December 2009
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NEWSFLASH: Automobile-Dependency Is Bad $$$
You’re Welcome. I read ~75 pages of academic writing to gift-wrap you this 4 paragraph summary stunner- Merry Christmas!
Transportation planners, like many engineers, can be a zealous bunch (guilty!). If you were educated under the Old Guard and don’t embrace new ideas, you could very well still be advocating for 6-lane superhighways- so 1999! The evolution of the field is evidenced in pieces...
Less Jersey Shore, More Greenwich, CT
Richard Branson is at it again. Yes, the same Richard Branson that brought us Virgin Airlines, Virgin Trains, and Virgin Galactic- favorite company name. Ever. Suffice it to say that a forward-thinking company that takes advantage of railway privatization and space tourism, plunking down such terrestrial roots as to create a luxe resort seems (ironically) unconventional. Nevermind its New...