Posts tagged Brooklyn
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National links: Honolulu’s Skyline begins service as the newest rail line in the US
Skyline opens for service in Honolulu. Colorado transit agencies launch free fares for the summer to combat smog. Cities and states nationwide look to avoid a California-style housing crisis. Keep reading…
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National links: No, you’re not the only one with noisy neighbors
Yes, the sounds your neighbors make are annoying you. The future of cities is underground? Commute distance never changes. Keep reading…
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National links: Should cities offer perks to draw people to transit?
Some cities have started offering incentives to get people to ride transit. “Circular cities” could reduce waste and overconsumption. A study shows how highways have hindered cities’ growth over the last 60 years. Keep reading…
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National links: Cities are still grappling with Robert Moses’ highway legacy
Should NYC tear down the outdated Brooklyn-Queens Expressway? Businesses still want a lot of parking, even as some developers are trying to reduce it. The term “smart city” may be overused, but this report clarifies what a smart city actually is. Keep reading…
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No, Reston is not going to be denser than Manhattan
Reston is set to grow a lot over the next couple of decades as Metro's Silver Line is completed, transforming parts of the area from quiet, isolated office parks to denser office and apartment buildings. However, it's important to remember that density is just one measure of what a community feels like, and there are many ways to arrive at the same numbers of people per square mile. Keep reading…
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National stories: UberPool can’t work without huge subsidies
UberPool is far from a profitable venture, and housing shortages are for places like Des Moines as much as they are for Brooklyn, though the reasons are different. Also, we're probably a ways off from driverless cars being all over the road, but once they do arrive, the big story might be driverless transit. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Keep reading…
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National Links: On the hook for bad street design
In New York, a high court says a transportation agency that didn't fix dangerous streets must pay damages to a child hit by a driver. Dayton, Ohio is struggling, partly because it tore down a lot of its old buildings to avoid higher vacancy rates. Uber is making some of its data more available to the public. Check out what's happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Keep reading…
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National links: Can San Diego cut back on car use?
San Diego has big environmental goals that include getting a whole lot of people to stop driving, coastal cities are, indeed, generally more expensive than those in the middle of the country, and Uber is losing a lot of money. Check out what’s going on in the world of housing, transportation, and cities around the globe. Lofty goals for San Diego: San Diego’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Gymnastics, diving, and urban planning?
Planning’s Olympic moment; Not the usual Fairfax news; Orange you going to resign; Blind referee’s Purple call; Streetcar’s expectations exceeded; Nursing home sale fallout; The price of walkability; Art before development; Help for MoCo parents; Pokémon’s location bias; Boon for boomer landlords. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transportation piggy bank
Chipping in for Metro; Funding transportation with tax reform; Down on the corner; No fly list; No parking for these U Street residents; Stop pop-ups vs. stop NIMBYism; Gentrification angers Spike Lee; Fort Belvoir’s spillover effects; Arlington roads in poor condition; And…. Keep reading…