Top news of the week: 02.05.2022.
Mobility
Car sharing: is now the time to give up owning a vehicle?
More people are saving money and helping the environment by using shared or hired vehicles
Ashland Bus Rapid Transit
After analysis and input at six public open houses in 2012, BRT is now planned for 16 miles of Ashland from Irving Park Road to 95th Street, with the first phase now being designed for ...
Michigan awards grants to spur EV equity and economic development
The grant program aims to increase access to electric vehicles and charging stations in underserved communities while also creating EV-related jobs through public-private partnerships.
Northern Busway Extension Opens Soon
Auckland Transport have announced that the Northern Busway extension will open in just over a week’s time. We’re pleased to announce that on Sunday 8 May the Northern Busway extension ...
Parking reform could reenergize downtowns – here’s what happened when Buffalo changed its zoning rules
Stadiums are a great study of how little space people take up and how much space their cars need. 21st Century City@urbanthoughts11 If everybody drives,nobody moves.‘The urban ...
Lessons from California: Tips to keep transit projects on time, on budget
Local agencies tend to poorly plan infrastructure work and don’t have enough capacity to manage megaprojects, and common procurement methods create a management bottleneck, a new study from ...
Leading Cities, QBE invite startups to apply to AcceliCITY resilience competition
The resilience challenge – accepting applications through April – also awards regional prizes and virtual incubator memberships. Another part of the competition seeks an urban food pilot ...
The Weight of Cities
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