Blogosphere: NYC Reconsiders Bike Plan, How Auditors Get Transit Wrong, City Of Algorithms, Metro Clean Tech Index
October 24, 2012
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Blogosphere: FHWA Helps Cities & Towns Land Ped/Bike
DC Streetsblog
American cities and towns should get a leg up on using federal funds to make streets safer for biking and walking, thanks to rules enacted yesterday by the Federal Highway Administration...
Read On Blogosphere: Report - How Social Media Moves NY Rudin Center for Transportation Policy
We're thrilled to release a new report, "How Social Media Moves New…
American cities and towns should get a leg up on using federal funds to make streets safer for biking and walking, thanks to rules enacted yesterday by the Federal Highway Administration...
Read On Blogosphere: Report - How Social Media Moves NY Rudin Center for Transportation Policy
We're thrilled to release a new report, "How Social Media Moves New…
News: LA Sales Tax Campaign, India Court OKs BRT, Travel Time Research, Small Towns Thinking Big, Pittsburgh Apartment Boom,
October 22, 2012
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Los Angeles: Foes of Sales Tax Face Uphill Battle
Los Angeles Times
Measure J would extend the half-cent levy an extra 30 years, to 2069. Backers are an array of interests fueling their bid with money. The opposition is a relatively low-budget, grass-roots effort...
Read On International: Court Says Yes to BRT Wall Street Journal
In January, an 84-year-old activist filed a…
Measure J would extend the half-cent levy an extra 30 years, to 2069. Backers are an array of interests fueling their bid with money. The opposition is a relatively low-budget, grass-roots effort...
Read On International: Court Says Yes to BRT Wall Street Journal
In January, an 84-year-old activist filed a…
News: Detroit Regional Transit Needs, Bus-Only Lanes In Chicago, NY Taxi App Quits, BRT & TOD In Twin Cities
October 18, 2012
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Detroit: LaHood - Regional Organization Desired
Railway Age
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood visited Detroit Monday with a suggestion that a Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority might be better equipped to land federal funding for transportation projects, including assistance with a much-debated streetcar project...
Read On National: Is DC's Economic Future Tied to Cars? Transportation Nation
For the…
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood visited Detroit Monday with a suggestion that a Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority might be better equipped to land federal funding for transportation projects, including assistance with a much-debated streetcar project...
Read On National: Is DC's Economic Future Tied to Cars? Transportation Nation
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Blogosphere: A Woonerf For LA, TIFIA & Transit, Interlining In Twin Cities, De-Wonkifying Transit, Suburban Parklets
October 18, 2012
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Blogosphere: A Woonerf for Los Angeles
Earth Techling
A car-less street in Los Angeles? In a city known more for its traffic than fabulous mass transit access, a residential neighborhood arranged around such a concept may seem an unlikely sell..
Read On Blogosphere: Five Factors, Will TIFIA Benefit Transit? DC Streetsblog
Last week, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood touted his department's $545.9 million TIFIA loan to construct Los Angeles'…
A car-less street in Los Angeles? In a city known more for its traffic than fabulous mass transit access, a residential neighborhood arranged around such a concept may seem an unlikely sell..
Read On Blogosphere: Five Factors, Will TIFIA Benefit Transit? DC Streetsblog
Last week, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood touted his department's $545.9 million TIFIA loan to construct Los Angeles'…
News: Ann Arbor Transit Connector Study, Jumpstarting Detroit Transit, Twin Cities BRT OK, Charlotte LRT Extension
October 16, 2012
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Ann Arbor: Transit Connector Study OK'd
Ann Arbor Chronicle
The study of a transportation connector between the northeast and south sides of Ann Arbor has received the final nudge forward it needed to get started - a $30,000 contribution from the city of Ann Arbor...
Read On Detroit: Time to Jumpstart Transit in Metro Detroit Detroit Free Press
Gov. Rick Snyder said today he wants to see progress on stalled legislation to overhaul mass transit in metro Detroit by the…
The study of a transportation connector between the northeast and south sides of Ann Arbor has received the final nudge forward it needed to get started - a $30,000 contribution from the city of Ann Arbor...
