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Why Don’t Mortgage Lenders Account for Transportation Costs?
Every house or apartment comes with an embedded cost: transportation. Depending on the location and local infrastructure, those costs can be very small or very large.
September 26, 2013
The Squandered Potential of Train Station Parking Lots
Yesterday we noted how MTR Corp. in Hong Kong rakes in cash from commercial properties along its rail lines. Meanwhile, the land right next to many American rail stations -- especially commuter rail -- is consumed by oceans of parking.
September 25, 2013
In Hong Kong, Making a Mint With Transit-Oriented Malls
Here's what's happening on the Network today.
September 24, 2013
Businesses in Groningen, the Netherlands: More Bike Traffic, Please
What happens when transportation planners try to accommodate cyclist traffic? If you're in Groningen, the Netherlands, where over half of all trips are made by bike, you get complaints from business owners -- who don't want cyclists diverted from their street.
September 23, 2013
Happy Park(ing) Day: Go Create a Better Street
It's Park(ing) Day around the world -- an international demonstration of the potential to repurpose the space given over to cars in our cities. Right now in more than 160 cities in 35 countries, people are setting up small parks in what, for one day, will turn unremarkable 9-by-18-foot asphalt patches into community gathering spaces.
September 20, 2013
Seattle Reconsiders School Design to Get Kids Walking Again
We know that sedentary behavior is a big contributor to the childhood obesity epidemic in America. And the fact that few children walk to school anymore -- only 13 percent in 2009 compared to more than 50 percent in their parents' generation -- is part of the problem.
September 19, 2013
Detroit to Add 50 Miles of Bike Lanes This Year
Detroit's streets are changing, and it's a beautiful thing to witness. Despite its recent bankruptcy, thanks to the help of philanthropic institutions in the area, the Motor City is moving to repair some of the damage that's been done by decades of promoting the speed of cars over the health of neighborhoods.
September 18, 2013
St. Louis Aims to Get More Walkable Development Out of Its Rail System
St. Louis is one of the rare, lucky Midwestern cities with light rail. The city seeded its Metrolink system in the 1990s and underwent a pretty large expansion in the early 2000s. It now has 37 stations.
September 17, 2013
Four Ways Protected Bike Lanes Benefit Businesses
The question isn't whether your city can afford high-quality bike infrastructure anymore, say our friends at the Green Lane Project. It's whether your city can afford not to.
September 16, 2013
Roundup: How Bus Rapid Transit Spurs Development
Here's a snapshot of what's happening around the Streetsblog Network today:
September 13, 2013