At Mobility Lab's “People First: The Future of Transportation in America”, Secretary LaHood will be speaking to the public for the first time since leaving the DOT. At this event, dedicated to promoting walking, biking, rideshare, and public transportation, the Secretary wants to encourage people to keep the momentum going that he has helped build [...]
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YPT Event Discount: Smart Growth Social
Hey DC-area YPTers! The Coalition for Smarter Growth, the DC region's leading organization advocating for transit, pedestrian, and bicycling infrastructure, has invited YPT members and friends to attend its Smart Growth Social with special guest and author Jeff Speck on Wednesday, October 2. We've worked with the Coalition for Smarter Growth to offer YPT members and friends a special [...]
TRB Call for Posters: FRESH IDEAS for Statewide Transportation Planning
Transportation planning is evolving due to demographics and economic changes, new technologies and data, and shifting policy priorities. Buzzwords like “performance-based”, “operations”, “fiscally constrained”, “sustainability”, or “livability” illustrate the new frontiers for planning. How can transportation planners adjust methods and messages as they prepare statewide transportation plans? The TRB Statewide Multimodal Transportation Planning Committee (ADA10) [...]
The Panama Canal Expansion: An Update for Urban Planners
By Linda Roberson Linda is a graduate of the Urban Design program at UC Berkeley and currently works as a consultant in San Francisco. For more information, please email: linda.roberson@gmail.com As interest in the Panama Canal Expansion seems to be growing beyond ports and congressional committees into the worlds of transit planners and urban designers, [...]
NYC Job Alert: RPA Associated Planner
Regional Plan Association is seeking a talented urban planner, economist, or policy analyst to undertake research, analyze data, and develop policy programs to identify and advocate best practices in transportation, environmental, and land use initiatives. Candidates should share RPA's passion for fostering thriving, healthy cities, and communities. RPA encourages a challenging, collaborative, and fun work environment, [...]