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Transport: Rhode Island Bus Reorganization, HOT Lanes & Commute Time, Minneapolis Value Capture District

May 22, 2013
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TRANSPORT RIPTA to Reorganize Half of Its Bus Routes  Providence Journal   The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is preparing an unprecedented reorganization of its routes and schedules, affecting about half of its 56 fixed bus routes.
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Urbanism & Design: Less Car-Dependent Infill, Wasted Seattle LRT Opportunity, Netherlands TOD Lessons

May 22, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Demand Will Rise for Less Car Dependent Infill  Urban Land Institute   Demand will continue to rise for infill residential development that is less car-dependent, while consumers' desire could wane for isolated development in outlying suburbs, according to a new ULI report released at the ULI Spring Meeting in San Diego.
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Environment & Ecology: Air Pollution & Child Hyperactivity, Chinese Cities Barely Livable, Ambitious Eco City

May 22, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Air Pollution Linked to Youth Hyperactivity  Science World Report   Early-life exposure to highly traffic-related air pollution may be linked to higher instances of hyperactivity scores, starting at age 7.
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Urbanism & Design: Security Trumps Urbanism In NY, Charlotte Streetcar Gains Impress, Making Walking To School Safer

May 20, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN World Trade Center Security Will Kill Its Urbanism  New York Times City Room, via: @witoldr   The wreckage had not been cleared from ground zero when planners and neighbors began…
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Urban Issues: 'Aspiring' To Gentrification, Merging City-County Econ Dev Agency, Calif. Struggling Cities, Developers Don't Innovate

May 16, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Cities Don't "Aspire" to Gentrification  Better Institutions   In a recent article posted on New Geography, Aaron M. Renn asks what seems to be a fairly straightforward question: "Why Gentrification?" But unlike most writing on the subject, the question isn't why it happens or how to avoid it, but why cities aspire to it.
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Urbanism & Design: Charlotte TOD Success, St. Louis Ballpark Redevelopment, Downtown Pittsburgh Building Boom, Boston Fenway Redevelopment

May 15, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Charlotte Officials Tout South End that Transit Built  Charlotte Observer   With construction booming in Charlotte's South End, city leaders on Tuesday called the area a model for the kind of smart growth that transit projects can spur in struggling neighborhoods east, west and north of uptown.
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Urban Issues: Mapping Social Hot Spots, Culture Shock & SF Tech Enclaves, 'Chief Resilience Officer', LA Finds $42.6 Million Accounting Error

May 15, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Tampa Teams Up with Researchers to Map Social Hot Spots  Tampa Bay Times   Lines on a map are one thing. But maybe real-time data on where people shop, eat and hang out can reveal more about the life of the city.
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Environment & Ecology: SF Trash Incentives, Tracking City Carbon Footprints, Climate Imperative Of Santa Monica TOD, Love & Hate For Marin County

May 14, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Throw Out Less Trash, Get a Smaller Bill  San Francisco Examiner   Waste bin, recycling bin or compost bin? Elliot Easom never paid close attention to which piece of trash belonged in which bin - black, blue or green - until he became aware of an incentive being offered to his neighborhood.
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Transport: India's Electric Vehicle Future, Financing Infrastructure, Essential Zurich Transit, Dedicated Lanes Speed SF Bus Lines

May 13, 2013
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TRANSPORT Future of India Depends on Electric Vehicles  Business Standard   Public transport is very crucial for a nation as it provides access to employment, community resources, medical care and recreational opportunities.
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Transport: Shanghai Monorail, Megabus 25M Rides, Making City Bike-Friendly, BRT In China, Bottineau LRT OK'd

May 10, 2013
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TRANSPORT Shanghai Thinking Monorail  China Daily   Shanghai is likely to introduce the country's first suspended monorail train by 2015 to improve the city's worsening traffic congestion and pollution levels.
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