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| | In December, Alex Steffen wrote a provocative article at Worldchanging proposing that Seattle aim to become North America's first carbon-neutral city. I'm not an expert on carbon-neutrality as a whole, but I can certainly comment on the transport dimensions of it. Here are some reasons to bet on Seattle, in particular, as a place that [...]
| | www.thetransportpolitic.com
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| | ยป Metropolitan Seattle plans to offer its voters the chance to fund a large new transit expansion program. But are the projects chosen for initial funding the right ones? Building a regional fixed-...
| | freakonomics.com
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| | Amtrak's ridership and revenue has been steadily increasing over the last 10 years, and 2011 set a new ridership record with 30.2 million passengers, and $1.9 billion in ticket revenue. But, even though it took in $1.42 billion from Congress last year, it still manages to lose $1 billion annually. This is hardly a new development. Amtrak has a long and storied history of functioning at a loss despite government subsidies.So, as we enter what appears to be a new era (maybe?) of government austerity, it se...
| | nyc.streetsblog.org
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| Check out how car drivers simply stop for pedestrians -and not just pedestrians in a crosswalk, but also pedestrians about to enter a crosswalk or even just thinking about maybe entering a crosswalk.