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Transportation
Newsletter #1: Fall
2005 (size: 1.1 MB)
Features: "An Expensive
Love Affair"......Introducing: Transportation Teas......Local
Resources......News Briefs......Safe Routes to School......The
Six Simple Steps
Local
sources
 Local coverage
of the first ever Ithaca Car-Share Summit:
The
Ithacan, Ithaca College's student media service, January
19, 2006;
Ithaca Times
Part One & Part
Two
This article appeared in the September
28, 2005 issue of the Ithaca Times. It describes the
events organized for International Car-Free Week 2005.
Links above go to a JPEG image of the actual article (very
large files). September 28, 2005.
Ithaca:
Footloose and Car-Free
Around Ithaca, pedestrian style, with Mayor
Peterson. September 24, 2005
Biking
with the Mayor
News story, The Ithaca JOURNAL, July 5,
2003
Links to JOURNAL web site
Fuel Efficiency: Washington on
wrong path
Editorial, The Ithaca JOURNAL, May 13, 2003
Ithaca plots pedestrian potential
News story, The Ithaca JOURNAL,
May 13, 2003
Internal
combustion alternatives
Editorial, The Ithaca JOURNAL,
April 28, 2003
Links to JOURNAL web site
Burlington's Creative
Progress: Could we curb cars for a day?
Editorial, The Ithaca JOURNAL, June 20,
2002
National Press
Get
rolling with bicycles
Chicago has been recognized by Bicycling
Magazine as the best "big" city for bicycling in
North America.
Just
hop in the car? Not so fast, says one French town.
An article from the Christian Science Monitor
outlining the steps the city of Nantes, in France, has taken
to curb the cars within the city limits. (September
23, 2005)
'Sharrows'
aim to help cars and bikes share roads
In Portland, special pavement stencil
markings alert drivers to the need to slow down and guide
cyclists safe paths. An article from the Christian Science
Monitor. (August 31, 2005)
More
Area Car Owners Shift to Hourly Rentals
From the Washington Post. A Microsoft Word
document.
U.S. EPA's National Smart
Growth Achievement Award
Finding a balance between growth
and development reaps rewards. Five communities
were recognized [today] by the Environmental Protection
Agency for their innovative approaches to projects
ranging from the revitalization of brownfields to
the renewal of urban centers, while still maintaining
a sense of community identity and respect for the
environment.
Active living by design awards
announced by RWJF
25 Communities Begin Projects to Promote
Active Living. Recipient communities include Buffalo and
the Bronx.
New EPA Study: Travel and Environmental
Implications of School Siting
Released by the EPA Oct 8, 2003, this new
study evaluates the relationship between school location,
travel choices and the environment.
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