http://dirt.asla.org/2013/01/23/sustainable-urban-transportation-at-the-heart-of-a-greener-future/ Uniting the Built & Natural Environments Tue, 21 May 2013 20:36:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://dirt.asla.org/2013/01/23/sustainable-urban-transportation-at-the-heart-of-a-greener-future/#comment-22210 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:34:56 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=12557#comment-22210 A reblogué ceci sur Things I grab, motley collection and commented:
On China, where car ownership has exploded, making it the country with the most number of cars, Bloomberg was less than positive. There, “the leadership is pursuing economic development at any cost. The environment is not part of the equation.” In front of a recent Congressional hearing, Bloomberg said one Republican congressman asked him why the U.S. should reduce its pollution and greenhouse gas emissions when China continues to pollute at a high rate.

]]> http://dirt.asla.org/2013/01/23/sustainable-urban-transportation-at-the-heart-of-a-greener-future/#comment-22207 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:57:52 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=12557#comment-22207 Reblogged this on Urban Choreography and commented:
Having just returned from 3 weeks in SE Asia, it is easy to see that combustion engines pollution is a key factor to making cities livable – Hanoi an Ho Chi Minh City are not only polluted but motorbikes make the sidewalks and streets unlivable – in contrast to Bangkok where the river ferries and sky-train makes it possible to skip-out of the grid-locked roadsand freeways. Hong Kong is the best with its integrated rail, bus, tram, ferry systems and its above and below ground passages and elevators – not many bicycles though, but being pedestrian is easy.

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