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Americans Continue to Drive Less
The Federal Highway Administration has released data that show the average number of miles driven by Americans has declined significantly in the past decade. An analyst quoted in DCStreetsBlog thinks that the decrease in driving miles is related to grow… more »
Thriving Local Businesses Increase Community Resilience
According to several recent studies summarized in Grist Magazine, cities where small, locally owned businesses account for a large share of the economy have stronger social networks, more engaged citizens, and better success solving community problems.… more »
Kids Have Lower Obesity Rates in Walkable Communities
The rate of obesity among grade school and high school students decreased if the students lived in communities with higher walkability index scores, according to a recent study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Increased physical activity by… more »
Transportation Demand Projects Save Colleges Millions in Parking Construction
Colleges and universities are finding that it is far cheaper to offer transportation options to reduce driving on campus than it is to build new parking structures. College transportation reduction projects include providing free transit passes for facu… more »
Massive Bike-Sharing Programs Poised to Launch in 2013
New bike-sharing programs rolling out in America's largest cities in 2013 will dwarf existing efforts. New York City’s CitiBike program will place 5,500 bicycles at nearly 300 stations in Manhattan and Brooklyn in May, with the ultimate goal of reachin… more »
Reduced Parking Requirements Increase Housing Choices
A recent UCLA study found that developers provided more housing in new housing developments when parking requirements were eliminated. Relaxed parking requirements also freed developers to provide different types of housing, including housing in older b… more »
Surgeon General to Urge Action on Community Walkability
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking public input on walking as an effective way to be sufficiently active for health. The information obtained will be used to frame an anticipated Surgeon General's call to action on this issu… more »
Federal Government Considers Options for Boston-to-D.C. High Speed Rail
More than a dozen different plans for improving rail in the Northeast Corridor are being considered, ranging from minor improvements to a system of 220-mile-per-hour bullet trains between Washington and Boston. A new report sketches out 15 alternatives… more »
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