Urban Living Entrepreneur: Creating A Social Community For People Living An Urban, Car-Lite Lifestyle
May 17, 2013
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Reconnecting America, Smart Growth America, and Transportation for America are preparing to launch a new venture and we are looking for an experienced entrepreneur to join us in co-founding a startup opportunity. The new venture will create a social community for those living an urban, car-lite lifestyle by providing news, events, and local resources, an easy connection to urban goods & services and bring people together on and offline.
Funding the Future: State Transportation Funding Proposals
May 13, 2013
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T4America will host a special online presentation on May 16th to get the inside scoop on state transportation funding proposals from the people making these changes happen.
Transportation For America Is Looking For A Field Director
April 1, 2013
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The Transportation for America (T4America) campaign is seeking a smart and motivated individual to jump into a vibrant national campaign and be a high performing Field Director to direct the day-to-day operations of a diverse coalition of prominent leaders from a multitude of constituencies working to reform transportation policy.
Transport: Unique Funding For Underground Extension, National Transit Lobby, Mesa Rail Extension Stalls, DART Parking Experiment Faltering
March 26, 2013
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Unique Funding Proposed for Northern Line Extension
Railway Technology
The proposed extension of the Northern Line of the London Underground is one of the major infrastructure projects heralded by the British Government in its recent budget. But will the unique funding scheme, under which a loan underwritten by government will be paid off by local businesses, succeed in the current turbulent economy?
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.
Making the Most of MAP-21
January 14, 2013
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Transportation for America has released Making the Most of MAP-21, a 109-page handbook that attempts to explain the many changes in federal transportation policy — positive and negative — and outline how local officials and advocates can help get involved and urge states to make sure that MAP-21 money is used for the priorities of local communities.
Blogosphere: Guide For MAP-21, Best & Worst Transpo Projects, Pedestrian Deaths, Rail Development Goal
December 12, 2012
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America.
TRANSPORT
Blogosphere: T4 America Releases Guide for Map 21
Transportation For America
Transportation for America today released an easy-to-follow handbook to help stakeholders understand and engage in implementing the new federal transportation law adopted last summer...
Read On Blogosphere: Sierra Club's Best/Worst Transpo Projects Greater Greater Washington
Capital Bikeshare, the Purple Line, and Silver Line are…
Transportation for America today released an easy-to-follow handbook to help stakeholders understand and engage in implementing the new federal transportation law adopted last summer...
Read On Blogosphere: Sierra Club's Best/Worst Transpo Projects Greater Greater Washington
Capital Bikeshare, the Purple Line, and Silver Line are…
Thinking Outside the Farebox: Creative Approaches to Financing Transit Project
October 4, 2012
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Reconnecting America President & CEO John Robert Smith will be participating in Transportation for America's traveling "Thinking Outside the Farebox: Creative Approaches to Financing Transit Project" project. With local sponsors, Transportation for America is holding workshops on federal transit financing in a post-earmark era, bringing together high level officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation, national transportation financing experts, and leaders from other regions with transit success stories. Workshops will be held in St. Petersburg, FL (Sept. 19), and Seattle, WA (Oct. 4). These events are open to the public. For more information, contact Russ Brooks with Transportation for America at russ.brooks@t4america.org and 202-955-5543 x211.
Blogoshpere: Future Of Long Buses, Renting SF City Parking, Slimming Streets, Choosing Road Congestion, New Tampa Vision
September 27, 2012
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America.
TRANSPORT
Blogosphere: A Future for Long Buses?
Human Transit
I've repeatedly said that if you need a high capacity vehicle with just one driver, over a sustained period of time, you probably have a good reason to build rail...
Read On Blogosphere: Citywide Parking Rentals Will be Allowed SF Streetsblog
A bill allowing many residential parking spaces to be rented to residents citywide was passed unanimously by the SF Board of Supervisors yesterday despite…
I've repeatedly said that if you need a high capacity vehicle with just one driver, over a sustained period of time, you probably have a good reason to build rail...
Read On Blogosphere: Citywide Parking Rentals Will be Allowed SF Streetsblog
A bill allowing many residential parking spaces to be rented to residents citywide was passed unanimously by the SF Board of Supervisors yesterday despite…
