Public Transportation Syntheses Series (III): Relationships Between Business and Public Transportation and Identifying the Characteristics of Successful Local Transit Circulator Systems in Residential Areas of Southeast Florida

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Can we improve a Soviet city: Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Master Plan for Narva in Estonia

The objective of our planning project was to study the possibilities how to support industrial development of Narva (Estonia) with the improving of urban infrastructure and life quality in city. We studied the Narva city master plan with the aim of finding new strategies for using the ruins of Soviet city and a industry for developing an industrial network. The reality of today''''s Narva economy is that there are some existing industries which use old technology and some new enterprises with plenty of qualified workers in the region. There is privatised thermal power plants supplying all Estonia with energy and Narva is a huge transit channel between Russia and the Tallinn harbour. The Russian border is in the middle of the city and Saint Petersburg with a population of 5 million is only 130 km away. This potential is still attractive for investment and industrial development. Development problems of Narva are connected with old infrastructure and housing. City was destroyed during second world war, today, 95% of housing consist typical soviet block houses which will be amortised during next 20 years. Infrastructure network is divided with Russia and it is amortised. There is no attractive apartments or districts in Narva for non-local specialists. Because of low housing quality, most of 300 managers live in other cities and they only visit working place. Our planning strategy was to create new urban environment for Narva. The transportation network, infrastructure and street lines were reorganised with aim to create new city centre and qualitative residential areas. The renovation and demolishing strategy was developed for soviet block houses.

Development of municipal districts in Saint Petersburg over the last decade: an economic and spatial analysis

The article analyses economic and spatial indicators to produce a typology of the economic development levels of St. Petersburg municipal districts. To normalise the city’s development, it is vital to understand which territories have contributed more to the process and which have inhibited it. It is also essential to analyse the principal economic indicators of each municipal district and assess transport accessibility, street activity and transit. The study demonstrates the connection between the economy and space, which gives the answer to the question about the causes of economic growth. An economic analysis of the districts is carried out by ranking ten leading indicators obtained from the municipal databases and geoinformation services, whilst a spatial analysis is performed based on testing the Space Syntax methodology. The study made it possible to describe the city’s spatial development, improve the methodology and provide recommendations for municipal administrators. The findings will enhance strategic urban planning in St. Petersburg

Rail, Bus, and Other Carriers in the Tampa Bay Region

Tampa Bay Region, Florida Rail, bus and other carriers in the Tampa Bay Region. St. Petersburg, Fla. : Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, 1968

Cities without land markets : location and land use in the socialist city

The authors describe the structure of Russian cities after 70 years of Soviet development. This is the longest socialist experience on record and its results are of paramount interest to urban economists. In the absence of price signals and of economic incentives to recycle land over time, the administrative-command process has led to a startling pattern of land use. It's central feature is a perverse population density gradient, which rises as one moves away from the center of the city. (Driving from the center of Moscow, one passes through rings of Stalin-era, Krushchev-era, and then Brezhnev-era flats.) The Soviet city is also characterized by rusting factories in prime locations and high density residential areas in distant suburbs. Such a structure tends to maximize the economic and social inefficiency of the socialist city as well as its environmental ill effects. With market-oriented urban reform, real estate prices are now emerging. Their negative gradient signals again the massive scale of past land misallocation in the Soviet city. The experience of socialist cities is also a powerful warning about the ill effects of public ownership and the allocation of land to achieve the"socialization"of land rents.Environmental Economics&Policies,Municipal Financial Management,Banks&Banking Reform,National Urban Development Policies&Strategies,Urban Housing and Land Settlements,Environmental Economics&Policies,Banks&Banking Reform,Municipal Financial Management,Urban Housing and Land Settlements,National Urban Development Policies&Strategies

Food Access in Petersburg, Virginia: Final Report and Recommendations

The City of Petersburg has long suffered with issues of limited access to food and food insecurity. Food deserts, or areas underserved by retail food options, are prevalent throughout the City. As a result, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has ranked the city last of Virginia\u27s 133 counties in their annual health rankings. For the Fall 2019 semester, students from Virginia Commonwealth University\u27s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, through Dr. John Accordino\u27s Urban Commercial Revitalization course, focused on planning solutions to address food deserts in commercial areas, with the City of Petersburg being one of their clients. The class assessed the potential for commercial revitalization and made five recommendations

High-Speed Projects in the United States: Identifying the Elements for Success-Part 1, MTI Report 05-01

For almost half a century, high-speed ground transportation (HSGT) has held the promise of fast, convenient, and environmentally sound travel for distances between 40 and 600 miles. While a number of HSGT systems have been developed and deployed in Asia and Europe, none has come close to being implemented in the United States. Yet this is not for lack of trying. There have been several efforts around the country, most of which have failed, some of which are still in the early stages, and a few of which might come to pass. The goal of this study was to identify lessons learned for successfully developing and implementing high-speed rail (HSR) in the United States. Through a broad literature review, interviews, and three specific case studies—Florida, California, and the Pacific Northwest—this study articulates those lessons and presents themes for future consideration

Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs in Metropolitan America

Analyzes data on metropolitan areas' transit systems, including access, rush hour service, and percentage of high- and low-skill jobs reached in ninety minutes. Explores implications for investments and land use, economic development, and housing policy

Tampa Bay Region Mass Transportation: Phase II Appendixes

Tampa Bay Region, Florida Tampa Bay region mass transportation: Phase II. Prepared for the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, by Harvey N. Kreisberg. McLean, Va : TRW Systems Group, 1971. With appendixes document

Cities and climate change: Strategic options for philanthropic support

Now, more than ever, cities are at the front lines of U.S. climate action. As national action stalls, there is still a daunting amount to be done in reducing human-generated climate emissions. Fortunately, this report comes in the wake of a groundswell of initiatives to engage on climate change by cities, countries, and states across the U.S. Several important and thorough reports on the types of mitigation actions cities can take have recently been released. We already have examples of cities taking significant leadership roles in reducing their own climate emissions, from New York and Boston to Austin, Boulder, and Los Angeles - yet U.S. climate emissions continue to rise, and cities have an outsized role to play. The purpose of this project is to review current U.S. city climate activities in order to identify areas where additional investment by foundations could help accelerate city action to reduce urban greenhouse gas emissions. The focus of the inquiry is on aggressive actions cities can take that significantly increase their “level of ambition” to achieve emissions reductions on an accelerated timetable. City strategies on climate adaptation are not encompassed in this project. [TRUNCATED