links for 2007-04-21

• Traffic Deaths a Global Scourge, Health Agency Says - washingtonpost.com
  Traffic injuries are the leading cause of death in people ages 10 to 24 around the world -- a huge, overlooked and largely preventable public health problem, the World Health Organization said yesterday.
  (tags: mobility mortality cars traffic health)
• Bloomberg to Unveil Long-Term Vision for City - New York Times
  Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will call on Sunday for a raft of ambitious and sometimes contentious proposals that are intended to ease traffic congestion, reduce air pollution, build housing, improve mass transit and develop abandoned industrial land.
  (tags: nyc urban planning place-space architecture sustainability mobility congestion)
• Global Metropolitan Studies (GMS)
  Scholars from a dozen UC Berkeley departments are establishing the Center for Global Metropolitan Studies to better understand the implications of growth in metropolitan areas and to develop strategies for better urbanization processes and outcomes.
  (tags: urbanization research planning urban mobility transportation energy sustainability)