Articles by Sarah Goodyear
Sarah Goodyear has written about cities for a variety of publications, including Grist and Streetsblog. She lives in Brooklyn. She's also on Twitter.
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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood talks about livable communities
Secretary of the Department of Transportation Ray LaHood would like to build the infrastructure that would let you leave your car at home. We had a chance to talk with him the other day about what exactly "livable communities" are -- and if Republican legislators will ever vote to fund them.
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A report from the front lines of the "transit space race" [VIDEO]
These are heady times for sustainable transportation advocates, as you can see in this video report from the recent Rail~Volution conference.
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Will Los Angeles ever be something besides a "suburban metropolis"?
In the Los Angeles Times, architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne writes about the widening gap between those who favor a denser, more pedestrian-friendly LA and those who would prefer to remain in their cars.
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New Apple store in Chicago means shiny new train station, but who will fix the rest of the system?
Apple paid $4 million to renovate a dilapidated transit station near its new Chicago store. Great. But what if you don't live near an Apple store?
