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...bottom-up effort," says Curtis. "You need local buy-in every step of the way, so towns will pass resolutions to help start putting in charging infrastructure, put in special lanes and enforce speed limits...
This month, Gallagher and Peter Hanses, who manages 17 heritage routes for Michigan's Department of Transportation, will attend a meeting with representatives from the communities along U.S. 12 to decide exactly that: whether to pass a resolution to make the old roadway the country's first dedicated green corridor. U.S. 12 began as a patchwork of ancient Native American trails and became Michigan's first paved road, stretching 212 miles from Detroit to Chicago and connecting 25 quaint towns, each about 12 miles (or a day's lazy horse ride) apart. (See pictures of the world's most polluted...
...Allston residents are critical of Menino’s partnership with the BRA. Ray Mellone, chairman of the Harvard Allston Task Force, said he supports the current structure and noted that, contrary to some neighborhood perceptions, the University has not been given a free pass...
...Even the singular tangible accomplishment, the U.N. resolution, may not fully come to pass, as elements must be ratified by member states. The last time the U.S. tried to pass the nuclear-test-ban treaty, under President Bill Clinton, the then obscure junior Senator from Arizona, Jon Kyl, launched a successful effort to undermine passage. Now Kyl is the No. 2 Republican in the Senate and more powerful than ever...
...cold - remember the disappearing blankets? - to reduce costs and be a greener airline, ANA is asking passengers to get involved. And in Japan, sometimes a little suggestion is met with a lot of cooperation. How effective the plan is in actually reducing fuel consumption - given that many travelers pass the time at terminals by eating and drinking before their flight - will be evaluated next month...