Urbanism & Design: Urbanist Bracket Challenge, Classical Music As Crime Deterent, Tulsa Vs. Milwaukee In Parking, Zurich Bike-In Cafe
April 10, 2013
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Winner of the Urbanist Bracket Challenge
The Atlantic Cities
Now that the Unpaid Pro Basketball Championship is out of the way, we can finally get to the competition that has consumed much of my desktop for the last month: the Urbanist Toolkit Bracket Challenge of 2013.
Urbanism & Design: Missouri Land Assembly Tax Credit, Detroit Development Plans, San Diego Mixed Use Project, Visualizing Four Square Check-Ins, Cleveland Vs. Spokane Parking
March 28, 2013
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Controversial Land Assembly Tax Credit Hearing in Missouri
St. Louis Post Dispatch
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay was among several people to testify in favor of extending the controversial Distressed Areas Land Assemblage tax credit before a Missouri Senate committee hearing Wednesday.
Blogosphere: London Orbital Railway, Reshaping El Paso, Urban forensics in SF, Buffalo's Zoning Effort,
December 10, 2012
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Editorial: Cracks in Nation's Foundation
New York Times
Across the coasts of New York and New Jersey, hundreds of millions of gallons of raw and partially treated sewage are spilling into waterways and the ocean...
Read On London: City's Transit Revolution, Circle City The Atlantic Cities
This Saturday, London gets its first real orbital railway. This new line will ease pressure elsewhere and allow travelers to circumnavigate the…
Across the coasts of New York and New Jersey, hundreds of millions of gallons of raw and partially treated sewage are spilling into waterways and the ocean...
Read On London: City's Transit Revolution, Circle City The Atlantic Cities
This Saturday, London gets its first real orbital railway. This new line will ease pressure elsewhere and allow travelers to circumnavigate the…
News: Charlotte Transit Future, Ann Arbor Transit Plans, France-Italy HSR Effort, LA Streetcar Vote, Road Pricing Research, Business Tax Deal Price
December 3, 2012
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Charlotte: A New Path for Charlotte Transit
Charlotte Business Journals (Paywall)
It's becoming clear the $119 million extension of the fledgling streetcar line may not survive the city's budgeting process. It's becoming equally clear that it might not matter...
Read On Ann Arbor: Rapid Transit Plans for Ann Arbor Ann Arbor . com
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It's becoming clear the $119 million extension of the fledgling streetcar line may not survive the city's budgeting process. It's becoming equally clear that it might not matter...
Read On Ann Arbor: Rapid Transit Plans for Ann Arbor Ann Arbor . com
What will the future of transit look like…
News: El Paso Streetcar, Raleigh Transit Tax, Shakespear's Theater, Developing World Solar
June 7, 2012
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News: Growing Air Travel, Reimbursing For Late Trains, Re-Assessing Congestion Charge, Polycentric Urban Systems, DC Density
March 12, 2012
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National: Air Travel Will Double in 20 Years
The Hill
The number of passengers flying on commercial airlines in the United States will nearly double in the next 20 years, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is forecasting...
Read On Twin Cities: Critics Push Back on SW Corridor Minneapolis Star Tribune
The biggest light-rail transit project in the Twin Cities is heading for a bumpy ride. Fans and…
The number of passengers flying on commercial airlines in the United States will nearly double in the next 20 years, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is forecasting...
Read On Twin Cities: Critics Push Back on SW Corridor Minneapolis Star Tribune
The biggest light-rail transit project in the Twin Cities is heading for a bumpy ride. Fans and…
Blogosphere: Indiana Transpo Financing, Transit's Secret Language, Air Rights Development, Kaleidoscopic Cities
March 9, 2012
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Blogosphere: Another House Proposal Dies
DC Streetsblog
The original six-year House transportation bill had funding levels that were too low, so House leaders axed that and came up with a fairy tale bill in which oil drilling would pay for higher transportation spending levels...
Read On Blogosphere: Creative Transport Financing in Indiana The Urbanophile
I've been…
The original six-year House transportation bill had funding levels that were too low, so House leaders axed that and came up with a fairy tale bill in which oil drilling would pay for higher transportation spending levels...
Read On Blogosphere: Creative Transport Financing in Indiana The Urbanophile
I've been…
Quote of the Day
January 3, 2011|El Paso Times
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"I don't know how you turn this row of ugly used-car lots into something so beautiful that people want to live in it," said Mague Vega, who has lived off Alameda for nearly 50 years. "If anyone call pull it off, it will be a miracle."
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El Paso: City Hopes Plans Will Revitalize Corridors
January 3, 2011|El Paso Times
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They are the streets that brought people into El Paso and for decades they reigned as the commercial corridors that fueled the economy... Read On
El Paso: City to Use H+T Affordability Index
August 6, 2010|El Paso Times (via Scott B)
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It might seem obvious. The farther you live from work and the other things you do, the greater your monthly expenses are. But until last week, the city had not taken transportation costs into account when deciding where to help finance low-income housing. The City Council voted unanimously to use the H+T Affordability Index when deciding whether to offer low-interest loans to first-time home buyers, builders of low-cost apartments and other projects intended to help low-income El Pasoans....
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