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Dog owners drive more, but policy and design changes could help lessen the need

Posted on December 13, 2021

By James Hughes We all can identify a walkable neighborhood, whether we live in one or know what we expect to see in one: good sidewalks, connectivity to surrounding areas, and many destinations. But new …

Posted in Livability, OutcomesTagged land use, policy, VMT, walkability

Survey: Mayors see the problem but shy away from the solutions

Posted on February 10, 2020

U.S. mayors recognize safety and environmental issues resulting from automobile traffic, according to a new survey from Boston University. But they are leery about implementing commonly accepted remedies like lower speeds, more enforcement, reduced parking or separated bike lanes.

Posted in News, OutcomesTagged cities, pedestrians, policy, safety

WSDOT weighs in on bill to make health a goal in transportation policy

Posted on February 25, 2013

The Washington State DOT currently has six statutory goals: economic vitality, preservation, safety, mobility, environment, and stewardship. H.B. 1233, introduced by a Tacoma legislator whose day job is with the county health department, would add health as a seventh goal.

Posted in NewsTagged health, legislation, policy, WA, walking, WSDOT

Rahm Emanuel orders Chicago employees to use public transit

Posted on October 24, 2011

In an effort to crack down on the city’s generous travel reimbursement policy, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced a measure that forces city employees to use public transit for work-related travel. Under the new program, …

Posted in NewsTagged budgets, Chicago, guidelines, municipal, policy, transit

Society pays more for trucking

Posted on September 12, 2011

A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), released earlier this year, details the far greater marginal costs imposed on society from trucking than rail or waterborne shipping. These costs include public infrastructure costs (such …

Posted in NewsTagged costs, freight, GAO, policy, rail, report, social costs, trucks, waterborne freight

Big vision, big roads, what now?

Posted on June 6, 2011

We are used to thinking about American’s interstate system beginning with the Eisenhower era’s creation of a national defense highway system in the 1950’s. A new book “The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the …

Posted in NewsTagged engineering, highways, interstates, policy

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