News: LA Bike Plan, Healthy Closed Streets, Routemaster In London, Detroit Light Rail Plans, California HSR, Urban Forest
December 19, 2011
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Research: LA Metro Bike Transportation Strategic Plan
TRB TRIS
The bicycle transportation strategic plan is designed for use by the cities of the county of Los Angeles, the county itself, and transit agencies in planning regionally significant bicycle facilities, setting priorities for improving mobility through the use of bicycles with transit, and filling gaps in the interjurisdictional bikeway network..
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The bicycle transportation strategic plan is designed for use by the cities of the county of Los Angeles, the county itself, and transit agencies in planning regionally significant bicycle facilities, setting priorities for improving mobility through the use of bicycles with transit, and filling gaps in the interjurisdictional bikeway network..
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Blogosphere: Light Rail Vs. BRT In Detroit, Speedy Bike Travel, Access Vs. Owning, Future Green In Small Cities, Rooftop Farms
December 19, 2011
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Commentary: Light Rail, BRT Debate Misses the Point
M Live
There's no honest way to describe Woodward Light Rail's demise as anything other than a disappointment. The light rail project had promise, both as a symbol of a city capable of progress and as a practical transportation tool...
Read On Blogosphere: LRT Focus Shifts to BRT Transport Politic
In early 2010, the U.S. DOT announced…
There's no honest way to describe Woodward Light Rail's demise as anything other than a disappointment. The light rail project had promise, both as a symbol of a city capable of progress and as a practical transportation tool...
Read On Blogosphere: LRT Focus Shifts to BRT Transport Politic
In early 2010, the U.S. DOT announced…
News: Detroit Abandons LRT, TIGER Grants, Minnesota TOD Fund, Extending Hudson Bergen Line, Bay Area Industry
December 16, 2011
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National: Detroit Abandons Plan for Rail Line
Wall Street Journal
After kicking the tires on a shiny new train system, the Motor City has decided to take the cheaper bus instead. This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation and Mayor Dave Bing suddenly abandoned a roughly $600 million plan to build a light-rail line along a key corridor that supporters had insisted would attract new residents and jump-start economic growth...
After kicking the tires on a shiny new train system, the Motor City has decided to take the cheaper bus instead. This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation and Mayor Dave Bing suddenly abandoned a roughly $600 million plan to build a light-rail line along a key corridor that supporters had insisted would attract new residents and jump-start economic growth...
News: TIGER III Grants, Detroit LRT Support, Ann Arbor Commuter Rail, Austin Prime Opportunity, California Eliminates School Bus Funds
December 15, 2011
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National: TIGER III News Begins to Break
DC Streetsblog
U.S. DOT is officially announcing the winners of the third round of TIGER grants tomorrow, but they give the news to members of Congress first so those members can brag about all the bacon they bring home. See below for a list of the grants we know about so far...
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U.S. DOT is officially announcing the winners of the third round of TIGER grants tomorrow, but they give the news to members of Congress first so those members can brag about all the bacon they bring home. See below for a list of the grants we know about so far...
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News: Detroit to Ditch LRT, Nashville Bus Option, Northeast HSR, TIGER III Grants, State DOT Accountability, LA Fare Hike Audit
December 14, 2011
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Detroit: Region to Ditch LRT for BRT
Detroit News
A recent audit by the Federal Transit Administration found that Metro failed to adequately research the effects of certain key fare hikes and service cuts on customers. They also criticized Metro for failing to reach out to non-English-speakers and for cutting corners on environmental assessments...
A recent audit by the Federal Transit Administration found that Metro failed to adequately research the effects of certain key fare hikes and service cuts on customers. They also criticized Metro for failing to reach out to non-English-speakers and for cutting corners on environmental assessments...
Blogosphere: World Transit Subsidies, Bus Service, Transit Debate, Streetcar Dreams, Detroit Light Rail Future, Moscow Livability
December 12, 2011
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Blogosphere: Subsidies Similar in US and Europe
Forbes Blogs
Often when I talk about how high American capital transit costs are compared to those in Europe and East Asia, transit backers get quite defensive, and take it as an attack on transit...
Read On Opinion: Missing the Bus Salt Lake Tribune
Leaders of the Utah Transit Authority…
Often when I talk about how high American capital transit costs are compared to those in Europe and East Asia, transit backers get quite defensive, and take it as an attack on transit...
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News: Seattle Light Rail Route, North Texas Transit Funding, Ridership & Jobs, San Jose Bart Extension, Public-Private Partnershpis
December 9, 2011
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Seattle: No Light Rail Up State Route 99
Seattle Post Intelligencer
While light rail is a decade away from reaching North Seattle, Sound Transit is close to selecting a route that will connect Northgate with Lynnwood...
Read On Fort Worth: North Texas Again to Lobby for Funding Fort Worth Star Telegram
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While light rail is a decade away from reaching North Seattle, Sound Transit is close to selecting a route that will connect Northgate with Lynnwood...
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News: Google Transit, TOD in Detroit, Cycling in SF, New Haven Streetcar, Lake Oswego Urban Renewal, Carmageddon, Suburban Ecological Danger
December 1, 2011
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Research: Google Transit Tool for Small Agencies
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TRB's Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Final Report for Transit IDEA Project 58: Google Transit Data Tool for Small Transit Agencies discusses the process, results, and work effort carried out in creating a tool to have transit information such as routes, start and stop times, trips, fares, and schedules accessible online via Google Transit..
TRB's Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Final Report for Transit IDEA Project 58: Google Transit Data Tool for Small Transit Agencies discusses the process, results, and work effort carried out in creating a tool to have transit information such as routes, start and stop times, trips, fares, and schedules accessible online via Google Transit..
News: Streetcar Costs, Fares & Ridership, Democratic Tech, Cleveland's New Core, Houston Density, Floating Cities, Detroit's Urban Farming
November 30, 2011
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Portland: Costs Drop for Lake O Streetcar
Oregonian
Costs for an ambitious and controversial project to connect Portland to Lake Oswego by streetcar can be trimmed by an estimated $58.9 million by making major changes to a proposal that's already gone through years' worth of vetting...
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Costs for an ambitious and controversial project to connect Portland to Lake Oswego by streetcar can be trimmed by an estimated $58.9 million by making major changes to a proposal that's already gone through years' worth of vetting...
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Blogosphere: HUD Grants, Finding Home for FBI, Rural Success in Montana, Gas Tax Evaporates, Big Housing Bad Idea
November 22, 2011
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Commentary: I-95 Has Got to Go
Philly Magazine
If there's one thing that everyone in the Philadelphia area can agree on (along with the fact that Andy Reid still can't play-call his way out of a paper bag), it's that the stretch of I-95 that runs through the city really, really blows...
Read On Blogosphere: Poticha - What These Grants Mean HUD Blog
All across the country, thousands of Americans spend a great…
If there's one thing that everyone in the Philadelphia area can agree on (along with the fact that Andy Reid still can't play-call his way out of a paper bag), it's that the stretch of I-95 that runs through the city really, really blows...
Read On Blogosphere: Poticha - What These Grants Mean HUD Blog
All across the country, thousands of Americans spend a great…
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