Carolina,

 

Thanks for sharing this.  I think that the USDOT will hear loud and clear that the performance measures for our transportation system should not be merely based on how much delay is experienced by automobiles, but rather how effectively all modes (including transit, bicycles, pedestrians) move PEOPLE.  Our realization is that if we continue to build more and more lanes for car traffic, people will buy more cars, drive more, fill up those lanes with more congestion, and cause our state and local governments to build more lanes to meet those performance measures.  It’s the vicious cycle of induced demand. 

 

I think it’s a sea change that our traffic engineering community is coming to realize the futility and consequences of the business-as-usual focus on moving cars only, especially when we’re talking about constrained corridors with heavy trip demand like Central Avenue in Nob Hill.

 

As stated in their letter to the USDOT, the Institute of Transportation Engineers recognizes that this change in approach won’t happen overnight, but I feel we’re getting pointed in the right direction.

 

http://usa.streetsblog.org/2016/08/26/engineers-to-u-s-dot-transportation-is-about-more-than-moving-cars/

 

`jimb

 

 

 

From: Neighbors_nobhill-nm [mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces@mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Carolina Yahne via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 2:13 PM
To: Neighbors Nob Hill
Subject: [Neighbors] Fw: Last call to join our smart cities collaborative

 

Hi Neighbors: I'm not sure where this message fits in the ART debate, but am forwarding it to you all who may be interested. Carolina

 

Carolina Yahne, Ph.D.
New Mexico Licensed Psychologist
Entrenadora de la Entrevista Motivacional
Albuquerque, NM, USA
CYahne@UNM.edu
Mobile: +1 505.265.8456

 

 

From: info=t4america.org@mail.salsalabs.net <info=t4america.org@mail.salsalabs.net> on behalf of Transportation for America <info@t4america.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 2:07 PM
To: Carolina Yahne
Subject: Last call to join our smart cities collaborative

 

 

 

News from Transportation for America

 

August 31, 2016

Image removed by sender.

Image removed by sender.

 

AMAZING RESPONSE TO USDOT CONGESTION MEASURE

We delivered 5,000 of your letters to USDOT last week

Image removed by sender.

More than 150 organizations — including dozens of local chambers of commerce and elected officials — joined with thousands of you in opposing USDOT’s flawed proposal for measuring traffic congestion and urging them to rethink their approach.

As we’ve shared repeatedly this summer, USDOT’s proposed requirements would induce sprawl, harm the economic potential of our main streets by treating them like highways, punish cities investing in public transportation, completely ignore people walking, biking, carpooling or telecommuting, and push local communities of all sizes to waste billions of dollars in vain attempts to build their way out of congestion.

In addition to your huge stack of letters (the picture shows all the paper we would have used if we hadn't submitted digitally) an impressive and diverse coalition of business groups, local elected leaders and national and local organizations also proposed concrete ways for USDOT to fix the rule. We’ll keep you updated on the final rule that emerges from USDOT — we’re hopeful that they will make critical fixes to this proposal.


Last call to apply for our smart cities collaborative with Sidewalk Labs

The application process is closing at the end of today (8/31) for our national, multi-city collaborative with Sidewalk Labs to help cities use technology to address pressing transportation challenges. If you work for a city interested in applying, get your application in quickly and send any questions to smartcities@t4america.org.

Apply today.

 

recent news

 

Image removed by sender.

What does it mean to be a smart city? 

It’s important for municipal leaders and advocates in aspiring smart cities to begin developing a good answer to this basic question. And the answers have far more to do with outcomes and goals than with shiny technology. Read more.

 

Image removed by sender.

Why state policy matters: legislative stalemate jeopardizing Twin Cities rail project

Business leaders and suburban mayors in the Twin Cities are urging state legislators not to throw away dedicated federal funding for a long-planned regional transit expansion by dropping the state’s financial commitment. Read more.

 

Image removed by sender.

How can cities embed creativity through artist-in-residence programs? 

Join us for the second webinar in our series further exploring the role of arts and culture in transportation planning and community development, as we discuss two cities’ artist-in-residence programs. Read more.

 

Image removed by sender.

Transit technical assistance available from Smart Growth America

Are you working on a federally funded transit project and interested in supporting equitable development near your project’s stations? If so, consider applying for new, free help from national experts in transit-oriented development. Read more.

 

 

 

>From the Director's Desk

This note this week comes from Ben Stone, director of arts and culture for T4America and Smart Growth America. 

Image removed by sender.With the Queens Museum’s survey of artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles’ work opening next month in New York City, the launch of Los Angeles Department of Transportation’s Artist in Residence program earlier this year, and several recent articles in national publications on the topic, the artist’s role within municipal government is a hot topic these days.

While cities across the country are learning that collaborating with artists on projects can help them better define their problems, and lead to more creative solutions and improved community engagement, some cities and towns are taking this collaboration a step further by embedding artists within municipal agencies.  

Boston, Los Angeles, Saint Paul, Minneapolis, New York, and a host of other cities run artist in residence programs, pairing artists with departments of sanitation, transportation, health, and police, among others. What inspired these creative programs? Who’s funding them? What kinds of projects are coming out of these artist-in-residence (AIR) programs and what are they achieving? Join me on September 21st for answers to these questions and an examination of two municipal AIR programs.

 

Looking Back, Looking Ahead
  • Updated agenda for Capital Ideas. Did you read the Minneapolis story above? State policy matters, and we’re eager to bring together state legislators, advocates, local leaders and others intent on improving policy and raising new money for smart, ambitious projects to better connect local communities. Join us at Capital Ideas in Sacramento this November 16-17. We’ve added a number of new speakers and items to the agenda — check it out at http://t4america.org/capital-ideas. 
  • T4America supporters get a discount to this October’s National Shared Mobility Summit. This conference will bring transportation and policy leaders from across the country to Chicago to discuss the latest developments in bikesharing, carsharing, ride-hailing, microtransit and more. Speakers include representatives from Zipcar, Lyft, Uber, ReachNow, Microsoft, Zagster, Social Bicycles and SilverRide as well as public sector leaders from USDOT, Chicago, Seattle, Austin, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Portland, and many more. Register today and use the code “T4AMERICA” for a 10% discount. tinyurl.com/sumcsummit 
  • Join us at Smart Cities Week in Washington DC on September 27-29. We'll be talking about our new Smart Cities Collaborative, a partnership with Sidewalk Labs to help cities win funding, tools, and authority to advance "connected streets" of the future. Learn more. 
  • Interested in creative placemaking? First, don’t miss our upcoming webinar noted in the news above. We’ll also be talking about it at the Northeastern Economic Developers Association (NEDA) Conference on September 12 in New Haven, CT and the Rail~Volution 2016 Conference on October 10 in San Francisco, CA. 
  • Join our team. We have two positions currently open, an arts & culture associate and a paid communications internship. Learn more about our career opportunities and apply today.

 

 

@T4America tweet of the week

When you discover that traffic engineers agree w/ you on measuring traffic congestion. https://t.co/yE9BYCmrpk  LINK to TWEET: 26 Aug 2016 

Follow us on twitter 

 

Did you receive this message from a friend or coworker?
Sign up here for news & updates from Transportation for America

 

 

Transportation for America
1707 L Street NW #250
Washington, DC 20011
t4america.org

You received this because the email address cyahne@unm.edu is signed up with T4America. You can unsubscribe here. Any other issues? Email us at info@t4america.org

Image removed by sender.