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Traffic flow and status quo: There are better ways to spend $10 billion than rebuilding the BQE
Traffic flow and status quo: There are better ways to spend $10 billion than rebuilding the BQE
New York City plans to spend more than $10 billion on a project that will speed up climate change and increase the number of New Yorkers killed by traffic and pollution. The good news is that the city will hold meetings so the public can comment on the plan, which is rebuilding the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway (BQE).
·nydailynews.com·
Traffic flow and status quo: There are better ways to spend $10 billion than rebuilding the BQE
MIT research finds that commuting distances are standard regardless of city size
MIT research finds that commuting distances are standard regardless of city size
Researchers from the MIT Senseable City Lab have produced a series of maps visualizing commuting habits across Chinese cities. Titled Potato Project, the study used mobile phone location data from 50 million individuals across 234 cities to understand commuting patterns between a person’s home...
·archinect.com·
MIT research finds that commuting distances are standard regardless of city size
Transportation - USAFacts
Transportation - USAFacts
Gain a deeper understanding of America's vast system of roadways with these statistics. How have crashes – automotive, air, railway, and more – changed over time? How many bridges are structurally deficient now as opposed to 20 years ago? Get an idea of how the nation fares on travel times commuter delays, vehicle recalls, and more.
·usafacts.org·
Transportation - USAFacts
What Have Workers Done with the Time Freed up by Commuting Less? - Liberty Street Economics
What Have Workers Done with the Time Freed up by Commuting Less? - Liberty Street Economics
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the way Americans spend their time. One of the most enduring shifts has occurred in the workplace, with millions of employees making the switch to work from home. Even as the pandemic has waned, more than 15 percent of full-time employees remain fully remote and an additional 30 percent work in hybrid arrangements (Barrero, Bloom, and Davis). These changes have substantially reduced time spent commuting to work; in the aggregate, Americans now spend 60 million fewer hours traveling to work each day. In this post, we investigate how people spend this saved time on other activities. Using detailed data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS), we find that employed individuals allocate their saved commute time toward leisure activities and sleeping, while reducing overall work hours.
·libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org·
What Have Workers Done with the Time Freed up by Commuting Less? - Liberty Street Economics
New development review guidelines launched to reduce traffic, congestion | Boston.gov
New development review guidelines launched to reduce traffic, congestion | Boston.gov
Mayor Kim Janey today announced that the Boston Transportation Department, in partnership with the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) and the Environment Department, has launched guidelines for new developments over 50,000 square feet, which will facilitate a more efficient and transparent development review process. As part of the new guidelines, developers of large projects must complete a
·boston.gov·
New development review guidelines launched to reduce traffic, congestion | Boston.gov