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Now Available … Winter 2008 Issue
The following are the top stories from InTransition's Winter 2008 issue. Not all of the content that appears in the print edition is available online. To order a free subscription to the magazine, click on the link to the right and complete the simple form.
Transportation Planning
Warms Up to Climate Change
Strategies Sweeping and Small
Being Formed to Face Global Emergency
By Josh Stephens
Relatively speaking, Sisyphus had it easy: one boulder, one route, up and down, with zero emissions. But for contemporary planners worried about climate change, an even more formidable task is emerging. It involves America’s billion or so wheels, infinitely chaotic movements, and a stew of gases that threatens the biosphere. Read More
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Other Governments Not Waiting for D.C.’s Lead
FasTimes at Mile High
Ambitious Expansion of Denver Area
Commuter Rail Service on Track
By Greg Henry
The largest mass transit project in the country is scheduled to start in full this summer in Denver. Once complete, the ambitious FasTracks program is expected to add 119 miles of new commuter and light rail and 18 miles of bus rapid transit (BRT) service to the Denver metro area. Read More
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Success of Predecessors Laid Tracks for New Lines
Tax Revenues a Good Start for New Starts
Protecting the Past’s Future
Cities Employ Strategies to Handle Modern
Transportation Needs in Historic Districts
By Jessica Zimmer
Historic districts present city planners and traffic engineers with a unique challenge—balancing the need to attract visitors with state and sometimes federal requirements to protect the character of old neighborhoods.
Enter a strategy: Make the historic district the new downtown. Read More
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Birds on a Mission
Traffic Probes Provide
Real-Time Data on Road Conditions
By Eric Goldwyn
If you’ve glided through an E-ZPass booth in North Jersey or cruised a local highway with a cell phone turned on lately, your movements may have been tracked. But don’t worry—experts say the information you provided was anonymous and could have actually sped up your trip. Read More
Research Exchange
Research Exchange gathers brief summaries of ongoing or recently completed research about critical topics in transportation. Among the topics covered in this issue’s items are iPods’ effects on driving, stress levels by commuting mode, a London “smart bike” pilot, the ineffectiveness of “Children at Play” signs and several more. Read More
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Walking Distance to Transit
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