Uploaded December 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Successful urbanism attracts people. But without adequate mass transportation, it generates more car traffic, air pollution, and demand for parking -- all of which undermine pedestrian- and bike-friendly places. Putting green, high-volume public transit at the forefront of new urbanist design is the best way to assure efficient, equitable access without degrading the desired benefits of new urbanism.
Speaker: Douglas Funke, President, Citizens for Regional Transit
Successful urbanism attracts people. But without adequate mass transportation, it generates more car traffic, air pollution, and demand for parking -- all of which undermine pedestrian- and bike-friendly places. Putting green, high-volume public transit at the forefront of new urbanist design is the best way to assure efficient, equitable access without degrading the desired benefits of new urbanism.
Speaker: Douglas Funke, President, Citizens for Regional Transit
