Transport & cities – June 15
Jammed cities eye ‘pay to drive’
Walkability helps older adults stay healthy
Tourist space jet unveiled
EasyJet unveils ‘ecoJet’
Urban Design
Housing & urban design – June 11
Suburbs with downtown appeal
Building the future: Community buildings
Building the Future: Home
Zero-carbon housing
Stay in NYC?
Reaction to the recent sustainability plan for New York City: “I expected to see steps that ask people to give more of themselves than their money. Why weren’t people encouraged to educate themselves about energy? Learn where it comes from. Don’t blindly accept proposals offered by government, corporations, or so-called experts.”
California strikes back – June 6
California standards could crimp Alberta tar sands boom
Pelosi scuttles Dems plan that would have blocked greenhouse limits
California leads energy efficiency
Calif. sees sprawl as warming culprit
Inland Empire 25-year growth targeted
Housing & urban design – June 5
Planning for transport using peak oil and climate scenarios
Radiant City movie review: Life in the suburbs, if you can call it living
A flood of “oasis-changers” in Australia
Road to nowhere?
Below are comments I presented before my local transportation planning agency concerning its 2030 plan [in which I question the assumption that liquid fuels will remain abundant and cheap]. I hope these comments will provide some ideas for those who want to comment on plans in their own locales.
The peak oil crisis: Preparing for depletion
There are two areas of energy consumption we, as individuals, can do something about: transportation and buildings.
The American Planning Association talks sustainability
As green building and alternative energy enjoy a new surge of interest and investment, planners have an important role to play in making sustainability possible in cities.
Urban & transport – May 26
Mayday 23: world population becomes more urban than rural
Density, compact communities and smart growth
NYT: Get moving on traffic relief for New York City (congestion pricing)
Solutions & sustainability – May 26
Transition targets for the Dynamic City
Greg Pahl’s Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook
Seeing the future from high above Greenland
Shining a bright light on energy efficiency
Urban & housing – May 22
Why are they greener than we are?
Kunstler: Congress for the New Urbanism
Green groups hit out at UK planning reforms
Relocalization – May 18
Julian Darley on relocalization and energy use
Relocalizing Eugene
