Why Ridesharing Is a Way Bigger Deal for Suburban Seniors Than Urban Millennials
By Paul Supawanich Washington, D.C. – April 23, 2014 – Ridesharing can fill the missing void for many suburban seniors looking to get around, but are unable to drive themselves. “This system is more efficient and less cumbersome than most volunteer driver or senior shuttle programs.” Read the full article (CityLab)
How Free Parking Is Screwing Up Our Cities
Washington, D.C. – April 11, 2014 – A study, co-authored by Rachel Weinberger, and led by Drexel University School of Public Health brought to light the link between parking costs and mass transit use. Their findings provides lawmakers with a new tool for creating better transportation policies. “According to the authors and other experts, a variety of …
3 Enormous Benefits to Charging the Right Price for Parking
Washington, D.C. – April 2, 2014 – Costanza’s universal theory of parking states that drivers should never pay for a spot because, if they apply themselves, they’ll get it for free. Most U.S. cities do everything they can to abide the theory. They undervalue the price of street spaces. They keep parking so cheap it encourages …
Watch ‘Real-Time’ Transit Planning Help North America’s Busiest Bus Line
Washington, D.C. – March 26, 2014 – Vancouver has one of busiest bus corridors in North America, carrying about 100,000 riders a day, making it hard to even get on a bus. In a short film by Nelson\Nygaard, various techniques for controlling the queues at the Broadway-Commercial SkyTrain station were capture. Read the full article (The …
Be Our Guest: Speeding on City Streets is a Real Threat to Pedestrian Safety
By Rachel Weinberger and Lisa Jacobson New York – June 23, 2013 – On Tuesday, a speeding (and drunk) driver caused mayhem on the lower East Side. On Wednesday, three people were injured in one crash on Staten Island. Sometimes these get into the paper and frequently they don’t. But these crashes got us thinking: …
NYC and Water: A Changing Relationship
By David Fields, AICP New York – December 6, 2012 – It’s easy to forget that most of New York City is on three different islands. It’s a commercial city where the water does not play a big a role in that commerce for most residents. Because of that, we’ve forgotten that the city is here …