Comments on: Spontaneous Metro Policy: Could This Be True? http://citiwire.net/post/1227/ Leaving behind the 20th century pattern of cheap energy, endless automobility, burgeoning suburbs, threatened inner cities. To a challenge-packed 21st century: energy prices headed north, perilous carbon emissions, deepening have-have not divisions. But a time of exciting promise, too. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:47:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mayraj Fahim http://citiwire.net/post/1227/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Mayraj Fahim Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:30:26 +0000 http://citiwire.net/?p=1227#comment-731 I am in the process of writing an article on interlocal cooperation. It 's focus is the regional districts of British Columbia with comparative discussion of U.S.,Europe and Australia. I will also discuss La Rochelle, as it is a community of small towns. As I have mentioned earlier in a comment on another article, interlocal cooperation also helps small units to punt above their weight. La Rochelle exemplifies that to the benefit of itself as a whole. Please see: http://www.agglo-larochelle.fr/anglais/cda/index.php Unity makes us stronger! 18 towns join hands to build the future of an entire area together. 18 towns, side-by-side, form a community of 147,000 people, open to the Atlantic … and to the world beyond. 18 towns, each withparticular assets and projects, pool their resources to realize that potential. http://www.agglo-larochelle.fr/gestion/actualites/documents/doc_317.pdf La Rochelle Invents a world of à la carte mobility I am in the process of writing an article on interlocal cooperation. It ’s focus is the regional districts of British Columbia with comparative discussion of U.S.,Europe and Australia.

I will also discuss La Rochelle, as it is a community of small towns. As I have mentioned earlier in a comment on another article, interlocal cooperation also helps small units to punt above their weight. La Rochelle exemplifies that to the benefit of itself as a whole. Please see:
http://www.agglo-larochelle.fr/anglais/cda/index.php
Unity makes us stronger!
18 towns join hands to build the future of an entire area together.

18 towns, side-by-side, form a community of 147,000 people, open to the Atlantic … and to the world beyond.

18 towns, each withparticular assets and projects, pool their resources to realize that potential.
http://www.agglo-larochelle.fr/gestion/actualites/documents/doc_317.pdf
La Rochelle Invents a world of à la carte mobility

]]> By: Mayraj Fahim http://citiwire.net/post/1227/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Mayraj Fahim Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:22:52 +0000 http://citiwire.net/?p=1227#comment-730 I read an <a href="http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/reader_feedback/public/display.php?thread=164082&offset=120#post_696029" rel="nofollow">article today</a>, which I thought you and your readers might find of interest. Seattle is in the process of using a regional transportation ticketing system. You will see the article mentions Vancouver and Portland as having similar systems Seattle residents, it seems are the second region in American to experience this type of convenience A commentator of this article wondered why Seattle couldn't have a simple system like Tokyo. It seems like this individual, and perhaps others like him, do not realize that Tokyo is a system with a general purpose metro government, which makes service delivery across the region a simpler task. I should also mention that one urban community in France, La Rochelle, prides itself in applying the sort of ticketing convenience across a wider range of services.. For those who are unfamiliar, an urban community is the most integrated version of interlocal cooperation mechanisms types in France. For the example fo La Rochelle, please see the article:<a href="http://www.agglo-larochelle.fr/gestion/actualites/documents/doc_317.pdf " rel="nofollow"> La Rochelle Invents a World of a la Carte Mobility</a>. La Rochelle Invents a world of à la carte mobility I read an article today, which I thought you and your readers might find of interest. Seattle is in the process of using a regional transportation ticketing system.

You will see the article mentions Vancouver and Portland as having similar systems Seattle residents, it seems are the second region in American to experience this type of convenience

A commentator of this article wondered why Seattle couldn’t have a simple system like Tokyo. It seems like this individual, and perhaps others like him, do not realize that Tokyo is a system with a general purpose metro government, which makes service delivery across the region a simpler task.

I should also mention that one urban community in France, La Rochelle, prides itself in applying the sort of ticketing convenience across a wider range of services.. For those who are unfamiliar, an urban community is the most integrated version of interlocal cooperation mechanisms types in France.

For the example fo La Rochelle, please see the article: La Rochelle Invents a World of a la Carte Mobility.