Read On Detroit: Time to Jumpstart Transit in Metro Detroit Detroit Free Press
Gov. Rick Snyder said today he wants to see progress on stalled legislation to overhaul mass transit in metro Detroit by the…
News: Twin Cities LRT Benefits, SF Central Subway Funding, Delhi BRT Class Divide, Beijing Smart City
October 15, 2012
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Twin Cities: SW Rail Benefits Greater Than Issues
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Noise from future Southwest Corridor light-rail trains is likely to be "severe" for hundreds of homeowners, but the benefits of transit ridership outweigh environmental problems, concludes a report released Friday...
Read On San Francisco: Central Subway Gets Federal Funding Progressive Railroading
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide $942.2 million in New Starts funds to extend San Francisco's Third…
Noise from future Southwest Corridor light-rail trains is likely to be "severe" for hundreds of homeowners, but the benefits of transit ridership outweigh environmental problems, concludes a report released Friday...
Read On San Francisco: Central Subway Gets Federal Funding Progressive Railroading
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide $942.2 million in New Starts funds to extend San Francisco's Third…
News: FTA Endorses Honolulu Plan, Minneapolis Streetcar Plan, Presidential Debate & Cities, SF Affordable Housing, North Korean Oz
October 5, 2012
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Toronto: Operating Agreement Reached for LRT
Mass Transit Magazine
Metrolinx and the Toronto Transit Commission have reached an agreement on the operations and maintenance of Toronto's four new provincially-funded light rail transit (LRT) lines...
Read On Honolulu: Local Officials Boosted by FTA Report Business Journals
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation officials said Thursday that an independent review of their…
Metrolinx and the Toronto Transit Commission have reached an agreement on the operations and maintenance of Toronto's four new provincially-funded light rail transit (LRT) lines...
Read On Honolulu: Local Officials Boosted by FTA Report Business Journals
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation officials said Thursday that an independent review of their…
News: Florida's HSR Flirtation, China Holiday Gridlock, Twin Cities LRT Expedited, Toronto Cent Sales Tax, Bike-Share Elitism, Scooter Taxis
October 2, 2012
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Florida: Flirtation with HSR Recounted in New Book
Transportation Nation
It seems like Florida and high-speed rail were a couple that always flirted across a crowded room - but neither had the nerve to ask for a date. Finally in 2010 and 2011 it seemed like progress was being made...
Read On International: China's Holiday Creates Gridlock Telegraph UK (via @trnsprttnst)
When 1.3 billion people all go on holiday at the same time, a…
It seems like Florida and high-speed rail were a couple that always flirted across a crowded room - but neither had the nerve to ask for a date. Finally in 2010 and 2011 it seemed like progress was being made...
Read On International: China's Holiday Creates Gridlock Telegraph UK (via @trnsprttnst)
When 1.3 billion people all go on holiday at the same time, a…
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,…
Blogosphere: Streetcar-Oriented Development, Census Commuting Data, London Olympic Rail Legacy, Cargo Cyclists
September 25, 2012
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Blogosphere: Can Streetcar Spur Eastside Employment
Portland Transport
On this opening week of the new Portland Streetcar Central Loop comes news from Seattle, where their South Lake Union Streetcar just announced an agreement with Amazon worth an astonishing $5.5 million over 10 years in capital and operating assistance...
Read On Blogosphere: Commuting in the Census Data New Geography
Continuing my exploration of the 2011 data from the American Community…
On this opening week of the new Portland Streetcar Central Loop comes news from Seattle, where their South Lake Union Streetcar just announced an agreement with Amazon worth an astonishing $5.5 million over 10 years in capital and operating assistance...
Read On Blogosphere: Commuting in the Census Data New Geography
Continuing my exploration of the 2011 data from the American Community…
