Transport: Oregon Wants Light Rail Or No Bridge, VMT Of Rural Vs Urban Drivers, NOLA Streetcar Expansion Plans, First BRT Corridor In Rio
April 24, 2013
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Oregon Will Kill CRC If It Doesn't Include Light Rail
Seattle Times
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's office says a proposed $3.4 billion Columbia River bridge will die if Washington state tries to remove light rail from the project.
The Tramway Revival In France
April 5, 2013
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A 2012 report on the return of tramways to France by the Ministry for Ecology, Stustainable Development and Energy has been added to the Research Center best practices database.
The Tramway Revival In France
April 5, 2013
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Currently, eighteen French urban areas have at least one tramway line and by 2014, nine more towns will have opened their first lines. In France, the organisation of public transport is based on a decentralised administrative system established in the 1980s. For thirty years, land authorities have had great autonomy to develop their public transport networks in a context of very heavy car use. Today, the car is gradually making way for public transport systems and tramways have been experiencing a revival for several years now. Tramways have been making their mark over the years because they fit into the scheme of urban renewal, transport planning and environmental concerns. This is a political choice which is firmly rooted in the sustainable development ethos and enables planners to take a new approach to urban mobility and urbanisation projects. Trams have also become a tool for promoting a town, because building a tramway implies a desire to renew the image of the town where it is…
Blogosphere: US HSR Future, Praise For Nigeria BRT, VMT Continues Down, Philly Transit Example, Building Codes Vs. Affordability, Crowdsourced Urbanism
February 27, 2013
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Blogosphere: Will They, or Won't They?
Next City
When it was just settling into power, the Obama administration scored a coup. Following up on a campaign promise, White House officials convinced Congress to agree to an unprecedented and massive infusion of funds for high-speed rail...
Read On Blogosphere: Lagos BRT Gets Praise C40 Blog
Recent transportation advances in Nigeria's most populous city have caught…
When it was just settling into power, the Obama administration scored a coup. Following up on a campaign promise, White House officials convinced Congress to agree to an unprecedented and massive infusion of funds for high-speed rail...
Read On Blogosphere: Lagos BRT Gets Praise C40 Blog
Recent transportation advances in Nigeria's most populous city have caught…
News: Fort Worth Bike Sharing, St. Louis Streetcar Plans, Freight Monopoly Opposed, Milwaukee Streetcar Push, Planning Chicago's Future, 2013 Year To Buy Home
February 26, 2013
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Fort Worth: Bike Sharing to Launch in April
Fort Worth Star Telegram
The "last mile" -- the connection between public transit stations and passengers' final destinations -- gets a new link April 22, when Fort Worth Bike Sharing comes to town with 300 red three-speed cruisers...
Read On St. Louis: Streetcars Could Go From Downtown West StL. Post Dispatch
Downtown St. Louis boosters envision the construction of a seven-mile streetcar system as a catalyst for…
The "last mile" -- the connection between public transit stations and passengers' final destinations -- gets a new link April 22, when Fort Worth Bike Sharing comes to town with 300 red three-speed cruisers...
Read On St. Louis: Streetcars Could Go From Downtown West StL. Post Dispatch
Downtown St. Louis boosters envision the construction of a seven-mile streetcar system as a catalyst for…
Blogosphere: Reforming CEQA, Falling Private Car Use, Protected Bike Lanes, Water & Cities, Healthy Community Designs, Zoning As Hero & Villain
February 11, 2013
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Blogosphere: 66% Of Fillup Goes to Oil Company Coffers
Wired Autopia
That new car you just bought? You'll spend almost as much - if not more - filling it up as you paid at the dealer. And the majority of it will go directly into oil company's pockets...
Read On Blogosphere: What Would Ideal CEQA Reform Look Like CAHSR Blog
There's been a lot of discussion in recent weeks about various proposals to reform the California Environmental Quality Act. But the most interesting…
That new car you just bought? You'll spend almost as much - if not more - filling it up as you paid at the dealer. And the majority of it will go directly into oil company's pockets...
Read On Blogosphere: What Would Ideal CEQA Reform Look Like CAHSR Blog
There's been a lot of discussion in recent weeks about various proposals to reform the California Environmental Quality Act. But the most interesting…
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: Paying For Charlotte Transit, War On Cars, WMATA Strategic Plan, Anti-Bike Media, Housing Voucher Impact
January 25, 2013
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Blogosphere: How to Pay for Future Charlotte Transit?
The Naked City
Mecklenburg's transit agency, the Metropolitan Transit Commission, is launching a study group to look at how to pay for future transit projects..
Read On Blogosphere: SF Brings Back Chinatown Parking Ban Streetsblog SF
In San Francisco's Chinatown, removing car parking is great for business. Last year's week-long trial removal of parking on five blocks of Stockton Street was…
Mecklenburg's transit agency, the Metropolitan Transit Commission, is launching a study group to look at how to pay for future transit projects..
Read On Blogosphere: SF Brings Back Chinatown Parking Ban Streetsblog SF
In San Francisco's Chinatown, removing car parking is great for business. Last year's week-long trial removal of parking on five blocks of Stockton Street was…
Blogosphere: Pretend Bike Plans, Twitter Transit Fix, Train Travel Increase, Buenos Aires BRT & Real Estate
November 26, 2012
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Blogosphere: Sharrows are NOT a Bike Plan
Systemic Failure
Once upon a time, sharrows might have seemed like a good idea for special situations. But now they are a way for communities to do "pretend" bike plans. Just stripe a bunch of sharrows on streets and voila! we have a bike network - without having to make messy political compromises on parking and lane removal...
Read On Blogosphere: Could Twitter Help Planners Fix Transport Guardian UK
Once upon a time, sharrows might have seemed like a good idea for special situations. But now they are a way for communities to do "pretend" bike plans. Just stripe a bunch of sharrows on streets and voila! we have a bike network - without having to make messy political compromises on parking and lane removal...
Read On Blogosphere: Could Twitter Help Planners Fix Transport Guardian UK
Blogosphere: Amsterdam Bike History, Transit Rider Unions, Transpo & Health Connection, Economic Inequality In Cities
October 30, 2012
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Blogosphere: Why You Should Vote Yes on Measure J
LA Streetsblog
Los Angeles County is darn big and densely populated, a complex conglomeration of neighborhoods, multi-centered, and with complicated commute patterns. It's hard to believe policy and funding still prioritizes cars when it seems so obvious we need to make every other kind of transport easy and safe...
Read On Blogosphere: Why the Dutch Went Bicycle Greater Greater…
Los Angeles County is darn big and densely populated, a complex conglomeration of neighborhoods, multi-centered, and with complicated commute patterns. It's hard to believe policy and funding still prioritizes cars when it seems so obvious we need to make every other kind of transport easy and safe...
Read On Blogosphere: Why the Dutch Went Bicycle Greater Greater…
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