Urbanism & Design: TOD As Sprawl Repair, Architect Paolo Soleri, 'Pedestrian Street' Zoning, 3 Pillars Of Seoul Development, Sidewalks As Parking Lots
April 11, 2013
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TOD Project Begins Sprawl Repair in Baltimore
Better Cities and Towns
Metro Centre at Owings Mills, Maryland, is a mixed-use, transit-oriented development (TOD) that, upon completion, will support more than 1.2 million square feet of commercial office space
Blogosphere: Peds & Elevated Highways, Transit Ballot Box, Korea's Mecenatpolis, Pop Up Commons
October 11, 2012
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Blogosphere: Can Peds and Elevated Highways Coexist?
Keep Houston Houston
Obviously very few of us can achieve the urban intensity of a city like Tokyo, but still, here's what is by all intents and purposes a vibrant and pedestrian-friendly retail district which exists directly underneath an elevated expressway...
Read On Blogosphere: Biggest Year for Transit at Ballot Box DC Streetsblog
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Obviously very few of us can achieve the urban intensity of a city like Tokyo, but still, here's what is by all intents and purposes a vibrant and pedestrian-friendly retail district which exists directly underneath an elevated expressway...
Read On Blogosphere: Biggest Year for Transit at Ballot Box DC Streetsblog
Next month, 19 transit-related…
News: FTA Endorses Honolulu Plan, Minneapolis Streetcar Plan, Presidential Debate & Cities, SF Affordable Housing, North Korean Oz
October 5, 2012
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Toronto: Operating Agreement Reached for LRT
Mass Transit Magazine
Metrolinx and the Toronto Transit Commission have reached an agreement on the operations and maintenance of Toronto's four new provincially-funded light rail transit (LRT) lines...
Read On Honolulu: Local Officials Boosted by FTA Report Business Journals
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation officials said Thursday that an independent review of their…
Metrolinx and the Toronto Transit Commission have reached an agreement on the operations and maintenance of Toronto's four new provincially-funded light rail transit (LRT) lines...
Read On Honolulu: Local Officials Boosted by FTA Report Business Journals
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation officials said Thursday that an independent review of their…
News: Atlanta Infrastructure Vote, Cincinnati Streetcar Funds, MBTA Trolley Toy Sets, Adopt-A-Stop Program, Habitable Bridges
July 31, 2012
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TRANSPORT Georgia: Infrastructure Vote On Nation's Mind The Hill
Georgia will be on the minds of transportation observers this week as the state votes on a proposed infrastructure sales tax that has attracted national attention....
Read On Cincinnati: City Moving Money In Place For Streetcar Cincinnati.com
TRANSPORT Georgia: Infrastructure Vote On Nation's Mind The Hill
Georgia will be on the minds of transportation observers this week as the state votes on a proposed infrastructure sales tax that has attracted national attention....
Read On Cincinnati: City Moving Money In Place For Streetcar Cincinnati.com
News: Charlotte Streetcar Funding Battle, Federal Transpo Deadlock, Paying Cincinnati Streetcar Costs, No Raleigh Transit Tax Vote
June 20, 2012
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Charlotte: Budget Battle Stops at Streetcar
Charlotte Observer
In Charlotte's budget fight, perhaps the biggest sticking point has been a proposal to spend $119 million on a streetcar through uptown...
Read On National: Boehner, Reid Fail to Break Deadlock Reuters
U.S. congressional leaders failed on Tuesday to break a deadlock on a long-stalled transportation funding measure, and Republicans may now have to detach from the bill approval of the controversial…
In Charlotte's budget fight, perhaps the biggest sticking point has been a proposal to spend $119 million on a streetcar through uptown...
Read On National: Boehner, Reid Fail to Break Deadlock Reuters
U.S. congressional leaders failed on Tuesday to break a deadlock on a long-stalled transportation funding measure, and Republicans may now have to detach from the bill approval of the controversial…
Blogosphere: Federal Transit Funding, Subway Advertising, HSR Budgeting, Recivilizing The Alley, Goat Lawn Mowers, Dimming Light Pollution
June 11, 2012
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Blogosphere: Conservative Motion to Cut Transportation
DC Streetsblog
The House has just defeated, in a 323 to 82 whopper, a motion to instruct members of the transportation bill conference committee to slash spending by nearly 30 percent in order to stay within the projected limits of the Highway Trust Fund...
Read On Blogosphere: Korean Subway Train Looks Like Beach Transportation Nation
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The House has just defeated, in a 323 to 82 whopper, a motion to instruct members of the transportation bill conference committee to slash spending by nearly 30 percent in order to stay within the projected limits of the Highway Trust Fund...
Read On Blogosphere: Korean Subway Train Looks Like Beach Transportation Nation
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Blogosphere: Leftover Parking Spaces, Planning Accessibility, London TOD Lessons, Visualizing Density, Essential Bars
June 1, 2012
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Blogosphere: Visualizing the World's Flight Paths
Digital Urban
Robin of geotheory.org and a student on our MRes in Advanced Spatial Analysis and Visualisation course here at CASA, University College London has created an interesting movie looking at data from openflights.org...
Read On Blogosphere: Less Driving, Wither the Parking Lot? Governing
Parking lots and spaces are a necessary evil of city…
Robin of geotheory.org and a student on our MRes in Advanced Spatial Analysis and Visualisation course here at CASA, University College London has created an interesting movie looking at data from openflights.org...
Read On Blogosphere: Less Driving, Wither the Parking Lot? Governing
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Blogosphere: Open Data, New Routemaster Bus, Sustainable Streetscapes, North Korea's Urban Vision, Oakland Streetcar
December 22, 2011
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Blogosphere: Contracts Should Require Open Data
Greater Greater Washington
Governments often hire private contractors to operate transportation services or build technology tools. When those projects provide open data as part of the program, customers can benefit at little or no cost. When open data is left out, governments are throwing money out the window...
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Governments often hire private contractors to operate transportation services or build technology tools. When those projects provide open data as part of the program, customers can benefit at little or no cost. When open data is left out, governments are throwing money out the window...
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International: Vibrating Skyscraper Mystery Solved
July 20, 2011|San Francisco Chronicle (via @danielkins)
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Korean scientists think they have determined what caused a 39-story Seoul skyscraper to shake violently for 10 minutes, causing the building to be evacuated for two days. Earthquake? Nope. Gale-force winds? Sorry... Read On
Research: Travel Pattern Difference, Roads and TOD
May 25, 2010|TRB TRIS
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he aims of this study are to analyze the travel patterns based on social changes between 1996 and 2002, and then to identify main implications in transport policies in the Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA). In SMA, there are many changes during 6 years...
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