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News: Amtrak Privatization, Texas Money For Roads, Manchester City Tram-Pions, Virginia Gas Tax Plan, LaHood Was Right For Job
February 13, 2013
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Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news. The Chatter, commentary and opposition articles will be found towards the bottom.
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National: Mica Revives Amtrak Privatization Plan
The Hill
Former House Transportation Committee Chairman Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) is aiming at of his favorite targets when he led the panel, Amtrak, with legislation to end its "monopoly" on rail service...
Read On Dallas: TXDOT Wants State Infrastructure Fund for Roads Dallas Morning News
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Former House Transportation Committee Chairman Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) is aiming at of his favorite targets when he led the panel, Amtrak, with legislation to end its "monopoly" on rail service...
Read On Dallas: TXDOT Wants State Infrastructure Fund for Roads Dallas Morning News
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Blogosphere: Federal Funding Swap, Toronto Transit Future, Caltrain Ridership Example, Density Benefits, Healthy Parks
August 7, 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.
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Blogosphere: 'Grand Swap' For Transportation Funding
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
In the search for a transportation funding solution, an old idea is getting new play: hand responsibility for Medicaid fully to the federal government, freeing up state resources to take on education and infrastructure....
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In the search for a transportation funding solution, an old idea is getting new play: hand responsibility for Medicaid fully to the federal government, freeing up state resources to take on education and infrastructure....
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A Decision-Support Framework For Using Value Capture to Fund Public Transit: Lessons From Project-Specific Analyses
June 11, 2012
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A May 2012 report on value capture mechanisms for funding transit has been added to the Resource Center best practices database. "A Decision-Support Framework For Using Value Capture to Fund Public Transit: Lessons From Project-Specific Analyses" examines tax-increment financing (TIF), special assessment districts (SADs), transit impact fees, joint developments, and air rights.
A Decision-Support Framework For Using Value Capture to Fund Public Transit: Lessons From Project-Specific Analyses
May 8, 2012|Mineta Transportation Institute
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Executive Summary
The federal government, through various transportation acts, such as the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), and, more recently, the Safe, Affordable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), has reinforced the need for integration of land use and transportation and the provision of public transit. Other federal programs, such as the Livable Communities Program and the New Starts Program, have provided additional impetus to public transit. At the state and regional level, the past three decades have seen increased provision of public transit. However, the public transit systems typically require significant operating and capital subsidies—75 percent of transit funding is provided by local and state governments.1 With all levels of government under significant fiscal stress, new transit funding mechanisms are welcome. Value capture (VC) is once…
Maryland: Lack of Money Doesn't Stop Station Plans
July 20, 2011|Washington Post
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Developers and planners in Montgomery and Prince George's counties are already factoring a light rail link between Bethesda and New Carrollton into their business and growth plans even though a 16-mile Purple Line has yet to win highly competitive construction money... Read On
National: Suburban Parking Lots Go Underground )
June 2, 2011|Washington Post (via @otiswhite
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When a new Whole Foods store opened in North Bethesda recently, shoppers found their familiar organic laundry detergent and curried wheatberry salad, but something new caught many by surprise: underground parking... Read On
Maryland: Builders Waiting on Purple Line
August 24, 2009|Washington Post
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When Maryland officials promote plans to build a $1.68 billion Purple Line between Bethesda and New Carrollton, they often tout the power of light rail lines to transform older, struggling areas into thriving new hubs of transit-focused development. ...
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The value of transit for developers
August 24, 2009
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Included in Jeff Wood's Other Side of the Tracks daily newsletter today is an article from the Washington Post describing developer hesitance to plan projects along a proposed new light rail line between Bethesda and New Carrollton.
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