked. In the past 30 years, 200,000 people in communities of color were displaced by US highways. Environmentalists experience burnout, too. Keep reading…
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National links: LA Metro looks to create a fareless transit pilot program
LA Metro creates a task force to help design a fareless transit pilot program. Is remote work really sustainable? How to accurately access transit capital costs, and more in this week’s National links Keep reading…
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DC has more historic buildings than Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia combined. Why?
As of 2016, DC had designated 26,749 properties as historic landmarks or historic districts. That’s 19.4 percent of all properties in the District — a proportion many times higher than in cities that are larger and/or older than Washington. Keep reading…
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National links: One of the most car-centric cities in the US will soon try congestion pricing
LA will soon try out congestion pricing. How cities can be equitable for all genders. How Phoenix will navigate climate change, and more in this week’s National links. Keep reading…
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Why a battle between tech visionaries, privacy advocates, Uber, and transportation officials is about much more than scooter data
Some city governments including Washington, DC and Los Angeles are finding themselves at loggerheads with a coalition of privacy advocates, civil rights groups, and Uber. They’re fighting over a new rules that require scooter companies to share information about trips, in real time, with the cities’ transportation agencies using a standard format called Mobility Data Standard, or MDS. Keep reading…