The relationship between population density, parking spaces and public transit availability is a critical one for planners, developers and, yes, apartment hunters. Thanks to a $1.2 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration, residents and city planners…
Illinois Infrastructure has Improved — But it’s Nothing to Celebrate
For many, it is difficult to see much improvement in Illinois' infrastructure over the past few years. We don't calculate our daily average time stuck…
Mappers Seek Solutions to Baltimore-Area Transit Problems
Payal Patnaik, 24, is just one of the region’s mappers who believes that maps can be used for social improvements like connecting people to healthy…
Delivering Sustainable Transport
Globally, the transport sector accounts for 23 percent of all CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion, and 15 percent of overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. CO2 emissions from transport rose by 45 percent from 1990 to 2007, led by emissions from the…
The Geography-Based Relationship Between Income and Transit Use
There is a common perception in much of America that poor people ride public transit to work, while wealthier people drive. Here in the D.C. area, this is true—to an extent. It's the case in the District (where the average commuter makes $51,469, to just…
Metro Chicago Funds 50 Projects to Reduce Congestion and Improve Air Quality
Residents of metropolitan Chicago will benefit from improved transit, roads, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities through $286 million in federal transportation funds targeted over the next four years to support the GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional plan's goals…
The UK’s Aggressive BIM Strategy Leads the World #YII2013
Mark Bew, chairman of HM Government BIM Working Group addressed the rail and transit group at Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure Conference today in London. The United Kingdom is leading the world in their adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM)…
