03.24.10 |
'Smart Growth' Taking Hold in U.S. Cities, Study Says
Redevelopment of urban centers has continued to outpace construction in the outskirts of suburbia, according to a recent U.S. EPA study...
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01.22.10 |
What's the condition of Pennsylvania's bridges?
For the first time in a decade, Pennsylvania's bridges are actually getting healthier... |
1.21.10 |
To Create Jobs, Build Public Transit, Not Highways
If we’d spent as much federal stimulus money on public transportation as we spent on highways, we would have created twice as much work and put a bigger dent in the unemployment rate....
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01.19.10 |
Meeting will focus on joint streetscape plan for Camp Hill, Lemoyne and Wormleysburg
Three roundabouts, an extension of 10th Street in Lemoyne and the creation of more green space... |
01.07.10 |
Pennsylvania state funds boost local rail opportunities
Stourbridge Railway to receive $3.2 million... |
01.05.10 |
Public Transportation Creates Jobs and the Numbers to Prove It
A group called Smart Growth America has a new report out showing that when it comes to job creation... |
12.29.09 |
The year's top smart growth stories |
11.12.09 |
Mon Wharf riverfront trail nearly complete
A 2,017-foot-long biking and walking trail on the rim of the Mon Wharf is nearly complete
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10.02.09 |
The Truth About Smart Growth
The folks who lead the national fight against more choices for where to live, work, learn, and play are having a workshop... |
09.29.09 |
Group encourages transportation planning based on 'smart growth' model
Two years ago, when several projects were proposed for Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster County transportation planners did something that shouldn't seem that unusual...
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09.27.09 |
A Free-Wheeling City
For a bicyclist, Darwin Hindman is rather nattily attired, wearing a crisp tweed blazer and an orange silk tie as he pilots his ancient mountain bike through the center of Columbia, Missouri... |
09.10.09 |
Carlisle road project to reduce lanes could be finished by end of 2010
Carlisle hopes to be able to complete work on its planned $2.8 million downtown "road diet" by the end of 2010 if all goes well, borough manager Steve Hietsch said this morning... |
07.21.09 |
Plan the Keystone and Smart Transportation
A number of trends are rapidly changing the needs and demands of our transportation system... |
06.17.09 |
Planning for the future: Washington’s new Woodrow Wilson Bridge
Two weekends ago, the 12-foot-wide bicycle and pedestrian lane of the Woodrow Wilson... |
06.02.09 |
Boroughs getting state grant funds
Thanks to a green initiative announced by Gov. Ed Rendell... |
05.30.09 |
$14.8 million targeted for pedestrians, bicyclists to ease road congestion
Western Pennsylvania will get $14.8 million in state and federal funding to make the region more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly and get people out of their cars... |
05.30.09 |
Trail project gets $3.7 million boost
A month after rail salvage work started clearing a path for the Union County Rails-to-Trails, a nine-mile trail linking Lewisburg with Mifflinburg, the project got a huge boost Friday... |
05.30.09 |
Bethlehem, Easton and Hellertown get state transportation money for pedestrian and bike
improvements
More than $5 million in state money will allow for pedestrian improvements at Larry Holmes Drive and South Third Street in Easton and further the South Bethlehem Greenway project... |
05.29.09 |
PennDOT pledges $15M for Pittsburgh-area transportation projects
Nearly $15 million for green-minded transportation solutions around the Pittsburgh area is coming from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the agency announced Thursday... |
05.26.09 |
Funding woes force PennDOT to rethink how it operates
Faced with uncertainty over future funding, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is trying to get smarter. |
05.19.09 |
In the Future, the City’s Streets Are to Behave
Imagine narrow European-style roadways shared by pedestrians, cyclists and cars, all traveling at low speeds... |
05.11.09 |
Transportation for America unveils its Blueprint for Reform on Capitol Hill
With Congress preparing to write the bill that will determine the next six years of transportation spending... |
04.27.09 |
Forty Foot Pedestrian Bridge
It took Towamencin Township over twelve years of planning, design, and construction... |
04.02.09 |
Picturing Smart Growth
Visions for Sustainable Communities Across America |
03.20.09 |
PennDOT looks to get 'smart'
Program would focus on road projects with greatest need |
03.08.09 |
How We Can Save Our Roads
Last March, a bridge inspector discovered a crack six feet long in a concrete pillar supporting Interstate 95 on its elevated course through Philadelphia... |
02.11.09 |
Reducing CO2 Emissions Through Technology and Smart Growth
“If we can help cities to grow in more compact ways, what we call smart growth, it will help reduce emissions even further by allowing people to travel less... |
02.10.09 |
Building up, not out
Decades of runaway growth led to sprawling urban areas, but cities are increasingly turning to "smart growth," which emphasizes compact, dense development ... |
01.16.09 |
Officials get data on Smart Transportation
PennDOT officials told a group of about 30 community leaders in Armstrong County Thursday that the agency is going to provide smarter transportation for the community. |
01.12.09 |
Can Transit Grow Neighborhoods?
