What stood out to me about this article, even though it was an opinion piece was that these are viable suggestions that are made that could be implemented.
“But it’s my belief that the future of public transportation is in systems like bus rapid transit, which some think of as a “surface subway.” BRT systems make use of existing infrastructure — changes often involve designating dedicated lanes, making adjustments to right-of-way rules, and targeted technological upgrades to eliminate the delays associated with urban buses. Because of their good performance, cost effectiveness (it’s cheaper than building a subway) and flexibility in implementation, BRT systems, which started in the Brazilian city of Curitiba in 1974, are now in place in almost 200 cities worldwide including Bogotá, Seoul, Istanbul, Beijing and Rio de Janeiro, and many more could follow. I see the BRT as evolving to one day become a system of light electric vehicles with rubber tires running on exclusive tracks, re-charging at each stop.”
Despite that this was two years ago, the changes proposed in the above paragraph are still fairly far from being integrated into the structure of New York. On the other hand there have been
On the other hand “Some simple ways to get started are within everyone’s reach: Use your car less; live closer to work; recycle and compost.” Recently (this past year), the city has commissioned small compost garbage cans for the population that lives in residential suburban housing, which though it’s taken a while to finally make some sort of movements to actively encourage environmentally friendly actions.
What this article has really shown me is that though steps may be small, every change matters despite how daunting and slow it may be. Hopefully in the next 2 years there will be bigger policy adjustments to address the arising issues (such as adding the United States to the Paris Agreement).
This opinion piece is from 2015…what of it has been really implemented? Opinion | How to Build a Sustainable City https://t.co/02yLYhLIW4 #bcsfh2o #scienceforward
— Julia Duze (@JDuze21) November 8, 2017
