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Monthly Archives: January 2014
SMART CITIES, POWER POLITICS, & QUALITY OF LIFE: Technology and What It’s Used For
Techno-utopians. It wasn’t long ago that we were being told that digital Information and Communication Technologies would solve nearly every problem and transform the world in wonderful ways, small and big. Cars would be routed around congestion; government would more accurately chart population needs. Although there were some efforts to broaden the scope of “smart” […] Continue reading
Posted in Commentary & Analysis, CREATING SUSTAINABLE CHANGE, Government Reform, Safety
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SLOWING TRAFFIC TO A TARGET SPEED: How To Make Our Streets Safer
We’ve all seen the graph: a person hit by a car going 40 miles per hour (mph) has an 85% chance of being killed. Reducing the speed to 30 mph cuts the odds of death in half; reducing speed to 20 mph drops the fatality rate by an astounding 94%. Even more dramatically, at 5 […] Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Commentary & Analysis, History, MassHighway/DOT, Road Design, ROAD DESIGN AND MODE CHANGE, Safety
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FOR A HEALTHIER YEAR IN A HEALTHIER WORLD
Solstice. New Years. The annual Janus; looking both forward and backward at another year of transitions and challenges. As we look out our windows at the energized serenity of fresh snow, hope for both personal and societal peace and progress grows anew. Like so many of you, I spend a lot of time and energy […] Continue reading
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