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Category Archives: Transportation
Transportation issues in Santiago
I’ve been in Santiago (Chile) twice in the last couple of months, first in early July then in late August. I had been to Santiago only two times previously, in 2002 and 2015. On my latest trips, I was, as … Continue reading
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Calgary aims at “livability”
I spent a few days earlier this month in Calgary. It was my first visit to the city since 1991. I had also been there in 1975. Calgary has been a pioneer in three areas of concern to this blog—[1] … Continue reading
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Delhi tries a little “pedestrianization”
I spent several days last month in Delhi, an urban area I’d visited a number of times over the years, most recently in 2014. I’ve written about Delhi on this blog before and admitted that it’s one of my least … Continue reading
Lille becomes a 21st-century European city
I spent several days in the Lille area in early March. I had been in the city numerous times over the years but had never previously spent a night there. Lille occupies a peculiar place in the French urban hierarchy. … Continue reading
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Lisbon builds recreational paths along the Tagus
I spent several days in Lisbon in late January. This was my first trip to Lisbon since 2014. (I had also visited in 1998.) I particularly wanted to take a look at the recreational paths along the Tagus (Tejo) that … Continue reading
Tempe’s new streetcar line
I visited Tempe, Arizona, last week. I wanted to take a look at Tempe’s new streetcar line, which opened in May of this year. I also wanted to explore some other recent urban projects there. The context is important. Tempe … Continue reading
The Thames Path (and some other newish features) in London
I’ve been in London twice this summer, in early July and then just last week. In London, as in just about every other big city in the Western world, there has been a serious effort over the last fifty or … Continue reading
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Non-automobile-oriented transportation in Ottawa
I spent a few days in Ottawa this month. I’d been in the Ottawa area several times over the years, most recently in 2015. Ottawa is not a huge, complicated metropolis in the way that Toronto, for example, is, but … Continue reading
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Waikiki and Brickell (and a few other places) as miniature Manhattans
High-density, pedestrian-oriented residential urban neighborhoods in the United States are rare. If one sets the criteria tightly enough—substantial population density and crowded sidewalks being the most important—the majority of such places are in New York, and even there largely in … Continue reading
“No motor or electric rides” on Miami Beach Walk
I spent some time on Miami Beach Walk this week for the first time in a couple of years. It was interesting to see that the replacement of the old wooden boardwalk sections with pavers that I mentioned in an … Continue reading