Transport: Oregon Wants Light Rail Or No Bridge, VMT Of Rural Vs Urban Drivers, NOLA Streetcar Expansion Plans, First BRT Corridor In Rio
April 24, 2013
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Oregon Will Kill CRC If It Doesn't Include Light Rail
Seattle Times
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's office says a proposed $3.4 billion Columbia River bridge will die if Washington state tries to remove light rail from the project.
Transport: Indiana Senate Transit Bill, DC Buses, Transit Lifeline In Rural America, Using BRT To Extend St. Louis Metro Reach
April 5, 2013
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Transit Bill Moves Through Indiana Senate, Slowly
Urban Indy
HB1011 was heard in the Senate Tax & Fiscal Policy committee on Tuesday, April 2nd. Before any lobbying could begin, the chairman offered an amendment which was seconded and taken up.
Transport: Healthy Cycling, British Columbia's Transit Dreams, Map21 Helps Rural States, GAO Says HSR Estimates Reasonable
April 1, 2013
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Biking Shown as Good Way to Stay Healthy
Grist
It's always a pleasure when scientific studies confirm your own long-held opinions, especially when what you think flies in the face of all conventional wisdom.
Environment & Ecology: Hilton Cogeneration System, Landscape & Architecture, Shaping Nature, Parking & Earthquakes In SF, America's Polluted Rivers, Sustainability & Resilience Scales
March 28, 2013
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Hilton New York's Cogeneration System
Travel Daily News
Anaergia Inc. announced that the 1,750kW cogeneration plant for the 1,981-room Hilton New York in midtown Manhattan is now online.
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Blogosphere: Portland Bike Oriented Development, End Of Fed Highway Support, Accessing Academic Journals, Harvesting Rainwater, Building Better Civic Tech
March 12, 2013
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Blogosphere: Portland Retailers Swoop In on Bikeways
Green Lane Project
Urban commercial real estate has always been a rough-and-tumble scrum, and now Amazon.com has torn up the playbook. Across the country, many brick-and-mortar retailers are in big trouble...
Read On Blogosphere: Why Was State Street Ped Mall a Failure Chicago Streetsblog
When I was a bicycle messenger in the early nineties, the State…
Urban commercial real estate has always been a rough-and-tumble scrum, and now Amazon.com has torn up the playbook. Across the country, many brick-and-mortar retailers are in big trouble...
Read On Blogosphere: Why Was State Street Ped Mall a Failure Chicago Streetsblog
When I was a bicycle messenger in the early nineties, the State…
Blogosphere: Bikes & Business, Urban Mobility Report Critique, Long Distance Commutes, Dirty Urbanization Truth, Boston Giant Farm
March 8, 2013
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Blogosphere: Biz Impact of Bikes Dominates Meeting
Streetsblog
'Bikes mean business' is the official theme of this year's National Bike Summit; but that idea hardly needs any help in being put front and center...
Read On Blogosphere: New Volvo Tech Keeps Cyclists Safe Grist
Those outside-the-car airbags are pretty sweet, but what if we could make cars automatically stop before they, you know, hit people?..
'Bikes mean business' is the official theme of this year's National Bike Summit; but that idea hardly needs any help in being put front and center...
Read On Blogosphere: New Volvo Tech Keeps Cyclists Safe Grist
Those outside-the-car airbags are pretty sweet, but what if we could make cars automatically stop before they, you know, hit people?..
Using MAP-21 to Strengthen Rural Communities
February 28, 2013
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In January, Transportation for America released Making the Most of MAP-21, a 109-page handbook that explains the many changes in federal transportation policy — positive and negative — and outlines how local officials and advocates can help get involved and urge states to make sure that MAP-21 — Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century — money is used for the priorities of local communities. On Feb. 27, Transportation for America held a webinar focused on helping rural communities to take advantage of the MAP-21 changes. Among the speakers was Reconnecting America's President and CEO John Robert Smith.
How to use the 2012 federal transportation bill to strengthen rural economies
February 5, 2013
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Transportation for America will hold a webinar Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 1pm EST to explore how the new 2012 federal transportation bill affects rural communities.
Blogosphere: Congestion Pricing Cuts Traffic, BRT & Economic Development, Skyscrapers Over Trains, Repairing Freeway Scars, Hawaii TOD
January 23, 2013
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Blogosphere: Pricing Cuts Traffic 20% in 2 Weeks
EU Polis Network
The Göteborg congestion charge was launched on 1 January 2013. First reports after week 1 and week 2 of the scheme show that it is working as expected. The congestion charge is part of the West Swedish Agreement that aims to create an attractive, sustainable and growing region...
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The Göteborg congestion charge was launched on 1 January 2013. First reports after week 1 and week 2 of the scheme show that it is working as expected. The congestion charge is part of the West Swedish Agreement that aims to create an attractive, sustainable and growing region...
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Blogosphere: Biking Research From TRB, America Is Walking Disaster, Hopes & Obstacles For DC Streetcars, View For Transit Foes
January 17, 2013
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Blogosphere: El Camino Development Could Help/Hurt
Peninsula Transportation Blog
Menlo Park's new El Camino Real/Downtown Specific Plan, approved by City Council last summer, envisions greatly enhancing El Camino's role as a place for people in addition to cars...
Read On Blogosphere: Turn Downtown One Ways into Two Ways Stockton City Limits
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Menlo Park's new El Camino Real/Downtown Specific Plan, approved by City Council last summer, envisions greatly enhancing El Camino's role as a place for people in addition to cars...
Read On Blogosphere: Turn Downtown One Ways into Two Ways Stockton City Limits
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