Planning Livable CommunitiesSmart growth: How to fight sprawl, reshape our cities and towns and take back our streetsNext-gen bike sharing comes to the U.S., in Washington- June 19, 2008 Washington, D.C. is launching what Time magazine calls &8220;America&8217;s first high-tech bike-sharing program,&8221; featuring &8220;key-card locking systems and tracking devices to prevent theft.&8221; The idea is inspired by popular bike-sharing programs abroad, especially Paris&8217;s Vlib. Notes Time: &8220;Although places like Copenhagen, Lyons and Barcelona are big on bike-sharing, the City of Lights boasts the crme de la ...http://pedestrianfriendly.com/2008/06/18/next-gen-bike-sharing-comes-to-the-us-in-washingt... Bring an eatery to Boston Common!- June 18, 2008 If you think about your favorite urban spaces, chances are good they&8217;re &8220;mixed use&8221; in many ways. They likely encourage multiple forms of transit, not just the automobile; and they mix people living, working, shopping and relaxing so there&8217;s street life throughout the day and evening. Add in some outdoor space and restaurants with outdoor ...http://pedestrianfriendly.com/2008/06/17/bring-an-eatery-to-boston-common/ Mayors Conference to consider biking resolution- June 15, 2008 &8220;Mayor Chris Koos of Normal, IL, has introduced a resolution making the case that bicycling should be integrated into our nation&8217;s transportation, climate, energy and health policy initiatives, for consideration and adoption at this years U.S. Conference of Mayors Annual meeting, June 20-24 in Miami,&8221; according to American Bicyclist Update. Several mayors have already signed ...http://pedestrianfriendly.com/2008/06/15/mayors-conference-to-consider-biking-resolution/ Framingham and the river- June 13, 2008 One of the major missed opportunities in Framingham was not leveraging the presence of the Sudbury River into our residential and commercial development patterns. It&8217;s easy to spend hours in the Saxonville commercial district and not even notice the nearby river; you have to know about it in order to walk around and behind various ...http://pedestrianfriendly.com/2008/06/13/framingham-and-the-river/ |