Transit alone cannot solve the systemic problems behind job inaccessibility
In my last post, I dug into the debate over which approach is better – bringing people to jobs or jobs to people – by examining case studies from San… Read more »
Tag: Sprawl
Which approach is better: ‘jobs to people’ or ‘people to jobs’?
Back in September 2015, I was fortunate enough to take part in a focus group discussion at the Fund for Our Economic Future on a report they were finalizing that… Read more »
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 »
Karachi’s Heat Wave a Sign of Future Challenges to Pakistan’s Fragile Democracy
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Karachi, the world’s second largest city by population, is emerging from the grips of a deadly heatwave. A persistent low pressure system camped over the Arabian Sea stifled ocean breezes and… Read more »
In the wake of the Detroit shutoffs, do Americans have a right to water?
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Originally posted on Drink Local. Drink Tap., Inc’s blog. In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly formally recognized there exists a human right to water and sanitation. The body called… Read more »
Your driveway is making you sick: On the health risks of coal tar sealants
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Originally posted on Drink Local. Drink Tap., Inc’s blog. Coal constitutes a hellish cocktail of toxic substances, ranging from heavy metals like mercury and lead to known carcinogens like cadmium… 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 »
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 »