Transportation Policy
A Bicycle Strategy for Canada?
9 June 2008 - 11:00am
Globe & Mail
Toronto environmental lawyer Albert Koehl believes that Canada's Conservative government should embark on a national bicycle strategy.
The End of Car Culture?
31 May 2008 - 5:00am
Philadelphia Inquirer
Transit ridership is spiking across the country as gas prices go up. Is this a tipping point for America's car culture?
Don't Fill-er-up With Stupidity
18 May 2008 - 8:59am
People’s response to death typically proceeds through various stages: disbelief, denial, anger, bargaining, guilt, and eventually acceptance and hope. Motorists’ response to increased fuel price seems to follow similar stages:
Economic Principles Still Apply
7 May 2008 - 11:16am
It turns out that the “law of demand” (the tendency of higher prices to reduce consumption) and the principles of urban economics (that improved accessibility increases land values) still apply. If we are smart, we can use these to help solve problems and benefit consumers.
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Why Culture Matters: Do as Others Do, Whether In Eating or Cycling
22 March 2008 - 5:00am
Streetsblog
Why Americans don't cycle in the cold and rain, and why they do in Amsterdam.
Replacing Transit with Toll Roads
17 March 2008 - 10:00am
The Washington Post
The Department of Transportation under President Bush has placed an emphasis on market-based measures such as toll roads to alleviate congestion, and this has public transit advocates worried that the Federal government sees no role for transit.
Climate Change May Prompt Revolution In Transportation Planning
3 March 2008 - 9:00am
InTransition Magazine
Transportation planners and public officials have begun to consider ways to reconfigure cities and alter driving patterns in order to reduce vehicle miles traveled and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
