roads

Imagine Fewer Autos (It's Easy if You Try)

By Carlton Reid / On April 26th, 2016
In May, many of us will celebrate National Bike Month by leaving the car at home and cycling to work. It's often the fastest way across town, and it's a great way to get some exercise, reduce our carbon footprint and - importantly - remember that roads are not just for driving.

Our Infrastructure's Crucial Need: Resiliency

By Ann Kinzig / On March 19th, 2015
The Island Press Urban Resilience Project, supported by the Kresge Foundation, is working to promote a holistic understanding of resilience that is grounded in equity and sustainability. Shocks and surprises are coming, and we need to build systems that can weather them.
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Rants from the Hill: Road Captain

By Michael Branch / On April 29th, 2014
Rants from the Hill is cross-posted from High Country News Last night I got a phone call with the bad news that I have received what my neighbors out here in the remote Silver Hills refer to as a “redneck promotion.” To be specific, I have been promoted from plain member and citizen to Road Captain, which is a position no sensible person would covet.
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Thank a National Forest Roadless Area

By Dominick A. DellaSala / On February 2nd, 2011
The next time you turn on the tap, chances are the water came from a local National Forest. National Forests provide drinking water for about 60 million Americans nationwide and about 15 percent of the nation’s freshwater runoff. This clean water is worth an estimated net value of $27 billion annually.