“In building bright green cities we do more than help avert a monstrous disaster for which we are largely responsible. We might just awaken on the other side of this fight to find ourselves prosperously at home in the sort of communities we thought lost forever, leading more creative, connected, and carefree lives.”
-Alex Steffen, Business Week, "Cities: A Smart Alternative to Cars, Feb 11, 2008 Source - More on this topic by Alex Steffen
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Regional Transportation Plans from Denver, San Diego, and Atlanta compared
These plans are very different from Houston's. Get the PowerPoint slides.
Transportation Disconnect:
Are Supply and Demand Out of Sync in Houston?
Public opinion in professional surveys and government-mandated transportation plans reveals a mismatch between where the public wants to spend its transportation dollars and where those dollars are actually going. Read the report
Transportation Funding Equity:
The Local Pie is Strangely Sliced
Harris County has 73 percent of the regional population, but its citizens will receive only 48 percent of transportation project funds over the next 20 years. Why is that? Read the report.
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