A QUICK LOOK AT SOME OF THE STATISTICS THAT MAKE YOUR CITIES WORK (OR NOT):
Portugal’s version of Jane Jacob’s “Eyes on the Street”: Senioritas
Traffic fatality rates in Bronx, NY: 4 per 100,000
Traffic fatality rates in Kansas: 40 per 100,000
Traffic fatality rates in smart-growth, transit-oriented centres: 1/4 of sprawling centres
Number of transit riders each day in San Francisco: 500,000
Number of solo automobile drivers: 3.5 million
Percent less emissions an auto-rickshaw produces compared to a car: 78%
Number of Metropass (Transit Pass) users in Toronto: 250,000
Cost of Washington’s travel pass: $188
Cost of Boston’s subway pass: $59
Ridership on Lodi, California’s public transit system on Sunday: 90
Ad-Hoc TTC entertainment: Subway Shakespeare
American households owning a vehicle by 1930: 3/4
% of homes in LA that were detached structures in 1930: 94
% of homes in New York, Chicago and Boston that were detached structures in 1930: 50
Environmental problem in Western Society: Low Density Urban Sprawl
Environmental problem in Chinese Society: Vertical High Density Urban Sprawl
Largest fleet of double-decker trams in the world: Hong Kong
Number of double-decker trams in operation: 163
Cost of tram ride compared to bus: 50% less
Size of cheapest flat in Hong Kong’s Kwun Hei Court, Hong Kong: 200 sq ft
Cost: $450,000 HK ($60,000 CAD)
Number of young HK professionals applying to public housing flats in 2006: 13,400
Number of young HK professionals applying to public housing flats in 2010: 21,300
% of all trips made on public transit in Hong Kong: 90
Weight loss from riding Charlotte’s Lynx LRT: 6.5 pounds
% less likely to be overweight: 81
Kim Jong Ils favourite transportation typology: Bullet proof train
Shanghai Daredevil: I thought it would be interesting, so I wanted to do it.