Blogosphere: Transit & Cycling Gains, Case For Bus Transfers, Special Assessment Transit Fund, Urban Economics, SF Floating Ecotopia
October 29, 2012
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Blogosphere: Report Shows Gains for Cycling, Transit
Grist
A new report from the National Conference of State Legislatures is full to the brim with findings on American urbanism and transportation alternatives...
Read On Blogosphere: The Case for Bus Transfers The Atlantic Cities
Earlier this week we tracked a designer's frustrating efforts to simplify Dublin's "confusing and nonsensical" bus system. Today we…
A new report from the National Conference of State Legislatures is full to the brim with findings on American urbanism and transportation alternatives...
Read On Blogosphere: The Case for Bus Transfers The Atlantic Cities
Earlier this week we tracked a designer's frustrating efforts to simplify Dublin's "confusing and nonsensical" bus system. Today we…
Blogosphere: Private Bonds For Infrastructure, Nashville Future Tied To Transit Growth, Communities As Social Networks
October 26, 2012
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Blogosphere: Promoting Infrastructure w Private Bonds
The New Republic
The federal government contributed about 25 percent of total public spending on transportation and water infrastructure over the past decade. So, for good reason, many local governments and transportation agencies are preoccupied these days with the threat of the automatic across-the-board spending cuts from Washington...
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The federal government contributed about 25 percent of total public spending on transportation and water infrastructure over the past decade. So, for good reason, many local governments and transportation agencies are preoccupied these days with the threat of the automatic across-the-board spending cuts from Washington...
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Blogosphere: Vehicle License Funds & Transit In SF, Taming Urban Freeways, Essential Infrastructure, US City Productivity Vs. Euro Cities, Costly Sprawl
October 22, 2012
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Blogosphere: Transit Could Get Boost from VLF
SF Streetsblog
San Francisco may be on course to receive significant new revenue for transit and street improvements in the coming years following the passage of SB 1492, which specifically permits the city to vote on restoring its local vehicle license fee to historic levels...
Read On Blogosphere: Freeing Up Freeways Metropolis Magazine
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San Francisco may be on course to receive significant new revenue for transit and street improvements in the coming years following the passage of SB 1492, which specifically permits the city to vote on restoring its local vehicle license fee to historic levels...
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Interdivision Rivalry For Complete Communities On Monday Night Football
October 13, 2012
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The Denver Broncos and a resurgent Payton Manning take on a Chargers team Monday night. These division rivals have no love lost and will seek to keep each other further away from the post season with a win today.
In the realm of complete communities, unlike on the gridiron, San Diego and Denver compete in different divisions. San Diego competes with the heavyweights, with just over 3 million residents, while Denver falls in the middle division, where regions between 3 million and 500,000 population compete. That in part may explain why Denver brings home straight “A’s” in Living, Moving, Working, and Thriving, while San Diego has three “Cs” and a “B.” Denver’s competition isn’t generally as fierce as San Diego faces in the top tier.
In many cases, San Diego does a better job on individual metrics than Denver. San Diego has a higher share of households who live near…
News: 'The Cobra Effect' & Traffic Control, Yankee Stadium Parking Default, Oakland's Art Crawl, Physical Laws Of Cities, Trees Cool Cities
October 12, 2012
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National: Consequences of Trying to Control Traffic
Transportation Nation
The latest Freakonomics Radio podcast takes on something the called "The Cobra Effect." (Visit their web page for a full explanation; the short version involves a disastrous attempt by the Indian government to get rid of cobras.)..
Read On Gainesville: Ridership High, Eastside Routes a Concern Gainesville Sun (via @hawkinsgnv)
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The latest Freakonomics Radio podcast takes on something the called "The Cobra Effect." (Visit their web page for a full explanation; the short version involves a disastrous attempt by the Indian government to get rid of cobras.)..
Read On Gainesville: Ridership High, Eastside Routes a Concern Gainesville Sun (via @hawkinsgnv)
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News: SF Bay Area Transit Tax Idea, Toronto Mayor Foe Of Tax, DART Mobile Tickets, Cities & Stress
October 11, 2012
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New York: HBLRT on West Shore of Staten Island? Staten Island Advance
Imagine a 55-minute commute from Tottenville to Manhattan. A proposal to bring the impossible to reality - the West Shore Light Rail (WSLR) - is still in the works, according to the 2012 edition of Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC)'s "Opportunity Staten Island" magazine...