La Rochelle Invents a world of à la carte mobility

]]> By: Mayraj Fahim http://citiwire.net/post/1227/comment-page-1/#comment-729 Mayraj Fahim Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:02:22 +0000 http://citiwire.net/?p=1227#comment-729 Read this article about the new system Seattle is unveiling: See: http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/reader_feedback/public/display.php?thread=164082&offset=120#post_696029 Comments: Link's ticket system confounds light-rail riders You will see it mentions Vancouver and Portland as having similar systems Seattle residents are beginning to eperience what regionalism can bring on the ground. A comment wondered why Seatle couldn't have simple system like Tokyo? Well there is no system like Tokyo in US., which seems to miss this layperson. Meanwhile, there is more advanced version announced by an urban community in France. Urban Community's are the most integrated version of interlocal cooperation mechanisms in France. Please see what modes of transport are included there: http://www.agglo-larochelle.fr/gestion/actualites/documents/doc_317.pdf La Rochelle Invents a world of à la carte mobility Read this article about the new system Seattle is unveiling:
See:
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/reader_feedback/public/display.php?thread=164082&offset=120#post_696029
Comments: Link’s ticket system confounds light-rail riders

You will see it mentions Vancouver and Portland as having similar systems Seattle residents are beginning to eperience what regionalism can bring on the ground.

A comment wondered why Seatle couldn’t have simple system like Tokyo? Well there is no system like Tokyo in US., which seems to miss this layperson.

Meanwhile, there is more advanced version announced by an urban community in France. Urban Community’s are the most integrated version of interlocal cooperation mechanisms in France.
Please see what modes of transport are included there:
http://www.agglo-larochelle.fr/gestion/actualites/documents/doc_317.pdf

La Rochelle Invents a world of à la carte mobility

]]> By: Mayraj Fahim http://citiwire.net/post/1227/comment-page-1/#comment-727 Mayraj Fahim Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:00:43 +0000 http://citiwire.net/?p=1227#comment-727 Individual collaborative efforts need a platform . In Europe whereas, the INTEREG program is relatively recent, there were pioneering efforts in the cross border regions of The Netherlands and Germany; and the borders of France, Germany and Switzerland in the '50s and 60s. In the example of British Columbia, it is provincial support that has powered the system's evolution. What is needed is a platform and consistent support. Will America see that happen? There maybe more smoke here than a fire. On regional city building exercises, check<a href="http://www.citymayors.com/government/multitier_system.html" rel="nofollow"> this article</a> from City Mayors. Individual collaborative efforts need a platform . In Europe whereas, the INTEREG program is relatively recent, there were pioneering efforts in the cross border regions of The Netherlands and Germany; and the borders of France, Germany and Switzerland in the ’50s and 60s.

In the example of British Columbia, it is provincial support that has powered the system’s evolution. What is needed is a platform and consistent support. Will America see that happen?

There maybe more smoke here than a fire.

On regional city building exercises, check this article from City Mayors.

]]> By: Manu Fernandez http://citiwire.net/post/1227/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Manu Fernandez Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:42:32 +0000 http://citiwire.net/?p=1227#comment-725 I find the urban debate in USA so interesting and so far from the almost absent debate here in Spain on the impact of recession on cities. I have been following Obama' urban agenda since the election campaign and I was starting to feel the promising Office was starting to be a failure, but your column makes it clear that there is some work on the way. I find the urban debate in USA so interesting and so far from the almost absent debate here in Spain on the impact of recession on cities. I have been following Obama’ urban agenda since the election campaign and I was starting to feel the promising Office was starting to be a failure, but your column makes it clear that there is some work on the way.

]]> By: Neal Peirce http://citiwire.net/post/1227/comment-page-1/#comment-718 Neal Peirce Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:33:41 +0000 http://citiwire.net/?p=1227#comment-718 Message received from United Neighborhoods of America: Great post. You may be interested in our blog, which covers many of these same issues: http://unca-acf.org/ and our report on Promise Neighborhoods: http://www.alliance1.org/Public_Policy/Neighborhoods/Tipping_neighborhoods.pdf Patrick Lester Sr. Vice President for Public Policy Alliance for Children and Families United Neighborhood Centers of America Message received from United Neighborhoods of America:
Great post. You may be interested in our blog, which covers many of these same issues:
http://unca-acf.org/

and our report on Promise Neighborhoods:
http://www.alliance1.org/Public_Policy/Neighborhoods/Tipping_neighborhoods.pdf

Patrick Lester
Sr. Vice President for Public Policy
Alliance for Children and Families
United Neighborhood Centers of America

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