Sentences with phrase «good urban transportation»

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Amazon's wish list includes an initial 500,000 square feet of space in an urban or suburban area, with access to highways, airports and public transportation, as well as a qualified technology workforce in the area.

You could say it combines the best of urban and suburban, with yearly bike races, easy access to public transportation, diverse people (and food), weekly farmers markets, art studios, and good schools.

About Sibley Square WinnDevelopment is reshaping Downtown Rochester with a multi-year project to transform Sibley Square into a vibrant, mixed - use urban center, featuring the best apartment homes in Rochester, Class - A office space, green living, elegant landscaping, premier security systems and centralized transportation.

That means more affordable housing in the suburbs, more access to transportation to outlying areas, and better jobs and housing in the urban core.

Located in close proximity to the urban core and well - serviced by existing infrastructure and a variety of transportation modes, the South Buffalo BOA presents a tremendous redevelopment opportunity for the City of Buffalo and the Buffalo - Niagara region.

But the biggest finding was that those who lived closer to the city center or the main highway had better access to water deliveries than those in more remote areas — because of distance and transportation issues — but still less than their urban counterparts.

A better understanding of how metropolitan areas evolve could prove useful, considering that two thirds of the world's population is expected to live in urban areas by 2050, notes David Levinson, a transportation engineer at the University of Minnesota.

To reflect the Administration's Infrastructure Initiative, DOT intends to award a greater share of BUILD Transportation grant funding to projects located in rural areas that align well with the selection criteria than to such projects in urban areas.

We prefer the $ 30,835 Prius Four Touring because it not only drives best but also incorporates all the features that make the Prius a good transportation solution in urban environments.

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Despite being an economy car, Versa Note is a stylish and well - equipped way of urban transportation that will help you beat the traffic and squeeze into parking spots with ease.

As a result, these countries will face numerous challenges in meeting the needs of their growing urban populations, including for housing, infrastructure, transportation, energy and employment, as well as for basic services such as education and health care.

Providing public transportation, as well as housing, electricity, water and sanitation for a densely settled urban population is typically cheaper and less environmentally damaging than providing a similar level of services to a dispersed rural population.

Dr. Bullard has authored numerous books on the prominence of waste facilities in predominately African - American areas all over the nation, as well as others that address urban land use, industrial facility siting, housing, transportation, climate justice, emergency response, smart growth, and equity.

Bicycles are the best answer to our urban transportation needs.

It is possibly the best - documented fact of urban planning that the denser the neighborhood (all other things being equal), the less people drive, and the more their transportation emissions drop.

Before I get started, I will attempt to avert some expected backlash by acknowledging that I'm well aware many (if not most) biker deaths are caused by driver mistakes rather than biker mistakes, and that many (if not most) biker deaths are related to poorly designed transportation infrastructure and urban design.

By marrying Motivate's visionary operational and urban transportation experience with 8D's award - winning hardware and software, the enhanced company will be able to deliver best - in - class bike share systems and accelerate future innovation.

For the third year in a row, Sustainia, C40, and Realdania have collected the 100 best urban solutions to climate change from cities around the world, and the 2017 edition of Cities100 presents some extraordinary cases of city climate action within the categories of energy, adaptation, transportation, mitigation, and waste.

California's greatest needs — its housing crisis, its transportation emissions, the carbon intensity of its economy — would all be well - served by greater urban density.

Bike share also helps supplement the urban transportation network, enabling trips not well - served by other forms of transit.

The best urban planning will integrate things like well - placed residential and employment centers, efficient use of land and space and access to and investment in public transportation.

However there is a definitive guide to building better bike infrastructure, the just - released second edition of the Urban Bikeway Design Guide from the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), published by Island Press.

Urban transport systems based on a combination of rail lines, bus lines, bicycle pathways, and pedestrian walkways offer the best of all possible worlds in providing mobility, low - cost transportation, and a healthy urban environment.Some of the most innovative public transportation systems, those that shift huge numbers of people from cars into buses, have been developed in Curitiba, Brazil, and Bogotá, ColoUrban transport systems based on a combination of rail lines, bus lines, bicycle pathways, and pedestrian walkways offer the best of all possible worlds in providing mobility, low - cost transportation, and a healthy urban environment.Some of the most innovative public transportation systems, those that shift huge numbers of people from cars into buses, have been developed in Curitiba, Brazil, and Bogotá, Colourban environment.Some of the most innovative public transportation systems, those that shift huge numbers of people from cars into buses, have been developed in Curitiba, Brazil, and Bogotá, Colombia.

So I can not determine exactly what percentage of transportation emissions are directly attributable to buildings and urban design, but it's got to be well over half.

It addresses both the implications for urban areas, as well as less densely populated ones: An all electric transportation fleet doesn't tie us in to the source of generating power and allows for decentralization and diversification of electric supply.

In a 2012 Urban Mobility Report from Texas A&M Transportation Institute and University, Columbus's roadway system grew 30 % faster than traffic demands between 1982 to 2011, which should translate into better commutes.

There are other urban planners who are observing ways of developing more safety for pedestrians by walking around the city and taking a public transportation to gain better understanding on the issue.

To do that, economic developers advise, they need to attract the young knowledge workers and the creative class, key to today's economy, as well as the updated housing, walkable neighborhoods, urban amenities and transportation options, which they are looking for.