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Gas Prices Apply Brakes To Suburban Migration | WaPo
As more and more families reconsider their dreams, land-use experts are beginning to ask whether $4-a-gallon gas is enough to change the way Americans have thought for half a century about where they live.
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Bike Sharing Programs Widespread | SEJ
There already are at least 128 programs for bike sharing, or some other form of encouraging increased use or knowledge of bicycles, in 37 states in the US, according to the International Bicycle Fund (IBF).
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Detours by Design: Optimizing Traffic Flow | SciAm
Braess’s paradox states that in a network in which all moving entities seek the most efficient route, adding extra capacity can reduce overall efficiency.
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Winkelman and Bragdon: Sidewalks are as sexy as hybrids | Senate Testimony
Our nation cannot successfully address climate change without reforming our transportation system. And we cannot successfully reform our transportation system without improving the way our communities are designed, and reducing the need for people to drive.
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Christopher Leinberger: Private Funding of Public Transit
A recent Brookings Institution analysis of a proposed $140 million streetcar line in the District of Columbia showed, for instance, that the line would create $3 in land appreciation for nearby private-property owners for every $1 it would cost to build. Transportation drives development, so development can and should help pay for transportation.
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