Posts tagged Trucking
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National links: How an insurance loophole contributes to thousands of fatal truck crashes
A new federal bill aims to prevent thousands of deadly truck crashes. Fred Rosen, retired CEO of Ticketmaster, leads NIMBY group to block LA Metro expansion. Care home design is being reimagined in Europe to include more urban features. Keep reading…
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National links: This 1980 trucking law led to the rise of big-box retail stores
This 1980 law paved the way for big-box stores. How the pandemic will change urbanism. One Dutch city is reshaping its plan to address climate change, and more in this week’s National links
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Breakfast links: From a squad car to the gridiron
Goodbye, Chief; Changes to SafeTrack plans; No shelter (end) in sight; Home values are on the up; Thank this man for our parks; Shipping the freight fantastic; Enraged by E. coli; New leader in Fairfax; No power on L Street; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not so grand
Vision 1000?; Housing heats up; Where Lyft takes you; The eggcellent Echo; Winter riding; Math fail; Forget shiny noses; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Drawing the line
New lines for schools; The Tax Warrior II; A better tax option?; Too tired?; Was it “just an accident?”; Silver Line could get a date; Where the housing is affordable; No more secret meetings; Underground railroad. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike hate
Against bikes; A mile in their (cycling) shoes; Tech firms don’t get urbanism; What other people’s parking costs you; How cities can grow up; Alexandria examines moving CSX tracks; Bloomberg focuses on rest of the world; Profit Uber alles?; The fare limit; And…. Keep reading…
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GAO: Trucking the least efficient mode of freight shipping
Freight transportation, which accounts for nearly a quarter of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions, doesn’t get as much attention as passenger transportation because most people don’t feel it affects them as much. But more than 15 million trucks deliver 70 percent of the goods this country consumes — and the GAO says that’s a mistake. The… Keep reading…
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Parking hall of shame: Truck blocks crosswalk and travel lane
Trucks sometimes double park in travel lanes, and sometimes block crosswalks. This truck managed to get in everyone’s way: it parked in a travel lane, and blocking one of DC’s busiest crosswalks, all while curbside space sat empty right nearby. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dear Current, please get a real Web site
Sidewalks, assured; Don’t drive? You must not live here; These go to Elevenleytown; Tall TOD at PG Plaza?; Days since last injury: 1; Metro keeping its escalators; Cowening before trains; And…. Keep reading…