Urban Issues: New Jersey's Youthful Urbanites, Learning To 'Fail Fast', Sequester Cuts Housing Aid, New Childless Norm
April 16, 2013
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Old Guard Sees New Youthful Urbanites as Threat in New Jersey
Huffington Post
To many longtime Jersey City residents, there's no better mascot than their mayor, a colorful veteran of the region's rough-and-tumble politics who released an album of Christmas classics while in office.
News: Florida Voters Favor HSR, Taipei Mega TOD Plan, Rec Open Space Inequality Research, SF Transit Tower, Land Banks Fight Blight
October 30, 2012
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Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news.
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Florida: State Voters Favored HSR Plans
The Hill
Voters in Florida's critical swing Interstate 4 corridor favored the construction of a high-speed railway between Tampa and Orlando that was killed by Florida's Gov. Rick Scott...
Read On International: Taipei Unveils Mega TOD Project Taiwan Today
Taipei Main Station is to be the site of a multibillion dollar real estate development featuring hotels, offices, restaurants…
Voters in Florida's critical swing Interstate 4 corridor favored the construction of a high-speed railway between Tampa and Orlando that was killed by Florida's Gov. Rick Scott...
Read On International: Taipei Unveils Mega TOD Project Taiwan Today
Taipei Main Station is to be the site of a multibillion dollar real estate development featuring hotels, offices, restaurants…
News: Austin Rail 1st Phase, Maryland BRT Financing, Tampa Sales Tax, Vancouver WA LRT Tax Vote
May 23, 2012
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Austin: Urban Rail First Phase to Cost $550M
Austin American Statesman
With urban rail's first piece likely to cost $550 million, and no more than half of that coming from federal grants, the City of Austin could need to ask voters to OK as much as $275 million in bonds, officials said this morning...
Read On Maryland: Special Districts Should Pay for BRT…
With urban rail's first piece likely to cost $550 million, and no more than half of that coming from federal grants, the City of Austin could need to ask voters to OK as much as $275 million in bonds, officials said this morning...
Read On Maryland: Special Districts Should Pay for BRT…
News: NYC Bike Share, Virtual Twin Cities LRT Tour, Tucson TOD, Privatizing Moscow Metro, Cincinnati Form Based Codes
May 7, 2012
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New York: 42 Bike Share Docks for Lower Manhattan
Transportation Nation
The New York City Department of Transportation continues to show community boards in Brooklyn and Manhattan where it's planning to install Bike Share stations in those boroughs...
Read On Minneapolis: Virtual Tour of SW LRT Twin Cities Finance and Commerce
The proposed Southwest Light Rail Transit…
The New York City Department of Transportation continues to show community boards in Brooklyn and Manhattan where it's planning to install Bike Share stations in those boroughs...
Read On Minneapolis: Virtual Tour of SW LRT Twin Cities Finance and Commerce
The proposed Southwest Light Rail Transit…
News: Fed Transpo Pressure, Enviro Vs. Infrastructure, CA HSR Testimony, Fed Golden Handcuffs, Food Desert Maps
May 1, 2012
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National: Obama Hits Congress on Transportation Bill
Transportation Nation
President Barack Obama is getting pointed on the transportation bill. Speaking at the AFL-CIO's Building and Construction Trades Department Conference today, Obama whacked the Republican-led House of Representatives for "refusing to pass a bipartisan bill that could guarantee work for millions of construction workers...
Read On Atlanta: Sierra Club Comes Out Against Sales Tax Atlanta Journal…
President Barack Obama is getting pointed on the transportation bill. Speaking at the AFL-CIO's Building and Construction Trades Department Conference today, Obama whacked the Republican-led House of Representatives for "refusing to pass a bipartisan bill that could guarantee work for millions of construction workers...
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Performance-Based Transit-Oriented Development Typology Guidebook
December 15, 2010
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Today the Center for Transit-Oriented Development released its "Performance-Based Transit-Oriented Development Typology Guidebook,” a hands-on tool for identifying the different conditions that exist around transit stations and determining how that influences performance on a range of metrics.
- Performance-Based Transit-Oriented Development Typology Guidebook (full report) (PDF, 17 MB)
- Executive Summary: Performance Based TOD Guidebook (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Table of Contents and Introduction (PDF, 156 KB)
- TOD Typology Methodology (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Normative Metrics (PDF, 354 KB)
- Case Studies (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Changing Transit Zone Performance (PDF, 680 KB)
- Possible Policy Implications and Uses (PDF, 127 KB)
- Detailed Case Studies (PDF, 6.8 MB)
- Appendix (PDF, 6.3 MB)
- Press Release (PDF, 239 KB)
Press Release: Performance-Based Transit-Oriented Development Typology Guidebook
December 15, 2010
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The Center for Transit-Oriented Development released its "Performance-Based Transit-Oriented Development Typology Guidebook,” a hands-on tool for identifying the different conditions that exist around transit stations and determining how that influences performance on a range of metrics.
- Press Release (PDF, 239 KB)
- Performance-Based Transit-Oriented Development Typology Guidebook (full report) (PDF, 17 MB)
- Executive Summary: Performance Based TOD Guidebook (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Table of Contents and Introduction (PDF, 156 KB)
- TOD Typology Methodology (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Normative Metrics (PDF, 354 KB)
- Case Studies (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Changing Transit Zone Performance (PDF, 680 KB)
- Possible Policy Implications and Uses (PDF, 127 KB)
- Detailed Case Studies (PDF, 6.8 MB)
- Appendix (PDF, 6.3 MB)
Performance-Based Transit-Oriented Development Typology Guidebook
December 15, 2010
More News & Resources:
Today the Center for Transit-Oriented Development released its "Performance-Based Transit-Oriented Development Typology Guidebook,” a hands-on tool for identifying the different conditions that exist around transit stations and determining how that influences performance on a range of metrics.
- Performance-Based Transit-Oriented Development Typology Guidebook (full report) (PDF, 17 MB)
- Executive Summary: Performance Based TOD Guidebook (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Table of Contents and Introduction (PDF, 156 KB)
- TOD Typology Methodology (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Normative Metrics (PDF, 354 KB)
- Case Studies (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Changing Transit Zone Performance (PDF, 680 KB)
- Possible Policy Implications and Uses (PDF, 127 KB)
- Detailed Case Studies (PDF, 6.8 MB)
- Appendix (PDF, 6.3 MB)
- Press Release (PDF, 239 KB)
New Jersey: Panel to Consider Hub Credit Extension
November 9, 2010|Jersey City Independent
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Among the many bills on the state Assembly's legislative agenda today is one that could make it easier for mixed-use projects near transit hubs in Jersey City to get extensive tax credits... Read On
New Jersey: Developer Committed to Extra LRT Station
August 18, 2010|Jersey Journal
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A developer seeking permission to build an interim parking lot at the at Grove and 18th Streets in Jersey City said NJ Transit has committed to building a Light Rail station there.Nevins McCann, an attorney for The L Group, said the developer wants to construct a 436-space lot at the site for a three year period. He said the lot would decrease traffic traveling to Hoboken and downtown Jersey City by providing commuters with a bus service from the lot....
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