2006

S4.E1 ∙ London: The Price of Traffic

Mon, Nov 24, 2008

Based on the economic principle of demand management, London's congestion charge challenges the 20th century notion that cities should be designed around cars, and asks drivers to pay for access to public roads and parking spaces. Thanks to visionary municipal leaders like former Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron, this plan is the core of a sweeping push to transform London into a transit-efficient and pedestrian-friendly megacity in time for the 2012 Olympic games.

0 /10

S4.E2 ∙ Paris: Velo Liberte

Mon, Dec 01, 2008

7 /10

S4.E3 ∙ Food Miles

Mon, Dec 08, 2008

0 /10

S4.E4 ∙ Seoul: The Stream of Consciousness

Mon, Dec 15, 2008

5.8 /10

S4.E5 ∙ Portland: A Sense of Place

Mon, Jan 05, 2009

Thanks to a progressive public transportation portfolio that includes train, streetcar, bus and aerial tram, Portland has become a global model of transit-oriented development (TOD). For more than 40 years, city planners have uniquely integrated transport decisions into urban growth and development efforts. The result: Portland is consistently ranked as one of the country's most livable cities, boasting a healthy two percent population growth annually -- and the second lowest per capita transportation spending of the 28 largest U.S. metropolitan areas.

6.4 /10