Transport: West Salt Lake Transpo Options, NY Bike Share Rack Resistance, National Household Travel Survey, Young Driving Habits & Aging Impact
May 15, 2013
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No Freeway in West Salt Lake May Be Best Choice
Salt Lake Tribune
A freeway to carry heavy traffic north and south though west Davis County has been on Utah Department of Transportation drawing boards for years. The agency is ready to release its draft environmental impact study and name its preferred route.
Urbanism & Design: Prescriptive vs. Market Urbanism, Using Dev Fees For Transpo, Sim City Greenwashes Parking
May 10, 2013
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Prescriptive vs. Market Urbanism
City Block
From Ilan Greenberg in The New Republic - San Francisco's Gentrification Problem isn't Gentrification. Greenberg compares the public debate (often writen, and discussed previously here) in San Francisco compared to more the more familiar narrative in other cities.
Urbanism & Design: New Urbanism On Stilts, Sabermetrics Of Urbanism, Zoning Rewrite Fights Sprawl, Transit & Urbanism
May 9, 2013
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New Urbanism on Stilts, Literally
Witold Rybczynski
Beachtown is a New Urbanism second-home village in Galveston. Construction began in 2005, after a protracted planning and permitting period.
Transport: Pittsburgh Busways, Airport Empty Terminals, Pittsburgh's Hard to Find Light Rail Stations
May 2, 2013
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IDTP Gives Pittsburgh Busways Bronze Rating
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Port Authority’s busways earned international recognition today from a company that evaluates and rates buses-only corridors around the globe.
Read On What’s Next for Fastracks in Denver Denver Urbanism Now that the West Rail…
Read On What’s Next for Fastracks in Denver Denver Urbanism Now that the West Rail…
Urbanism & Design: Burying I-35, Urban Spaces, Web Places, Building Heights in Aspen
May 1, 2013
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Cabinet Okays new Bangkok City Plan
The Nation Thailand
The Cabinet yesterday approved a new Bangkok City Plan to replace the one in use since 2006 and due to expire on May 15. Property-industry observers say the new plan will open up new locations for development near the mass-transit routes.
Read On “Economic Development” Almost Killed French…
Read On “Economic Development” Almost Killed French…
Transport: Chinese Transit Excess, Fixing LA's 405, Cap&Trade Transit Funding, Transit & Traffic, Lease Airport To Build Rail
April 26, 2013
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Chinese Cities are Building Metros They Might Not Need
The Economist
NOT many global cities of nearly 9m people lack an underground line, but until the end of last year the eastern city of Hangzhou was one of them.
Urban Issues: Millenial House Buying, Austin Development Permit Backlog, 2012 Metro Year In Jobs, Google Picks Provo For Fiber
April 19, 2013
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Forest City's Ratner to Step Down as CEO
Wall Street Journal
Forest City Enterprises Inc. (FCEA, FCEB) said Bruce Ratner will step down as chief executive of Brooklyn-based unit Forest City Ratner Co., effective immediately, and it named MaryAnne Gilmartin, its executive vice president of commercial and residential development, to succeed him.
Urbanism & Design: Free Parking Fallacies, Why People Perceive Some Cities Safer, Houston Walkability Audit, SimCity Debacle
April 17, 2013
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Free Parking Fallacies: Infographics
My Parking Sign
We at MyParkingSign are in a unique position to discern trends in how people are managing their parking lots.
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Transport: China's HSR Theft From Japan, 'Dreamy' Administration Transpo Budget, NYC Bike Share, Banning Bikes In Toronto
April 16, 2013
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In State Rebuttal, Charlotte Could Vote Against Road Expansion
The Naked City Blog
Charlotte City Council is threatening to withdraw its support for the proposed Monroe Bypass in a key, regional transportation planning group.
Urbanism & Design: Smarter Development Rule Book, Lessons From Chicago Suburb, Albuquerque's Answer To Sprawl, Cincinnati Staircases
April 15, 2013
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A Simpler, Smarter Rule Book for Development in Sacramento
Sacramento Bee
There are very good reasons why the building industry and business groups, architects and design organizations, and environmental, bicycling and walking advocates all support modernizing Sacramento's cumbersome and antiquated zoning code.