Transport: Virginia Beach LRT Planning, Moderating Congestion Worries, San Diego Trolley Gets Fed OK, Fed Infrastructure Timelines
May 20, 2013
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Virginia Beach Light Rail at a Crossroads
Virginian Pilot
The once-abstract idea of light rail in the city continues to take shape as planners crunch the numbers and take public comment on the most detailed scenarios yet for sending The Tide to the Oceanfront.
Environment & Econology: Fastest Warming City, Beauty Amid Chicago Industry, Planning Sustainability Focus
May 9, 2013
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Few Trees in Louisville, The Fastest Warming City
Next City
What's the scariest weather event you can think of? A hurricane? Tornado? Storm surge?
News: World Bank Transport Spending, Bridge Project Divides City, Charlotte Streetcar Questions, Downtown Seattle Rebound
February 20, 2013
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National: 'Fix it First' Fantasy
National Journal Transportation Experts
President Obama loves to invest in infrastructure. He has been asking for a $50 billion in "frontloaded" investments to repair bridges and roads for the past four years. ..
Read On Research: Urban Transport Spending by World Bank TRB TRID
Over the preceding decade, the World Bank committed about US$7.5bn in loans for urban transport projects in its client countries, involving total project costs of nearly…
President Obama loves to invest in infrastructure. He has been asking for a $50 billion in "frontloaded" investments to repair bridges and roads for the past four years. ..
Read On Research: Urban Transport Spending by World Bank TRB TRID
Over the preceding decade, the World Bank committed about US$7.5bn in loans for urban transport projects in its client countries, involving total project costs of nearly…
News: Hawaii BRT Alternative, Buses As Wannabe Trains, Beavers Vs. Human Engineers, Rio Slum's Olympic Facelift, Downtown Pop Growth
September 28, 2012
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Louisville: Does City Need More Highways?
New York Times
More and more Americans, educated 20-somethings and empty nesters among them, want to live downtown. Plenty of downtowns are coming back; many are thriving. Even so, we remain a nation in thrall to suburbs, highways, cars...
Read On Hawaii: Mayoral Candidate Releases BRT Alternative Honolulu…
More and more Americans, educated 20-somethings and empty nesters among them, want to live downtown. Plenty of downtowns are coming back; many are thriving. Even so, we remain a nation in thrall to suburbs, highways, cars...
Read On Hawaii: Mayoral Candidate Releases BRT Alternative Honolulu…
News: TIFIA Highway Projects, Delhi Bus Corridor, Milan Congestion Charge, Landscape Typology, Cycling & Pedestrian Appeal
August 14, 2012
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National: TIFIA Puts 'Bridge to Nowhere' Back On Track
Financial Times
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood discussed the changes to TIFIA on a conference call with reporters late last month, saying it would jumpstart financing for construction, "Each dollar of federal funds can provide approximately $10 in TIFIA credit assistance, meaning $17 billion in loans through TIFIA. That in turn, can leverage $20 to $30 billion in investment." ....
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood discussed the changes to TIFIA on a conference call with reporters late last month, saying it would jumpstart financing for construction, "Each dollar of federal funds can provide approximately $10 in TIFIA credit assistance, meaning $17 billion in loans through TIFIA. That in turn, can leverage $20 to $30 billion in investment." ....
Blogosphere: Big Dig's Big Costs, Infrstructure Bank, Transit & Work In Dallas, Cheapness Of BRT
July 13, 2012
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Blogosphere: Boston's Big Dig Buries Other Projects
Planetizen
Completed years ago, the true cost of Boston's "Big Dig" is finally being tallied. Unfortunately, for residents of Massachusetts, the tab is far from paid, imperiling funding for other necessary transportation projects, reports Eric Moskowitz. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Infrastructure Bank is a Mixed Bag Transportation Issues Daily
A new report concludes a federal infrastructure bank could depoliticize decisions, but would duplicate existing…
Completed years ago, the true cost of Boston's "Big Dig" is finally being tallied. Unfortunately, for residents of Massachusetts, the tab is far from paid, imperiling funding for other necessary transportation projects, reports Eric Moskowitz. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Infrastructure Bank is a Mixed Bag Transportation Issues Daily
A new report concludes a federal infrastructure bank could depoliticize decisions, but would duplicate existing…
Blogosphere: No TIFIA For Tappan Zee, TransitScore Rankings, Denver Airport City, Green Garage, Cultural Borders
April 27, 2012
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Blogosphere: Feds Reject TIFIA for Tappan Zee
Streetsblog
In a major rebuke to the Cuomo administration's plans for a transit-less Tappan Zee Bridge, the federal government rejected New York State's application for a low-interest federal loan yesterday. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Kubrick's Subway Photos Second Avenue Sagas
Once upon a time, Stanley Kubrick wasn't always an award-winning director. He…
In a major rebuke to the Cuomo administration's plans for a transit-less Tappan Zee Bridge, the federal government rejected New York State's application for a low-interest federal loan yesterday. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Kubrick's Subway Photos Second Avenue Sagas
Once upon a time, Stanley Kubrick wasn't always an award-winning director. He…
News: New Jersey Transit Hubs, End Of Sydney Monorail, New York Tolling, China Transport Plans, Seattle Parking, Louisville Transit Plans
March 23, 2012
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New Jersey: High Marks for Transit Hubs
New York Times
WANT to know which New Jersey train stations have the most plentiful supply of parking spaces relative to town population? There's a list for that. Or what about stations in the areas with the greatest number of jobs?..
Read On International: Sydney Monorail to Be Taken Down Sydney Morning Herald
The NSW government has bought the company that owns…
WANT to know which New Jersey train stations have the most plentiful supply of parking spaces relative to town population? There's a list for that. Or what about stations in the areas with the greatest number of jobs?..
Read On International: Sydney Monorail to Be Taken Down Sydney Morning Herald
The NSW government has bought the company that owns…
Blogosphere: NY Transit Trends, Atlanta Conflicting Priorities, Urbanism & Travel Behavior, Top Planning Trends, Visualizing Transit Trip Distance
March 2, 2012
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Blogosphere: NY Transit Use Up, Commute Times Down
Urbanophile
My latest blog post is online over at New Geography. It's called "Commuting in New York City, 2000-2010." In it, I examine some of the trends in commuting over the last decade in New York...
Read On Blogosphere: Different Priorities in Atlanta Conflicting Transport Politic
Getting the residents of the 10-county Atlanta region to agree…
My latest blog post is online over at New Geography. It's called "Commuting in New York City, 2000-2010." In it, I examine some of the trends in commuting over the last decade in New York...
Read On Blogosphere: Different Priorities in Atlanta Conflicting Transport Politic
Getting the residents of the 10-county Atlanta region to agree…
Blogosphere: Cincy Streetcar Groundbreaking, Trip Chaining, State Transport Funding, Urbanism & Crime, Live-Work Economics, Suburban Urganism
February 21, 2012
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Blogosphere: Celebrating Streetcar Groundbreaking
Urban Cincy
On what turned out to be virtually perfect weather for Cincinnati in mid-February, hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the official groundbreaking of the Cincinnati Streetcar this past Friday...
Read On Blogosphere: Trip Chaining Pedestrian Observations
Gendered Innovations' charts of trip…
On what turned out to be virtually perfect weather for Cincinnati in mid-February, hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the official groundbreaking of the Cincinnati Streetcar this past Friday...
Read On Blogosphere: Trip Chaining Pedestrian Observations
Gendered Innovations' charts of trip…
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