Homes located near transit stops are more energy efficient than homes classified "energy efficient", according to a new study from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. read more […]

WebUrbanist.com has identified 11 of the most interesting modern urban rooftops in the world. read more […]

An event held at The Brookings Institution invited transit experts to discuss the lessons learned from BRT systems in Latin America and their applicability in the United States. read more […]

NYC is reusing materials from a construction site in Queens to redesign the area's streetscape with pedestrian safety in mind. read more […]

Despite what seemed to be a drained post-industrial condition in the 1970s, Seattle has been growing. This post looks into why. read more […]

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The Chinese megacity of Chongqing has announced plans to install a half a million surveillance cameras by 2012. read more […]

With high development occurring in India, new mapping technologies can greatly help smart growth in the burgeoning country. read more […]

Cities in California, Florida, Arizona, and Nevada that were "sunburnt" by the economic recession need to smartly manage their future growth. read more […]

Columbus, Ohio has been experimenting with zoning overlays, which do not change the underlying land use regulations but add a set of form-based regulations focused on livability. read more […]

Paul Steely White, executive director of Transportation Alternatives, will visit Miami the last weekend of March to share what his advocacy group has learned during New York City's street reforms of recent years. You're invited to hear White speak March 25 at the University of Miami School of Architecture, or bicycle with him in Green Mobility Netw […]

Advocates for bicycling and walking are on alert today as the White House and Congress size up each other's federal spending proposals. Everyone knows the budget needs to be cut but the question is where. Green Mobility Network and its allies in America Bikes are watching carefully in case funds for walking and bicycling infrastructure are targeted for […]

We're putting the next team of Coral Gables city commissioners on the spot today. To help Green Mobility Network members and friends find out more about our community's leaders, we mailed a set of questions to the nine candidates who have qualified so far in the upcoming Coral Gables election. The questions are attached below. read more […]

Roughly 60 riders took part in the Redland Ramble on Saturday, taking the course at a leisurely pace as we stopped for informative talks, then a hot, fresh picnic lunch. Thanks to all who participated; you're fun folks, every one of you. Mark your calendars for the Tweed Ride on March 26 and check back here soon for February events. […]

If there was any doubt whether people were ready to bicycle to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, it should be gone after the 2011 Chocolate Festival. Cyclists easily came and went at our bike corral on Sunday, while motorists inched along Old Cutler Road in a queue that at one point extended north as far as Cocoplum Circle. Thanks to Fairchild for the Bike […]