by Jim Henderson | Dec 28, 2011 | Government Programs, Green Driving
Completing a major transit project is never a quick and easy process, but if any place should be able to move one swiftly through to completion, it’s San Francisco. In 1973 the city adopted a “transit first” policy that gave planning priority to...
by Jim Henderson | Dec 22, 2011 | Green Driving
Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently published a projection in the journal Science of what it would take for California, by 2050, to reach the state’s goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels. Their vision...
by Jim Henderson | Dec 1, 2011 | Government Programs
There is no single, handy database that tracks the proliferation of parking spots in a city over time. A five-story parking garage goes in here, a surface lot there. A new development comes in, and zoning code mandates additional spots per housing unit or office desk...
by Andy Grossman | Dec 1, 2011 | Environment, Government Programs
Bike sharing in North America has yet to come to a city with mandatory helmet laws. The two have so far seemed mutually exclusive. It’s hard to force casual, point-to-point bike renters to wear a helmet if you don’t give them one. But you can’t share a helmet like you...
by Jim Henderson | Nov 28, 2011 | Green Driving
There are many benefits of carpooling. Sharing a ride to work or school reduces the number of cars on the road, which is good for the environment. When you share the cost of gas with one or two other people, you pay much less for your commute. Carpooling is a good way...