T4 America is a national coalition advocating for a 21st Century transportation system for America.
http://t4america.org
http://twitter.com/T4Ameri
http://t4america.org
http://twitter.com/T4Ameri
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- 2007
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Marisel Reauthorization of the T-Bill will be a rough & tumble affair. Those of us interested in active transportation will need to armed with facts the clearly detail the benefits of getting the nation moving on its feet. PolicyLink, a community development policy think tank, published an excellent report that outlines the... health benefits of well-reasoned transportation policy. The link will take you to Dialogue4Health-a social networking site dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of considering the nation's health in all policies.
PolicyLink health & equitable transportation report a good primer for transportation policy neophyte
dialogue4health.ning.com
While we are all focussed on health reform, we will be gearing up soon to keep active transportation provisions in the Transportation Bill (T-Bill). PolicyLink released an excellent report on the impact transportation policy can have on health. ...
Zenzi Austin TX recently installed sharrows (see attached). I hadn't thought they would make a difference, but I am really impressed (and cheap too)! They tell drivers that bicycles belong on the streets. I now ride on busy streets that I felt were more dangerous before.
en.wikipedia.org
A shared-lane marking or sharrow[1] is a roadway marking installed at locations in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This marking is used within travel lanes shared by bicyclists and other vehicles.
Matthew Jones
Help us here in Milwaukee. Our county executive, Scott Walker, just closed our live operator ASSISTED call center for Mke Cty Transit System (MCTS). It served over 370,000 people last year. It is a shameful act.
Next year, if an RTA is not established, MCTS will cut service by 30%.
Thomas A Mann Jr Pawtucket, RI is a City that is investing in transportation. See how The Pawtucket Foundation is fostering a public-private partnership to shape the future of transit in in our City.
www.pawtucketfoundation.org
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority recently released its Providence Metropolitan Transit Enhancement Study outlining a number of transportation improvements in the region. The full report ...
Paul
news.yahoo.com
China on Saturday unveiled what it billed as the fastest rail link in the world -- a train connecting the modern cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed of 350 kilometres (217 miles) an hour.
John Bikes -light rail- personal rapid transit- ACELA- complete streets-walk and running. Let's get this country movig again in the correct direction!
John Jackel I'm on board - next stop?
Brian All aboard Amtrak!
Transportation for America Did you see Ray LaHood with Jon Stewart last night? How did he do? "Amtrak runs in the fog."
www.thedailyshow.com
Ray LaHood focuses on giving people well-paid jobs to rebuild America's infrastructure. Airdate - 12/15/2009
Marcus Brandon Presdient Obama and Congress is Pusing for a new Jobs Bill before Jan. 27th. Join Tranpsoration Equity as we organize to make sure there is language in the bill that provides access to these Jobs. We have a webinar to discuss this tomorrow on the 17th and a National Call-In Day on the 18th. Click on the link below to R...egister.. This is too important we have to act NOW!
Location:Webinar
Time:2:00PM Thursday, December 17th
Transportation for America Let's just say that Ray LaHood was terrific on The Daily Show tonight. We'll post the video just as soon as Jon Stewart does.
Katie
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Marisel A recent paper published in the Archives of Internal Medicine discusses the impact of active transportation option on increased physical activity-a key to better health.
dialogue4health.ning.com
Yes..this is still a vanilla site, but I could not resist this title. But seriously folks......here is an excellent example of research that demonstrates how active transportation options (walking biking) ...
Marisel RESEARCH SHOWS POSITIVE IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION POLICY ON HEALTH: Current healthcare reform legistation will do little to slow the cost of healthcare. We need to keep improving health as a by product of all public policy..including transportation policy/practice. Read the post re: an article in the medical journal The Lancet on the Dialogue4Health website.
The Lancet: Active Transportation Could Cut Ischemic Heart Disease Prevalance by 25% - Dialogue4Heal
dialogue4health.ning.com
Great new blog post from one of my favorite blogs Obesity Panacea. I like that researchers are moving towards the terminology active transportation instead of alternative or non-motorized transportation! ...
