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The Iberian green industrial opportunity: Carbon capture and storage

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

As the world shifts toward a more sustainable future, addressing carbon emissions remains a top priority. The cap tightening equates to a 62 percent reduction by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. The cap tightening equates to a 62 percent reduction by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. Power generation is not included. 3 Assuming a 4.3

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To shift away some trips from the car, we need super robust transportation demand management processes

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But there isn't a rush to expand it, or to create conditions where sustainable modes are first choice for getting around. Transportation demand management as a priority. Transportation Management Districts as an implementation mechanism for trip shift. If you live within that transit footprint, it works decently.

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Parking space requirements, car versus moped, Harmon's Supermarket Brickyard, Salt Lake City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Also see: -- " Further updates to the Sustainable Mobility Platform Framework ," 2018 There's been a lot of reporting of late on communities reducing parking requirements, and a new book by Henry Grabar (" Book Review: 'Paved Paradise,' by Henry Grabar ," New York Times). But Donald Shoup's High Cost of Free Parking was published in 2005.

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Denver and Rio Grande Rail Trail in Davis County, Utah: a great foundation, full of (missed) opportunity

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It's an old rail corridor that was acquired by the Utah Transit Authority (" From rails to trails ," Deseret News , 2005) and is a joint project with the communities it passes through. MPOs and "active transportation." And yes, they have an Active Transportation Committee focused on developing sustainable mobility options.

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To and from origin stations can be difficult: More on the Silver Line and intra-neighborhood transit (tertiary network)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Note that the original PL series on Silver Spring did discuss an intra core shuttle system to complement their parking structures and to allow for converting Fenton Avenue to a sustainable mobility corridor. But I didn't extend this tertiary transit concept to the transit sheds of other PL stations. Tertiary Network concept.

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Metrorail Silver Line phase two opening this week

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DC does not understand its "unique selling proposition" or "core competency" is being transit- and sustainable mobility-centric. But the failures in planning extend beyond DC (" Silver Line Metro expansion a classic example of the need to have true regional transportation planning ," 2011). Extending the Yellow Line south on Rte.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

1) neighborhood/district/city/county wide as part of a master plan; (2) within functional elements of a master plan such as transportation, housing, or economic development; and (3) within a specific project (e.g., This entry became very long, so I broke it up. gentrification crisis?