How one can actually account for air quality when designing bike lanes
Last May, I wrote a post about the need to account for air quality issues when designing bike infrastructure. In it, I argued: With all this in mind, the concept… Read more »
Tag: Development
Does sprawl make the urban heat island effect worse?
A few weeks ago, NASA officially announced that the record-breaking, “Godzilla” El Niño event that dominated much of our weather over the past year plus had finally come to an end…. Read more »
Ohio won’t save GCRTA, so let’s tax parking to fund transit instead
One of the biggest stories in Northeast Ohio right now is the Greater Cleveland RTA’s budget shortfall. It’s probably because of the company I keep, but my feeds have been… Read more »
Actually, fuel economy standards are a great way to tackle carbon emissions
I feel somewhat obligated to address an op-ed I read in the Los Angeles Times on Monday from Salim Furth, a research fellow at the conservative think tank The Heritage… Read more »
Don’t blame it on the rain: On the root causes of Northeast Ohio’s flooding problems
“Après moi, le déluge” – King Louis XV (1710-1774) Northeast Ohio has a flooding problem, as anyone affected by the severe storms last evening can attest. The region has experienced at… Read more »
Why peace & international engagement may threaten Burma’s fragile ecosystems
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This article is cross-posted from New Security Beat. Political and economic changes in Burma have been as rapid as they are surprising. In just three years, the country has gone… Read more »
Climate hawks should focus more on the persuadable, less on the trolls
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For years, climate hawks have devoted considerable time and energy to refuting arguments proffered by those who deny the basic tenets of climate change. This focus on countering climate deniers… Read more »
Suburbs are terrible for the climate
That’s the message of a new study from researchers at UC Berkeley. The research, which analyzes spatial differences in household carbon footprints (HCF) was published in the journal Environmental Science… Read more »
The resource curse is coming to town
Oil and natural gas from shale will be a “game changer” for Ohio, one that “has given fresh life to energy development,” according to Jack Gerard, the president & CEO of… Read more »
Africa’s Great Lakes were central to human evolution
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Cross-posted from Drink Local. Drink Tap., Inc. If you’ve ever felt inexplicably drawn to Lake Erie or any of the other Great Lakes, you’re not alone. In fact, that attraction… Read more »