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New York: HBLRT on West Shore of Staten Island? Staten Island Advance
Imagine a 55-minute commute from Tottenville to Manhattan. A proposal to bring the impossible to reality - the West Shore Light Rail (WSLR) - is still in the works, according to the 2012 edition of Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC)'s "Opportunity Staten Island" magazine...
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News: Counting Dallas LRT Riders, Cleveland's Great Street, CA Redevelopment Woes, Mapping LA GHG Sources, Memory Mold
October 10, 2012
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Dallas: Expect Gargantuan Jump in DART Ridership Dallas Morning News
Watch for a massive jump in DART's light-rail ridership figures in the days ahead. The transit system is switching from a visual counting method to a system that relies on infrared sensors over the doors on rail cars (otherwise known as automated passenger counters)...
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Cleveland: Shaker Blvd Named Great Street by APA Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Dallas: Expect Gargantuan Jump in DART Ridership Dallas Morning News
Watch for a massive jump in DART's light-rail ridership figures in the days ahead. The transit system is switching from a visual counting method to a system that relies on infrared sensors over the doors on rail cars (otherwise known as automated passenger counters)...
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Cleveland: Shaker Blvd Named Great Street by APA Cleveland Plain Dealer
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News: Encouraging Bike Riding, Civil Engineering The Future, Texas Rail Plan On Track, Delays If Honolulu Switches To BRT, Nashville BRT Road Widening
October 1, 2012
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National: To Encourage Cycling, Cities Forget Helmets
New York Times
ONE spectacular Sunday in Paris last month, I decided to skip museums and shopping to partake of something even more captivating for an environment reporter: Vélib, arguably the most successful bike-sharing program in the world...
Read On Houston: Civil Engineers Focus on Building Future Houston Chronicle
The job outlook is promising…
ONE spectacular Sunday in Paris last month, I decided to skip museums and shopping to partake of something even more captivating for an environment reporter: Vélib, arguably the most successful bike-sharing program in the world...
Read On Houston: Civil Engineers Focus on Building Future Houston Chronicle
The job outlook is promising…
Blogosphere: Travel Is All In The Mind, Making Transit Free, Buffalo's Complete Streets, Tech Impact On Evolution, 50 Densest Metro Areas
October 1, 2012
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Blogosphere: How Travel Limits Our Minds
Guardian UK
My train and plane journey demonstrates that how we travel reflects the way we think - and we have become a society of airheads...
Read On Blogosphere: Signal System Criticized Systemic Failure
As you may have heard, Caltrain has gotten a "Go" to install a modern signal system, paving the way for electrification and high-speed rail. The Governor, Sen. Jackie Speier, and other dignitaries…
My train and plane journey demonstrates that how we travel reflects the way we think - and we have become a society of airheads...
Read On Blogosphere: Signal System Criticized Systemic Failure
As you may have heard, Caltrain has gotten a "Go" to install a modern signal system, paving the way for electrification and high-speed rail. The Governor, Sen. Jackie Speier, and other dignitaries…
Blogosphere: LA Rail Ridership, Bus Vs. Train Riders, TOD Lessons For DOTs, Urban Rock Climbing, Suburban Ponzi Scheme
September 21, 2012
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Blogosphere: Expo Ridership Closing on 2020 Goals
Streetsblog LA
It seems rail transit can perform just fine in Los Angeles, despite what folks at the pretend-Libertarian Reason Foundation would tell you...
Read On Blogosphere: Would New Taxi Rules Shut Down Uber? Greater Greater Washington
The DC Taxi Commission (DCTC) has proposed new regulations for "sedan" services, rides you pre-arrange instead of just hopping in a…
It seems rail transit can perform just fine in Los Angeles, despite what folks at the pretend-Libertarian Reason Foundation would tell you...
Read On Blogosphere: Would New Taxi Rules Shut Down Uber? Greater Greater Washington
The DC Taxi Commission (DCTC) has proposed new regulations for "sedan" services, rides you pre-arrange instead of just hopping in a…
