Monthly Archives: August 2010
Why Are Cities That Engage in Effective Car Reduction Tactics Still Seeing Significant Car Dependency?
By Dom Nozzi Why is it that in many developing nations, the growth and level of car dependency is high, despite their having many conditions that discourage high levels of car use? I believe that in our age, technology, relatively … Continue reading
Filed under Bicycling, Peak Oil, Sprawl, Suburbia, Urban Design, Transportation, Walking
Plan B: What I Plan to Do If Collapse Seems Certain
By Dom Nozzi There is a growing number of books published in recent years that expect significant turbulence or collapse for transportation/government/society/economics in the US in the near future. A few of the books I’ve recently read on this grim … Continue reading
Filed under Peak Oil, Uncategorized
Lessons Learned as a Town Planner
By Dom Nozzi My academic background is one in which I originally obtained a bachelor’s degree in environmental science, but realized that I have strong opinions and a desire to help elected officials make better decisions about how to improve … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, Sprawl, Suburbia, Urban Design, Transportation
Congestion and Level of Service
By Dom Nozzi Congestion “Induced traffic” represents new car trips created by, for example, a road widening that would have not occurred had we not widened the road. The “triple convergence,” as described by Anthony Downs, occurs when, for example, … Continue reading
Filed under Bicycling, Urban Design, Transportation, Walking
The “Our Own Worst Enemies” Trio
By Dom Nozzi For decades, we have engaged in the same old story. The same old song and dance. The same old profoundly counterproductive national efforts that are not only bankrupting us and destroying lives, but significantly worsening problems we … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, Sprawl, Suburbia, Urban Design, Transportation
