Environment & Ecology: Dubai Renewable Energy Initiative, Urban Ecology Framework, Beavers Return To San Jose
April 15, 2013
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Dubai Moves Forward on Renewable Energy
Khaleej Times
When the long-term national initiative Green Economy for Sustainable Development was launched in January 2012, the aim was clear: for the UAE to become a world leader in sustainability
Blogosphere: Overinvesting In Underused Roads, Need For BRT In Chicago, Insourcing Jobs, 'Planners' Reality Show, Middle Class Manhattan
January 29, 2013
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Blogosphere: Wisco Over Invests In Underused Roads
DC Streetsblog
Scott Walker, maybe we would respect your decision to pull the plug on high-speed rail in your state a little more if you weren't such a hypocrite about transportation spending...
Read On Blogosphere: Article Highlights Need for BRT Option Chicago Streetsblog
It looks like some reporters are having trouble wrapping their heads around the city's…
Scott Walker, maybe we would respect your decision to pull the plug on high-speed rail in your state a little more if you weren't such a hypocrite about transportation spending...
Read On Blogosphere: Article Highlights Need for BRT Option Chicago Streetsblog
It looks like some reporters are having trouble wrapping their heads around the city's…
News: Oklahoma Streetcar Plans, Atlanta Transit Plans, PPPs In India Tested, Does TOD Make A Difference
January 4, 2013
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Oklahoma City: Streetcar Plans Scrutinized
News Oklahoma
The groundwork for a streetcar proposed for downtown Oklahoma City has come under scrutiny from several members of the city council...
Read On Atlanta: Transit Plans Slowed, Not Stopped Atlanta Journal Constitution
Despite this summer's failure of the regional T-SPLOST referendum, there's still one place where big new mass transit plans are cooking: the city of Atlanta...
The groundwork for a streetcar proposed for downtown Oklahoma City has come under scrutiny from several members of the city council...
Read On Atlanta: Transit Plans Slowed, Not Stopped Atlanta Journal Constitution
Despite this summer's failure of the regional T-SPLOST referendum, there's still one place where big new mass transit plans are cooking: the city of Atlanta...
News: Counting Dallas LRT Riders, Cleveland's Great Street, CA Redevelopment Woes, Mapping LA GHG Sources, Memory Mold
October 10, 2012
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Dallas: Expect Gargantuan Jump in DART Ridership Dallas Morning News
Watch for a massive jump in DART's light-rail ridership figures in the days ahead. The transit system is switching from a visual counting method to a system that relies on infrared sensors over the doors on rail cars (otherwise known as automated passenger counters)...
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Cleveland: Shaker Blvd Named Great Street by APA Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Dallas: Expect Gargantuan Jump in DART Ridership Dallas Morning News
Watch for a massive jump in DART's light-rail ridership figures in the days ahead. The transit system is switching from a visual counting method to a system that relies on infrared sensors over the doors on rail cars (otherwise known as automated passenger counters)...
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Cleveland: Shaker Blvd Named Great Street by APA Cleveland Plain Dealer
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News: Chicago Bus Lanes, Vancouver BRT, CAHSR Numbers, Caltrain Electrification, Gainesville Transit Taxes, London Smart City Test
May 4, 2012
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Chicago: Bus Only Lanes Are Coming Soon
Chicago Sun Times
Bus rapid transit is coming to Chicago. Within two years, CTA bus riders will get their own lane to get through the throngs of traffic near Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center...
Read On Vancouver WA: BRT Plan Gets the Green Light Columbian
A citizens committee Wednesday signaled it's on board for bus rapid transit…
Bus rapid transit is coming to Chicago. Within two years, CTA bus riders will get their own lane to get through the throngs of traffic near Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center...
Read On Vancouver WA: BRT Plan Gets the Green Light Columbian
A citizens committee Wednesday signaled it's on board for bus rapid transit…
News: Boston Indigo Line, Chicago BRT, Auto Pollution, Houston LRT, SF Private Public Spaces, New Regionalism
February 22, 2012
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Boston: Mayor Kicks Off Indigo Line Initiative
Boston Globe
Residents who live along the MBTA's Fairmount Line joined Mayor Thomas Menino Tuesday, at the Strand Theater in Dorchester to officially kick off the Fairmount Indigo Planning Initiative. ..
Read On Chicago: $7.3M Approved for BRT WBEZ Chicago
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration is channeling more than $7.3 million in tax increment financing toward a "bus…
Residents who live along the MBTA's Fairmount Line joined Mayor Thomas Menino Tuesday, at the Strand Theater in Dorchester to officially kick off the Fairmount Indigo Planning Initiative. ..
Read On Chicago: $7.3M Approved for BRT WBEZ Chicago
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration is channeling more than $7.3 million in tax increment financing toward a "bus…
Blogosphere: Bikeway Legislation, Energy Retrofits, The 6th Borough, Public Health Planning, Building Sustainable Places, Need For Walkability
January 12, 2012
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Blogosphere: Assembly Undermines Bike Bill
Streetsblog
On Monday, the State Assembly Transportation Committee passed a watered down version of AB 819, the bill aimed at freeing California planners to install next-generation bikeway designs that other American cities are using to improve street safety and make cycling a more accessible mode of transportation...
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On Monday, the State Assembly Transportation Committee passed a watered down version of AB 819, the bill aimed at freeing California planners to install next-generation bikeway designs that other American cities are using to improve street safety and make cycling a more accessible mode of transportation...
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News: Paying For Sidewalks, LRT & BRT In Detroit, Health & Transportation, Model Cities, Anti-Planning Activists, HSR Route To Los Angeles
January 10, 2012
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National: The Tricks of a Real Estate Photographer
Wall Street Journal
A bit of advice from one of New York City's top real-estate photographers: Think of a property listing like a profile on dating website. The pictures should be as flattering as possible without tipping into outright deception...
Read On Montana: Paying for Sidewalks Like Healthcare Missoulian
Missoulians want a lot more…
A bit of advice from one of New York City's top real-estate photographers: Think of a property listing like a profile on dating website. The pictures should be as flattering as possible without tipping into outright deception...
Read On Montana: Paying for Sidewalks Like Healthcare Missoulian
Missoulians want a lot more…
Dubai: 250KM of Rail Planned
April 12, 2011|Emirates 24/7
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Dubai plans to extend the rail network to more than 250km from the current 75km by including tramways and more Metro lines by the next decade were revealed agains the backdrop of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) World Congress and Exhibition at the Dubai World Trade Centre... Read On
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January 12, 2010|Der Spiegel
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One builds cities for people. The cities have to be used....
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