Is traffic congestion getting better or worse? The Federal Highway Administration collects various statistics each year to help us understand whether traffic is improving or increasing. We wanted to take a closer look at a document titled 2009 Urban Congestion…
Monthly Archives: December 2010
New And Notable: Oil On The Brain, Transport Geographies & Early Downtown Los Angeles
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Oil On The Brain: Petroleum’s Long, Strange Trip To Your Tank is a smart, surprisingly funny account of the oil industry — the people, economies, and pipelines that bring us petroleum, brilliantly illuminating a world we encounter every day. Americans…
Resources To Know: California Transit Association & Its Annual Legislative Summary
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Since its founding in 1965, the California Transit Association (CTA) has been a primary advocate for public transportation in the state. The Association’s team of legislative advocates works to promote multi-year transit funding and to represent transit’s interests before the…
New And Notable: Smart Growth Manual, “Unplanning,” & Asphalt And Politics
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Everyone is calling for smart growth…but what exactly is it? In The Smart Growth Manual (New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2009), two leading city planners provide a thorough answer. From the expanse of the metropolis to the detail of the window…
Resources To Know: The MUTCD — A Book In The News This Week You May Never Have Heard Of That Impacts You Every Day
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A relatively obscure book is receiving its 15 minutes (or more) of fame this week, The Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). This set of federal standards for traffic signs, road surface markings, and signals is a primary resource…