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- A great kids book about cities and planning
- States and provinces with the most limited access tollway mileage
- Working list: World’s deepest open pit mines past and present
- Biggest baddest bottlenecks for truck traffic in the USA
- Scaling one the last remaining fire lookout towers in Illinois
- A living art museum amid ghost town ruins
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Tag Archives: commuter rail
“All aboard”: Ten planning lessons from riding USA railways
Moonlight over Fort Madison, Iowa After completing a long-distance trip across much of the United States this week, it seemed appropriate to list those planning lessons learned from this and previous rail travel experiences. While much of my ridership has … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, advertising, air travel, Alternative transportation, art, books, Canada, Cars, cities, commerce, downtown, economic development, engineering, entertainment, environment, Europe, fun, geography, government, highways, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Passenger rail, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, rail, Railroads, spatial design, technology, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, visual pollution
Tagged AMTRAK, cities, commuter rail, intercity rail, passenger rail, planning, rail, railroads, railways, tourism, transportation, travel
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Ten planning lessons from mighty Los Angeles
Despite its detractors, every time I’m in Los Angeles, the city impresses me more. From the first time in 1970 to just recently, the changes are palpable, especially the move(s) away from being so car-centric and increased densification. Below, is … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, branding, business, cities, civics, commerce, culture, density, distribution, downtown, economic development, Economy, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, fun, geography, Highway displacement, highways, historic preservation, history, humanity, immigration, industry, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, mountains, movies, music, nature, Passenger rail, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, pollution, rail, Railroads, recreation, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, Television, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, trucking, urban design, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged art, Brady Bunch, Burbank, California, cities, commuter rail, Glendale, highways, Hollywood, LA, land use, light rail, Long Beach, Los Angeles, movies, Pasadena, planning, ports, Santa Monica, subways, transportation, trucks, TV
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Ten Planning Lessons from Chicago’s Northside Neighborhoods
Below is my list of top ten planning lessons garnered from visits to nearly all of Northside Chicago neighborhoods over the past few years, especially those located to the north and east of I-90/94 (The Kennedy Expressway). Even with … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Cuisine, culture, demographics, density, diversity, entertainment, entrepreneurship, gentrification, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, new urbanism, place names, placemaking, planning, Railroads, shopping, skylines, spatial design, third places, tourism, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged Chicago, commuter rail, neighborhoods, Northside, Southside, Terra Cotta Row, transit
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Ten planning lessons from Colorado’s Front Range
Below is my list of ten planning lessons learned from multiple visits to Colorado’s Front Range in the past 18 months. Some are positive, some are not. They are presented in no particular order of preference. Cheers! A large, auto-centric city … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, air travel, airport planning, airports, Alternative transportation, architecture, aviation, bicycling, Cars, cities, commerce, downtown, economic development, entertainment, environment, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, nature, new urbanism, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, Railroads, revitalization, spatial design, sprawl, States, sustainability, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged airports, biking, cities, Colorado, commuter rail, Denver, Front Range, geography, land use, mountains, new urbanism, planning, spatial design, sprawl, vistas, Wyoming
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Applying smart commute to travel
We were very pleased and proud to utilize forms of smart commuting for our entire trip to/in/from Ireland last week. The following is a breakdown of our smart commute trips during our eight days of travel: Commuter rail – 4 … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, air travel, aviation, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, culture, energy, environment, Europe, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, infrastructure, Ireland, land use, new urbanism, product design, rail, Renewable Energy, spatial design, sustainability, technology, tourism, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged An Post, bicycling, biking, bus transportation, carpools, commuter rail, hiking, Iarnrod Erieann, intercity rail, Irish Rail, jitney, light rail, railways, Smart Commute, telecommuting, tram, walking
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The loveliest commuter railway of all
I will grant that I have not ridden every commuter railway line on the planet, but one would find it hard to find a one any lovelier than the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) line that extends 17 miles from Dublin’s … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, entertainment, environment, Europe, fun, geography, Geology, government, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, Ireland, land use, logistics, nature, Nature, placemaking, planning, product design, spatial design, sustainability, technology, tourism, Trade, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged Bray Head, cities, commuter rail, commuting, DART, Dublin, Greystones, Irish Rail, land use, railroads, railways, scenery, transportation
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Where mass transit matters (pt. 2) – busiest North American commuter railroads
As a follow-up to the post on the World’s Busies Metros/Subways, here’s a list of the busiest commuter railroads in the United States and Canada. Considering the number of folks who utilize metros, subways, and/or commuter rail in American cities, it sure … Continue reading
Posted in cities, density, economic development, energy, environment, new urbanism, planning, rail, transit, transportation, urban planning
Tagged Canada, commuter rail, mass transit, North America, USA
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Delhi’s railway system is first to earn U.N. carbon credits
Kudos to Delhi, India and its Metro Rail Corporation. According to a story on the BBC, Delhi’s system is the first in the world to earn United Nations carbon credits. The story goes on to note: “The transport system has … Continue reading
Posted in cities, climate change, environment, land use, rail, transit, transportation
Tagged commuter rail, Delhi, India, rail, transit, transportation
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