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Houston’s housing-first model is reducing homelessness. Here’s …
WEBDec 5, 2022 · The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have offered robust federal financial support for permanent housing and housing-first programs in recent years. Through the housing-first model, three states and 82 communities, including Houston, had achieved net zero veteran homelessness in 2021, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
21 Features of the Future Sustainable City | Smart Cities Dive
WEBBeing able to situate people’s homes near to their jobs and the things they need helps to keep it local and reduce congestion and carbon emissions. Congestion charging. This helps because it puts a price on diesel and petrol-fuelled personal travel. It actively encourages more sustainable travel modes. Extensive provision of electric vehicle ...
Automated traffic enforcement is growing. How are cities using it?
WEBMar 11, 2024 · New York and other cities are also putting automated enforcement to work to protect bus and bike lanes. Camera-equipped transit buses in New York City began issuing $50 tickets to vehicles blocking bus lanes in 2019 and will start issuing tickets to those blocking bike lanes this year. Washington, D.C., began using cameras mounted on Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority buses in the ...
Centers, Cities, Clusters: An Introduction | Smart Cities Dive
WEBIn their paper, “The New ‘Cluster Moment’: How Regional Innovation Clusters Can Foster the Next Economy,” Bruce Katz and Mark Muro assert that the financial crisis of 2007 – 2008 and continued economic distress demonstrate the need for a new paradigm of economic development that is “export-oriented, lower carbon, innovation-driven ...
The Top 10 Benefits of Public Transportation - Smart Cities Dive
WEBTop-10 Benefits of Public Transportation. 1. Economic Benefits to the Community. For every ten million dollars of transit investment made, business sales increase by thirty million dollars. During the 2006 to 2011 period, residential property was an average of 42% more valuable if located near high-frequency transit service, which means cities ...
5 of the world's most eco-friendly building materials
WEBJul 2, 2018 · Some, for example, solely look at whether a material is locally sourced. They seek out "things that are available, that don't have to travel far, that are using local resources and what is easily available in the construction market," Eric Mackres, manager of building sustainability at the World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, told Smart Cities Dive.
Lime’s total rides, gross bookings hit record in 2023
WEBApr 8, 2024 · Shared micromobility provider Lime said today that it achieved its highest-ever total number of rides and highest gross bookings in 2023, continuing the growth it experienced the previous year. Globally, Lime recorded 156 million trips in 2023 and added 9.2 million new riders, it said. Lime Chief Business Officer David Spielfogel attributed the ...
More electric buses join transit fleets as costs and technology …
WEBJan 31, 2022 · How a large transit agency is preparing for an all-electric bus fleet. With 1,150 buses, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) operates some 180 routes with current average weekday ridership of 276,000. In 2019, the MBTA purchased five 60-foot battery-electric buses for the Silver Line, which serves Logan Airport, Boston South Station, Chinatown and other communities.
5 takeaways from Sidewalk Labs' smart city master plan
WEBJun 25, 2019 · The master plan also puts a $1.3 billion price tag on the project with the hopes of catalyzing $38 billion in investment by 2040. The investments will enhance five priorities outlined by Sidewalk Labs: job creation and economic development; housing affordability; sustainability and climate-positive development; new …
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