Each weekday, light-rail cars packed with a total of 13,000 commuters rumble through the Beechview business district, which is dotted with vacant storefronts. |
12.14.08 |
Sharp slowdown in annexation by Columbus gives chance at regional teamwork
"Economic conditions are ripe toward pushing people to think regionally," said Lavea Brachman, co-director of Greater Ohio, a smart-growth organization… |
12.13.08 |
Living Atop Wheaton Metro Station Offers Diversity, Convenience
MetroPointe accomplishes the county's goal of smart growth, workforce housing and affordability. It is smart growth at its very best," said Michael… |
11.26.08 |
State recognizes Buffalo’s smart growth and land revitalization efforts
Smart growth means urban revitalization. Efficiently reusing already developed land rather than incurring the environmental and fiscal inefficiencies of... |
11.24.08 |
Real Estate Pros Will Find Future Opportunities in Private/Public Projects
“Real estate professionals will need to understand the public side of smart growth,” he said. “I think there will be a tremendous amount of job growth in... |
11.21.08 |
Fewer Drivers Equals Less Money for Roadwork
Americans, perhaps more than ever, are listening to the advice of fuel conservationists. They are consolidating personal vehicle trips… |
11.17.08 |
Transportation master plan in the making
Each addresses “smart growth” principles, but to varying levels. Scenario A assumes people will continue to drive their own vehicles as their primary mode... |
11.14.08 |
PennDOT Narrows Project Wins Award
PennDOT’s US Routes 22 and 322 Lewistown Narrows project in Mifflin and Juniata counties earned a gold award in the “risk taking” category of the National ... |
11.09.08 |
European Support for Bicycles Promotes Sharing of the Wheels
Bicycle-sharing programs have sprung up and taken off across Europe, on a scale no one had thought possible and in places where bicycling had never been popular. |
11.07.08 |
Waynesboro Center Square project gets green light
The project will improve safety and traffic flow and reduce congestion, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 8 Executive Scott Christie said. ... |
11.03.08 |
Pittsburgh’s Maglev gets another chance at federal funding
The Pittsburgh application will be officially submitted by PennDOT, said Gurney, who will meet with PennDOT Secretary Allen Biehler in the first two weeks ... |
11.03.08 |
Virginians could see fewer cul-de-sacs, traffic lights
Virginia plans to create a slew of new traffic management rules that would restrict the number of cul-de-sacs, traffic lights and strip-mall driveways developers can build along state and local roads. |
11.02.08 |
Sculptors reinventing the wheel-holder
... the most aggressive city in the country when it comes to building artistic bicycle racks - an inspired merger of high culture and smart transportation. ... |
11.01.08 |
Survey says? Smart growth, rural character for Greenville
Through two years of surveys, workshops and interviews, the Greenville Community Plan Committee has found that residents want ... |
10.31.08 |
N.Y. Times Op-Ed supporting the National Mobility Project
Government spending is growing at an astounding pace. Congress and the president have thrown hundreds of billions into stimulus... |
10.29.08 |
New York City, Miami, Connecticut Get Federal Assistance for Smart ...
EPA’s smart growth technical assistance program helps with this need. Under a federal contract, each community will receive direct technical assistance ... |
10.25.08 |
PennDOT preserves roads, artifacts
“When people think of PennDOT they usually associate it with building and maintaining roads and bridges,” said PennDOT spokeswoman Alison Wenger. ... |
10.24.08 |
State Transportation Officials Set Course for Federal Program Reform
"This is not business as usual," said AASHTO President Allen Biehler, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. "The American public has ... |
10.21.08 |
Exeter Township to pursue grant money for recreation
Background: A new Pennsylvania Department of Transportation initiative will give out $60 million to promote "smart" transportation, said Michele Barrett, ... |
10.20.08 |
Safety the focus of Cambria City improvements
PennDOT is moving forward with plans to improve safety throughout the congested Route 56 corridor in Johnstown’s West End. And officials now ... |
10.20.08 |
A brave new (sprawl-free) world
It's the "smart growth" approach, as opposed to so many tract developments along the suburban fringe, where the stranded need to fire up their sport-utility ... |
09.23.08 |
Conference to focus on state's development issues
... will also be in the spotlight, along with emerging technologies, transportation alternatives smart-growth case studies and workforce solutions. ... |
09.21.08 |
Factory site proposed for housing
The apartments proposed by Stone Place Limited Partnership would be on a 7.8-acre section of a 15.5-acre "smart growth district" Melrose established in... |
09.21.08 |
NV transit rethink sought
... communities in the world by 2020, it needs to make smart transportation choices more available to citizens, according to a consultant's report. ... |
09.19.08 |
PennDOT prepares for battle with aging bridges
“We have more state-owned roads and bridges than New York, New Jersey and the New England states combined.” The Accelerated Bridge Program is increasing funding to enhance rehabilitate bridges that are considered structurally deficient. |
09.18.08 |
State Project Among 10 Finalists for Two National Awards
The Route 830 Airport Access project in Jefferson County was selected from 41 projects originally entered into the America’s Transportation Awards competition. |
09.07.08 |
Calif. Aims to Concentrate Growth to Cut Use of Cars
High-Density Development May Get Dibs on Funds |
09.04.08 |
Time Magazine Article on Roundabouts
Carmel, Ind., is driving in circles. Since 2001, the Indianapolis suburb has built 50 roundabouts, those circular… |
