Urbanism&Design: Gaming Cleveland's Future, LA Zoning Rewrite, $700M Sunrail TOD, Crowdsourcing Land Evolution
June 13, 2013
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Online Game Lets Residents Decide Cleveland's Future
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Imagine the king of Ohio has appointed you the duke or duchess of Northeast Ohio. You have the scepter of command and the ducal ring to imprint your official seal in hot red wax on ducal proclamations and correspondence.
Other Views: Orlando Sunrail's Next Stop, Boondoggle Station; Blocking HSR in Florida Remains Fiasco
March 25, 2013
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Orlando Sunrail's Next Stop, Boondoggle Station
Daytona Beach News Journal
Volusia County Chair Jason Davis raised the hackles of some of his council colleagues recently when he went to Washington, D.C., and pitched an alternative route for the SunRail commuter line.
Transport: SunRail Expectations, Amtrak National Network, Transit Vital To Pittsburgh, Denver East Colfax Corridor Planning
March 18, 2013
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Don't Expect SunRail to Be Cure All
Orlando Sentinel
There I was, happily reading a front-page story about plans to bring assorted rail projects to Orlando, when I ran face first into these statements from transit supporters:
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Local Businesses Giving Telecommuting a Try
Virginian Pilot
Julie Rowland's townhouse sits back from a crescent-shaped street in Virginia Beach's Timberlake neighborhood. Few cars travel down it during the day. Inside, the phone almost never rings.
News: Texas Value Capture Plan Nixed, Transpo Planning & Econ Dev, Sim City Battle, Relocating FBI In DC, Chicago's Urban Vibe
March 6, 2013
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Fort Worth: Value Capture Line Voted Down by Council
Fort Worth Star Telegram
The Fort Worth City Council voted down a resolution that would have supported still-undrafted state legislation facilitating the privately-backed 62-mile Cotton Belt commuter rail line connecting southwest Fort Worth to D/FW Airport and Plano or Richardson...
Read On Orlando: Bill to Stop Buses from Stopping on Streets…
The Fort Worth City Council voted down a resolution that would have supported still-undrafted state legislation facilitating the privately-backed 62-mile Cotton Belt commuter rail line connecting southwest Fort Worth to D/FW Airport and Plano or Richardson...
Read On Orlando: Bill to Stop Buses from Stopping on Streets…
News: Twin Cities Transit Tax, CAHSR Lawsuit Dropped, Austin Urban Rail Push, Florida Transpo Budget, Science Of Cities, Florida SunRail TOD Opportunity
February 25, 2013
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Twin Cities: Transit Tax Reaction Mixed
Pioneer Press
As Minnesota and Twin Cities leaders ponder how to keep the transit infrastructure competitive with the likes of Denver and Phoenix, they're faced with the tricky reality that light-rail systems come with billion-dollar price tags -- give or take a few million...
Read On California: Valley Landowners Drop HSR Lawsuit Fresno Bee
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As Minnesota and Twin Cities leaders ponder how to keep the transit infrastructure competitive with the likes of Denver and Phoenix, they're faced with the tricky reality that light-rail systems come with billion-dollar price tags -- give or take a few million...
Read On California: Valley Landowners Drop HSR Lawsuit Fresno Bee
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News: Chicago Details BRT Lanes, Virginia Transpo Deal, Federal Repair First Focus, SimCity Education, NYU Big Data Campus, Multifamily Housing Starts Drop
February 21, 2013
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Chicago: City Outlines Bus Only Lanes
Crain's Chicago Business
Chicago's Department of Transportation and the CTA today released details on a new public transportation initiative called Bus Rapid Transit...
Read On National: Virginia House/Senate Strike Transpo Deal Transportation Nation
In a final attempt to reach a compromise on measures to raise substantial new revenues for transportation before the scheduled adjournment of the…
Chicago's Department of Transportation and the CTA today released details on a new public transportation initiative called Bus Rapid Transit...
Read On National: Virginia House/Senate Strike Transpo Deal Transportation Nation
In a final attempt to reach a compromise on measures to raise substantial new revenues for transportation before the scheduled adjournment of the…
News: Ice Fog Danger, Road & Transit Tax Hikes, New Orleans Transit & Redevelopment, Church Vs. Rail Line, Urban Immobility & Identity
January 25, 2013
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Salt Lake City: Particulate Laced Ice Fog A Danger
MSNBC
Michelle Francis keeps one eye on Utah's air quality index and the other on her 9-year-old daughter's chronic asthma these days...
Read On National: Metro's Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels Transportation Nation
Metro transit agency officials are proposing new tunnels to help the…
Michelle Francis keeps one eye on Utah's air quality index and the other on her 9-year-old daughter's chronic asthma these days...
Read On National: Metro's Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels Transportation Nation
Metro transit agency officials are proposing new tunnels to help the…
Blogosphere: Revolutionizing Transit, FTA Funding Cuts, Mexico City's Commuter Paradise, Tucson Streetcar View, Terrifying Maintenance Backlog
January 22, 2013
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Blogosphere: How to Revolutionize City's Transit System
CNU Salons
How does a city go from a bus-only transit system to a multi-modal network in a decade? Despite early setbacks, metropolitan Orlando is well on its way to getting connected. In the next few years, public and private projects - mostly on existing rails - will shape the way Central Floridians get around...
Read On Blogosphere: A Triumph of Marketing Over…
How does a city go from a bus-only transit system to a multi-modal network in a decade? Despite early setbacks, metropolitan Orlando is well on its way to getting connected. In the next few years, public and private projects - mostly on existing rails - will shape the way Central Floridians get around...
Read On Blogosphere: A Triumph of Marketing Over…
News: MARTA GM To Economize, Private Florida Rail Gets OK, Buffalo To Amherst Rail Extension, LeBron's Bike Ride
December 20, 2012
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Atlanta: New MARTA GM Parker - Economize First
Transportation Nation
The new head of Atlanta's transit agency plans to makes changes within and outside the rail and bus agency before asking Georgia lawmakers to spend major state dollars on the transit system...
Read On Buffalo: NFTA Takes Another Look at Amherst Extension Buffalo News
For the first time in more than a decade, transit planners are envisioning the day when commuters may…
The new head of Atlanta's transit agency plans to makes changes within and outside the rail and bus agency before asking Georgia lawmakers to spend major state dollars on the transit system...
Read On Buffalo: NFTA Takes Another Look at Amherst Extension Buffalo News
For the first time in more than a decade, transit planners are envisioning the day when commuters may…
News: Portland Bike Share, Illinois Infrastructure Crisis, Tampa Freight Rail Sharing, LA Rapid Bus Plans, Battery Powered Bus, Density & Environment
December 17, 2012
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Oregon: Bike Sharing Coming to Portland, for a Price
Transportation Nation
Portland's city council approved bike share - but funding it is largely the responsibility of hometown operator Alta. The one-year projected cost to set up and run the 750-bike, 75 station bike share program is $6.5 million dollars...
Read On Twin Cities: Golden Valley Holds Fate of LRT Line Minneapolis Star Tribune
Golden Valley resident Robert Mattison knows that…
Portland's city council approved bike share - but funding it is largely the responsibility of hometown operator Alta. The one-year projected cost to set up and run the 750-bike, 75 station bike share program is $6.5 million dollars...
Read On Twin Cities: Golden Valley Holds Fate of LRT Line Minneapolis Star Tribune
Golden Valley resident Robert Mattison knows that…
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