[sustran] Re: The City Fix Blog - well worth a read

[Sunny]

There is also Streets blog http://www.streetsblog.org/ with some
interesting articles.

cheers
sunny

Carlosfelipe Pardo wrote:
> I agree that Thecityfix is worth reading. I would also suggest:
> - Paul's blog in the link http://reinventingtransport.blogspot.com/
> - Sustainable Transport Magazine (annually, via www.itdp.org)
>
> Any other suggestions are most welcome.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Carlos.
>
> 2008/8/6 Paul Barter <paulbarter at nus.edu.sg>
>
>
>> I have nothing to do with the City Fix Blog, in case you think this
>> message is going to sound like an advertisement.
>>
>> But I think it should be a "must read" for anyone interested in urban
>> transport policy in developing countries (the same focus as
>> sustran-discuss in other words). Even though it has been going since Jan
>> 2007, I only found out about it a few months ago.
>>
>> Check it out at http://thecityfix.com/. It is a group blog with varied
>> writers and was created by the folks at EMBARQ.
>>
>> Some notable recent items there include:
>> *       Why Is TransMilenio Still So Special?
>> <http://thecityfix.com/why-is-transmilenio-still-so-special/>
>> *       Towards a Better BRT Taxonomy
>> <http://thecityfix.com/towards-a-better-brt-taxonomy/>
>> *       The Amazing Egg Laying Wool Milk Sow
>> <http://thecityfix.com/the-amazing-egg-laying-wool-milk-sow/>
>> *       A Look Inside Beijing's Subway
>> <http://thecityfix.com/a-look-inside-beijings-subway/>
>> *       From Busway to BRT <http://thecityfix.com/from-busway-to-brt/>
>>
>> Does anyone else have any suggestions for "must read" resources that are
>> right on target for sustran-discuss?
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> Paul A. Barter | Assistant Professor | LKY School of Public Policy
>> National University of Singapore | 469C Bukit Timah Road | Singapore
>> 259772 |
>> Tel: +65-6516 3324 | Fax: +65-6778 1020 | paulbarter at nus.edu.sg |
>> http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx
>>
>> Policy issues in urban transport:
>> http://reinventingtransport.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
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