Climate report maps out ‘highway to extinction’: Dire predictions includes loss of species, increasing scarcity of water (Associated Press, Sunday, April 1, 2007)
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Gridlock on the lake: By neglecting its transport system, Chicago is gambling with its future (The Economist, March 29, 2007)
“...there is something odd about the way that
many of Chicago's leaders talk about these problems. They invariably try to
link their suggestions to grand or
abstract ideas, such as being a “global city” or winning a bid to host the
Olympics. The simpler need is to get
goods and people moving."
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“The worst stuff is not going to happen because we can’t be that stupid,” said Harvard University oceanographer James McCarthy, who was a top author of the 2001 version of this report. “Not that I think the projections aren’t that good, but because we can’t be that stupid.”
(Deborah Jones, Wednesday, March 28, 2007)
"There are incentives to consume, not to conserve," said Lawrence Frank, who holds the Bombardier Chair in Sustainable Transportation at the University of B.C.
Because of the high square-footage cost in urban living, it's cheaper and logical to choose spacious suburban homes over urban areas, he said, even when factoring in the cost of cars. "People could choose to live in neighbourhoods that don't require that they drive for all daily needs, with tremendous environmental benefits, but it would be their gift to society, a donation to society."
(Sue Ellis, Wednesday, March 28, 2007)
"There is a stain on the area's green image though: the Gateway motorway expansion project in Greater Vancouver."
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LRC Press Releases.
LRC Letters to the Government.
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| LRC letter to federal election candidates | 39th General Election | |
| Port Moody Councillor's letter to Prime Minister Martin |
August 2005 |
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| Letter sent to Prime Minister Martin |
February 2005 |
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Congestion Problems in Other Regions.
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Source (Author) |
Date | Format |
| The Economist | March 2007 | ||
| With Seattle Bus Viaduct Closed, a 'Thousand Little Fixes' have Improved Traffic | Seattle Times |
January 2007 |
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| Seoul, South Korea claims some land back from the car | Guardian Weekly |
November 2006 |
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| Adding lanes no way to go (Atlanta) | Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
November 2006 |
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| Toronto Transportation Turmoil | Toronto Board of Trade |
February 2006 |
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| Sydney, Australia: A city going nowhere fast | Sydney Morning Herald |
January 2005 |
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| LA Times Editorial emphasizes the waste of a proposed new freeway tunnel | LA Times |
September 2005 |
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| America's great headache | LA Times |
June 2005 |
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| Seattle Traffic congestion nightmare by 2030? | Seattle PI |
December 2004 |
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| Seattle's traffic second worst in nation | Seattle PI |
May 2001 |
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| Traffic nightmares beginning to cost cities | USA Today |
October 2000 |
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Related Media Articles.
Related Topics.
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Document |
Source (Author) |
Date | Format |
| Guardian Newspaper | October 2006 | ||
| Guardian Newspaper | September 2006 | ||
| MSN | August 2006 | ||
| NY Times | July 2006 | ||
| LA Times | July 2006 | ||
| Vancouver Sun | Feb 2006 | ||
| Great article! Ransford: Even in an empty country, high density makes sense | Vancouver Sun | July 2005 | |
| Lancaster: Development provides opportunities for salmon: Smart-growth policies can lead to less impervious surface and lower stormwater volumes | Vancouver Sun | July 2005 |
Published Letters.
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Source (Author) |
Date | Format |
| Vancouver Sun | October 2006 | ||
| Surrey Now | June 2006 | ||
| Business in Vancouver | March 2005 | ||
| Integrating land use | March 2005 | ||
| A trucker's opinion | March 2005 | ||
| Highway and bridge will supercharge sprawl | Langley Advance News | Feb 2005 | .doc |
| Response to "Unjamming Vancouver gateway should top B.C.'s priority list" | Globe & Mail | Jan 2005 | .html |
| Response to "Port Mann’s Long lost Twin" | Burnaby Newsleader | July 2005 | .txt |
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“Widening highways to solve congestion is something like dealing with obesity by loosening your belt.”
“Given that congestion is part and parcel of many mature, modern and dynamic cities, the question then becomes: what kind of congestion do we desire, the four, eight or twelve lane kind?”
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