Chapter 13 : The Urban Environment: Creating Livable and Sustainable Cities
urban
St Louis: river, Fort Worth: highways. Chicago Union Stock Yards; 5 rr -> Union Station.
Daniel Burnham 1909 Plan of Chicago: open space; D.C. 1791 :'Enfant plan.
transit
light rail: lower capacity, speed; electric. Subway=heavy; less flexible.
Chicago Explores Bus Rapid TransitChicago Tonight, 3/29/12
Mexico City bike-sharing program(SmartPlanet 1/26/12)
rail
John McCain/Hillary Clinton 08 gas tax holiday, pander instincts. Canada Gas Prices (3.8 liters in a gallon)
Acela Express @150mph?
2009 8 B stimulus bill hi-speed rail. Acela Express Boston-NY-D.C, tilting technology.
greenbelt
Greenways: Rails to Trails; Volunteer Stewardship Network
pollution
Heat island: thermals for birds
green_building
City Hall 2001 nearly 100 degrees lower?
$100K LEED Platinum House (HouseSmarts)
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