[sustran] [World Streets] Density without tears: Singapore's Transportation Secrets

[Eric Britton]

Density without tears: Singapore's Transportation Secrets
  
Density. Sprawl. Car-dependence as a result of car use's gradual reshaping
of our cities. The unintended consequences of a no-policy transport and land
use policy can be catastrophic for many, in many ways. And once the damage
has been done(see the map of last week's piece contrasting two cities of the
same population size: Atlanta
<http://newmobilityagenda.blogspot.com/2010/05/songs-without-words.html>
and Barcelona)it is not easy task to get the toothpaste back into the tube.
But let's get to that another day. Today let's listen to Christopher Tan on
Singapore's no tears transport policy.


 
 
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