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Could a Green Bank Hitch a Ride on the Jobs Bill?
By Elana Schor |
Fans of a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) that would help leverage private-sector funding for transportation projects are still hoping for Hill action after the House declined to add the idea to its $154 billion jobs bill. But the NIB isn’t the only new financing strategy on the table, as Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) reminded […]
Transit Creates As Many Jobs As Roads — But it Could Do Even Better
By Elana Schor |
Members of Congress remain intensely focused on health care this fall, but as the unemployment rate hits double digits in more states, their No. 2 priority is best summed up in three words: Jobs, jobs, jobs. House Democrats held a job-creation powwow yesterday that gave transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) an opening to press […]
Report: For Best Results, Address Equity and Climate Change Together
By Melanie Curry |
California Governor Jerry Brown just signed major new climate change legislation, and people will be grappling for a while with what the new laws will mean on the ground—and how California will be able to achieve its new greenhouse gas reduction targets. Tomorrow, several state agencies will be tackling the question of how to reach […]
Mapping Accessibility: What Can You Get to in 20 Minutes?
By Angie Schmitt |
The map on the left shows the density of destinations accessible in the Minneapolis region in a 20-minute car trip. The redder the map, the more stuff you can reach. The map on the right shows what’s accessible in a 20-minute transit trip. Maps: Streets.mn In the U.S., one metric dominates the public discussion about […]
How Bike-Friendly Streets Help Denmark Combat Inequality
By Michael Andersen |
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. We don’t have to dream of a country where protected bike lanes and other quality bike infrastructure have dramatically improved life for poor people. We can visit it. It’s called Denmark, and […]
Four Ways Protected Bike Lanes Benefit Businesses
By Angie Schmitt |
The question isn’t whether your city can afford high-quality bike infrastructure anymore, say our friends at the Green Lane Project. It’s whether your city can afford not to. The Green Lane Project has been working with the Alliance for Biking and Walking on a study examining the different ways protected bike lanes help local businesses. […]