Urbanism & Design: Designing Future Proof Buildings, Urban Density & Single Family Craftsman, Weaving Chinese Cities Together
March 22, 2013
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Nine Developers Interested in Walter Reed Overhaul
Washington City Paper
One of the District's vaunted mega-development projects took a step forward this afternoon with the announcement that nine developers responded to the request for qualifications for the Walter Reed campus overhaul.
Transport: Improving Tampa Transit, SF Transit-First Policy, Netherlands Park N Ride Lessons, Safe Feeling Bike Lanes, Small City HSR Benefit
March 21, 2013
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Commissioners Discuss How to Improve Tampa Transit
Tampa Bay Times
Hillsborough commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to begin discussions with the county's three mayors and other government leaders about future transportation needs.
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News: MTA's Rat Problem, Ft. Worth Rail Plan, Toledo's Better Bus Station, Streetcar Economic Boost, Disney & Anaheim Streetcar, CAHSR Lawsuit Dismissed
March 4, 2013
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New York: Box Tunnel Pact Reserves Space for Future
Railway Age
Amtrak has reached tentative agreement with private developers in Manhattan to construct an 800-foot-long box tunnel on site at the 26-acre Hudson Yards development site on Manhattan's West Side...
Read On New York: MTA Works on Rat Problem Wall Street Journal
Locked in endless…
Amtrak has reached tentative agreement with private developers in Manhattan to construct an 800-foot-long box tunnel on site at the 26-acre Hudson Yards development site on Manhattan's West Side...
Read On New York: MTA Works on Rat Problem Wall Street Journal
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News: $1 Trillion US Infra Deficit, Ft. Worth Bike Sharing, Transit Performance Pitfalls, Europe's Dislike Of Cars, North Dakota's Bright Lights
January 17, 2013
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National: US Needs $1 Trillion in Infra Investment
Governing Magazine
At a time when governments across the country continue to struggle to fund transportation and infrastructure, a new study warns that the country's inadequate spending in that area will have damaging economic impacts for businesses and residents over the coming decades...
Read On Fort Worth: Bike Sharing Opens in April KERA News (via Transportation Nation)
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At a time when governments across the country continue to struggle to fund transportation and infrastructure, a new study warns that the country's inadequate spending in that area will have damaging economic impacts for businesses and residents over the coming decades...
Read On Fort Worth: Bike Sharing Opens in April KERA News (via Transportation Nation)
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News: New FTA Rules, Quantifiying Transit Performance, Atlanta Transit Funding, Palo Alto Downtown Plans, NY Mega Project
January 10, 2013
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Federal Register: Final Rule on Capital Investments
The Hill
This final rule sets a new regulatory framework for FTA's evaluation and rating of major transit capital investments seeking funding under the discretionary "New Starts" and "Small Starts" programs...
Read On National: LaHood's Name Not On List of Returnees The Hill
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is not among the group of Cabinet officials the White House on Wednesday said would be…
This final rule sets a new regulatory framework for FTA's evaluation and rating of major transit capital investments seeking funding under the discretionary "New Starts" and "Small Starts" programs...
Read On National: LaHood's Name Not On List of Returnees The Hill
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is not among the group of Cabinet officials the White House on Wednesday said would be…
News: Crystal City Streetcar, BRT For Tijuana, Wolrd's Longest Bullet Train Route, Prudent Gentrification, Dallas TOD Plans
January 2, 2013
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Fort Worth: Grapevine Wants More from Commuter Rail
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Six years after Grapevine voters agreed to raise the sales tax to bring a commuter rail to town, some city leaders say they're frustrated with the lack of information about funding for the project and now regret getting involved...
Read On Virginia: Crystal City Streetcar Plans Washington Post
The District's H Street streetcar gets a lot of buzz, much of it owing to the…
Six years after Grapevine voters agreed to raise the sales tax to bring a commuter rail to town, some city leaders say they're frustrated with the lack of information about funding for the project and now regret getting involved...
Read On Virginia: Crystal City Streetcar Plans Washington Post
The District's H Street streetcar gets a lot of buzz, much of it owing to the…
News: CA HSR Politics, DART Extensions, KC Sprawl Infrastructure, DC Econ Dev Strategy, Seattle Developer TOD Deal
November 15, 2012
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California: Democrats Legislature Majority and HSR
San Jose Mercury News
One of the fallouts from last week's election is virtual carte blanche for Democrat legislators in California. Since they appear to have secured veto-proof and Republican-proof supermajorities in both the Assembly and Senate, they can do pretty much whatever they want...
Read On Vancouver: In Urgent Need of Transit Upgrades Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson joined…
One of the fallouts from last week's election is virtual carte blanche for Democrat legislators in California. Since they appear to have secured veto-proof and Republican-proof supermajorities in both the Assembly and Senate, they can do pretty much whatever they want...
Read On Vancouver: In Urgent Need of Transit Upgrades Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson joined…
News: Raleigh Rail Plans, Referendum On Columbia Crossing, KC Free Streetcar, Palo Alto TOD Vote, Suburban Office Decline
September 27, 2012
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Triangle Region: A Hitch in Raleigh's Rail Plans Indy Week
The good news is Union Station, a future hub for commuter, Amtrak and high-speed rail service in Raleigh, is fully funded at $60 million...
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Triangle Region: A Hitch in Raleigh's Rail Plans Indy Week
The good news is Union Station, a future hub for commuter, Amtrak and high-speed rail service in Raleigh,…
Triangle Region: A Hitch in Raleigh's Rail Plans Indy Week
The good news is Union Station, a future hub for commuter, Amtrak and high-speed rail service in Raleigh, is fully funded at $60 million...
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Triangle Region: A Hitch in Raleigh's Rail Plans Indy Week
The good news is Union Station, a future hub for commuter, Amtrak and high-speed rail service in Raleigh,…
News: Warp Speed Ahead, Less Solo Commuting, CAHSR Fed Funding, KC Streetcar Funds, Palo Alto TOD
September 21, 2012
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Interstellar: Warp Speed Could be Possible
Space.com
A warp drive to achieve faster-than-light travel - a concept popularized in television's Star Trek - may not be as unrealistic as once thought, scientists say...
Read On National: Fewer Americans Solo Commuting USA Today
The dismal economy and skyrocketing gas prices may have accomplished what years of advocacy failed to: getting more people to stop driving solo....
A warp drive to achieve faster-than-light travel - a concept popularized in television's Star Trek - may not be as unrealistic as once thought, scientists say...
Read On National: Fewer Americans Solo Commuting USA Today
The dismal economy and skyrocketing gas prices may have accomplished what years of advocacy failed to: getting more people to stop driving solo....
Blogosphere: Problems With Cheap BRT, Smart Sidewalks, Transpo Bill Deal Talk, Bike Friendly Dress Code, Greening Gaza
June 22, 2012
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Blogosphere: Do We Really Want Cheaper BRT?
Washington Post
A report is making the rounds today that claims the Corridor Cities Transitway BRT line could be built for far less money if buses were routed in mixed traffic rather than on a transitway, if "temporary stops" were built instead of stations, and if park and rides were eliminated from the outer stations. ..
A report is making the rounds today that claims the Corridor Cities Transitway BRT line could be built for far less money if buses were routed in mixed traffic rather than on a transitway, if "temporary stops" were built instead of stations, and if park and rides were eliminated from the outer stations. ..
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