Archive for the Transportation Category

The Bike Lane Bicker

March 29, 2011
The Bike Lane Bicker

In the last few weeks, the drama unfolding about the Prospect Park West bike-lane has been tough to ignore. So, I decided I would finally chime in on it. I have personal thoughts on the amount of time on peoples’ hands to sue the Department of Transportation (DOT) over the loss of 6 parking spaces [...]

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Using Technology to Support Regional Food Systems

March 17, 2011
Using Technology to Support Regional Food Systems

Earlier this week I was contacted by Derek Singleton, ERP Market Analyst for Software Advice. He had written a really interesting article on the Software Advice Distribution Blog that looks at some of the ways that local and regional food are using technology to facilitate connections between producers and consumers, and how these organizations can [...]

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Planning the Future of Food

March 11, 2011
Planning the Future of Food

Food seems to be everywhere these days, including the urban planning community. But this hasn’t always been the case. A little over a decade ago, a small group of planning academics published a paper in the Journal of the American Planning Association entitled “The Food System: Stranger to the Planning Field.” Authors Kameshwari Pothukuchi and [...]

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Transition and Resilience in Cuban Agriculture

February 4, 2011
Transition and Resilience in Cuban Agriculture

This week, Hunter and the rest of the CUNY campuses gear up for the spring semester with their first full week of classes (though I use the term “spring” lightly- what with the mountains of snow piled on every sidewalk in the City). It has been nearly two weeks since I returned from Cuba. As [...]

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Bike Lanes Not All Sunshine and Lollipops

December 13, 2010
Bike Lanes Not All Sunshine and Lollipops

From a sustainability stand point, bike lane infrastructure in any city would seem like an obvious positive. Bikes are an environmentally sound way to get around, they decrease the number of cars on the road and the offer health benefits to riders. Bike lanes make cycling a safe and viable transportation alternative for city residents. Win, win right? Wrong.

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