The Hub 9/30/16: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Round-up of Transportation News

The Hub 9/30/16: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Round-up of Transportation News

“The Hub” is a weekly round-up of transportation related news in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Check back weekly to keep up to date on the issues Clean Air Council’s transportation staff finds important.

Washington Post: The White House takes on off-street parking – Last week, the Obama Administration came out in support of the automated vehicle industry. This week the White House came down against a rule that requires developers to build parking spots. While less parking will be needed in a rideshare economy,  the newly released Housing Development Toolkit states that parking requirements place undue burdens on transit-oriented development and affordable housing.

The Boston Globe: Sustainable infrastructure after the automobile age – Jeffrey D. Sachs, a professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, makes the case for a generation-long  infrastructure reinvestment plan that abides by the triple bottom line of sustainable development: economic prosperity, social fairness, and environmental sustainability.

Daily Hive: Surprise: Bike-friendly Netherlands named best place in the world to be a driver –  Bikes, pedestrians, and public transit can happily coexist!  After World War II, the Dutch rejected the auto-centric city planning of the West and prioritized bicycling, walking, and public transit. Today, the Dutch have multiple transportation options, 27,961 miles of bike lanes, and are also considered to have the safest streets for all road-users in the world.

CityLab: Austin might be weird enough to build a gondola – Would you commute by gondola? A $15,000 viability study for an 8-mile “urban cable” line was approved by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority board.

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