Monthly Archives: March 2004

HIGHWAY DECISIONS, AMERICAN ECONOMY — AND SOUL

March 30, 2004 – 4:50 pm

Is the Great American Asphalt machine (celebrated by our colleague Jane Holtz Kay in Asphalt Nation) about to get derailed — or given multi-billions for massive expansion? Fresh reports from Pennsylvania and Virginia offer vividly contrasting visions. Latest from Harrisburg is that the state’s DOT has chopped $5 billion in bridge and highway projects from [...]

By Neal Peirce | Posted in Commentary | Comments (0)

VICTORIA BC LOOKS TO AVOID U.S. TRANSPORTATION MISTAKES

March 23, 2004 – 6:32 pm

CURT JOHNSON: VICTORIA, BC — Arriving early for a speech on downtown revitalization, I found myself wandering through the streets of Victoria’s city center and the Inner Harbor. My immediate impression: What’s the problem? Downtown holds most of the jobs for Vancouver Islanders. The stately BC Parliament building stands with great museums, gardens, and walks [...]

By Curtis Johnson | Posted in Commentary | Comments (0)

Assessing the $$ Benefits of Smart Growth

March 12, 2004 – 5:36 am

Can smart growth strategies — more compact development patterns — really save money for public treasuries? The debate’s been going on since the early ‘70s, with analysts from Robert Burchell to Robert Cervero, Tony Downs to Manuel Pastor (photo), weighing in. Now Mark Muro and Robert Puentes, in a research paper published by the Brooking [...]

By Neal Peirce | Posted in Smart Growth | Comments (0)