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Found 16 results for 'walkability'

Transit Accelerator: All-in on Cambridge’s Mass Ave

Transit Accelerator: All-in on Cambridge’s Mass Ave

In: Posts

Jun 05, 2017

Last month, NACTO partnered with the City of Cambridge, MBTA, and TransitCenter—and with thanks to funding and support from the Barr Foundation—to host a two-day transit roadshow, accelerating year-long efforts to transform Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge into a better corridor for transit and an even more vibrant place for people. Leaders from peer cities, including […]

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APA NPC17 Session: Designing Streets for Transit-Based Neighborhoods

In: Events

May 07, 2017
5/7/17 8:00 am - 10:45 am
New York, New York

Join NACTO at the American Planning Association’s National Planning Conference in New York City for an in-depth hands-on charrette workshop and peer-to-peer case presentations by cities that have assembled people-first transit corridor design, bike network rollout, and walkable streets to create transit neighborhoods – growing ridership and making cities more equitable at the same time. Better […]

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Alexander Ståhle

Alexander Ståhle

Title: CEO, Spacescape
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities conference

In: People

Alexander Ståhle is a researcher in urban design and one of Sweden´s most popular lecturers on city futures. He is CEO of the urban research and design studio Spacescape in Stockholm and has a PhD in urban design from the KTH School of Architecture. In his research he has developed tools for urban analysis of […]

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Getting Across the Divide

Getting Across the Divide

In: Events

Conference
Oct 29, 2013
10/29/13 11:15 am - 1:00 pm
Phoenix, AZ
Getting Across the Divide

Giving people safe and convenient crossings is a precursor to walkability. How are cities addressing pedestrian crossings at midblock locations and minor street crossings?

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Andrew Rundle

Title: Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

In: People

Dr. Andrew Rundle’s research focuses on the determinants of sedentary lifestyles and obesity and the health related consequences of these conditions, particularly the role of sedentary behavior and obesity in cancer development.  Dr. Rundle directs the Built Environment and Health Research Group, a trans-disciplinary team of researchers studying how neighborhood built and social environments influence […]

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Mark Van Elsberg

Title: Project Manager, Transportation Services, City of Toronto

In: People

Mark Van Elsberg is a Project Manager with Transportation Services at the City of Toronto. He has been involved in the transformation of the City for more than 23 years. First in the private sector, then with the Urban Design team in City Planning and now his energy is focussed on pedestrian projects in the […]

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