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Paris Urban Bike Sharing System Now Coming to London

Submitted by hollanderd18 on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 9:20pm.
The highly successful, 'super-smart' Velib urban bike sharing system implemented in Paris last summer is now coming to London, with over 15,000 bikes and 1,000 stations. ... read more »

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EPA Urban Transportation Design Study in Governing Magazine

Submitted by crandell on Thu, 08/30/2007 - 9:46pm.
A study compared how well old-city street layouts handled traffic versus modern approaches. The results set off a firestorm. From Governing Magazine By ALEX MARSHALL When I drive my neighborhood streets of Brooklyn, which were laid out more than a century ago in a grid style, it’s obvious: These c... read more »

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Ask CNU: Low-traffic New Urbanism

Submitted by paytonc on Thu, 04/12/2007 - 6:00pm.
Today in Ask CNU, Sue from Durango asks, "has anyone quantified the impact that New Urbanism can have on reducing traffic around me?" It's rare -- but possible -- for new development to actually reduce the amount of traffic on the streets surrounding it; after all, it is still new development. Howev... read more »

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