Commentary
What Makes a Good Sidewalk?
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Commentary: A stretch of sidewalk near the San Antonio Botanical Garden serves as a model for the city’s walkways.
Commentary
Can We Stay Cool in An Increasingly Hot San Antonio?
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In San Antonio, it’s not just summer temperatures that are rising. Winter temperatures and the number of hot days and warm nights are also increasing.
Commentary
San Antonio Needs A Clear Vision for Transportation Sustainability
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In keeping with other U.S. cities, emission inventories show that power generation and transportation are the two main sources of carbon pollution, making up 80% of San Antonio’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Gov & Politics
The Battle Over Unshared Street Space In U.S. Cities
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People used to freak out over traffic deaths.
Business & Tech
San Antonio Lags in Transportation Choices
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The wheel – invented to make pottery – was eventually “spun off” to make carriages.
Gov & Politics
How Streetcars Fit into Transportation Safety
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Last month, in an op-ed in the San Antonio Express-News, rural Oregon’s most prolific streetcar critic, Randal O’Toole, asserted that a streetcar is a safety problem.
Business & Tech
Some Streetcar Fact Checking
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In a recent op-ed in the San Antonio Express-News, Randal O’Toole asserted that, on a per passenger-mile basis, a sport utility vehicle (SUV) is more energy efficient and emits less greenhouse gases than a streetcar.
Gov & Politics
The True Value of Streetcars in San Antonio
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Let’s face it: San Antonio is an auto-oriented city in an auto-oriented state.
Bill Barker
The Greening of San Antonio
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San Antonio is emerging as one of the “greenest” large American cities.
