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Urbanism & Design: Boyle Heights TOD, Hollywood Skyscrapers OK'd, Little Rock's Creative Corridor, Landbanking As Redevelopment

March 29, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Boyle Heights TOD Clears Hurdle  Los Angeles Times   The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday approved exclusive negotiation rights for a mixed-use commercial and affordable-housing complex next to the Metro Gold Line tracks in Boyle Heights.
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Sound Transit System Access Policy

March 28, 2013
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System Access Policy Sound Transit’s mission is to plan, build, and operate regional transit systems and services to improve mobility for central Puget Sound. Sound Transit is committed to wisely managing public funds and facilitating access to its regional high capacity transit system while fulfilling the agency’s mission. Sound Transit’s responsibility is to provide and operate a high-capacity transit system delivering fast, frequent transit service that connects the region’s urban centers. Sound Transit is authorized to use its tax revenues to plan, construct and operate high-capacity transit as defined in its enabling legislation (81.104 RCW). The System Access Policy establishes a framework for Sound Transit’s support and management of, and investment in, infrastructure and facilities to provide customer access to its transit services. Sound Transit will seek to provide or facilitate equitable improvements in access to transit services in cooperation with public and…
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Transport: Texas Untoll Road, Maryland Indexing Gas Tax, San Antonio Streetcar Routes, St. Louis Streetcar Feasibility, Dallas Downtown Light Rail Connector

March 28, 2013
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TRANSPORT $3B Plan Would End Tolls on New Road  Austin American Statesman, via: @WalkableDFW   How could the state lure people away from Interstate 35 and onto the Texas 130 tollway several miles to the east? State Rep. Paul Workman has a $3 billion answer to that question: make it free.
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Urbanism & Design: Micro Apartments, Denver Infill Project, Fighting Domestic Violence, Urbanizing Beltway Sprawl, Atlanta TOD Solutions

March 26, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Micro Apartments In Housing Starved Cities  Boston Globe   The new apartment on Harriet Street is no wider than most hallways: a thin rectangle of space where clutter can quickly cause chaos.
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Are We There Yet? Painless Commutes

March 26, 2013
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Visit the Are We There Yet? home Some places just don’t have the density of jobs and residents and intensity of activity that justifies an investment in rail transit. Many of these communities are investing in bus and shuttle service as well as in programs that make it easier and more pleasant to carpool, walk and bike to jobs in an urban or suburban downtown, and to get healthier while doing it. Des Moines, for example, which has a population 400,000, has been investing nearly $2 million a year to make the downtown more walkable and create a network of bike lanes and trails. Google — which offers job perks that are the envy of Silicon Valley, including chef-prepared food at all hours — is trying to make commutes as painless as possible by ferrying its pampered workers on shuttles that run on biodiesel, with leather seats, wi-fi, and even room for dogs. The Google shuttle carries a quarter of the company’s…
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Transport: Extending Pittsburgh Light Rail, Vienna Auto Use Just 27%, Fall Of China's Rail Ministry, Rail Vs. Air Market Share, Denver West Line Ready

March 25, 2013
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TRANSPORT Pittsburgh Considers Light Rail to the North  WPXI   A year after opening the North Shore Connector, elected officials are talking with engineers about again extending Port Authority of Allegheny County's light-rail system.   Read On  
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Transport: A Look At St. Louis Streetcar Proposal, Portland Mulls Tri-Met Takeover, Freight Rail Anti-Trust Legislation, Controversial 'Bike Highway'

March 22, 2013
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TRANSPORT A Look at the Downtown St. Louis Streetcar  Urban Review St. Louis   Much of the talk about the proposed Downtown to CWE modern streetcar line has been focused on.
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Other Views: Will Fort Lauderdale Wave Streetcar Be A Wipeout?

March 22, 2013
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OTHER VIEWS Will Fort Lauderdale Wave Streetcar be a Wipeout?  Sun Sentinel   As a New Yorker who grew up riding subways, I'm all for mass transit. But the proposed Wave electric streetcar in downtown Fort Lauderdale sounds more like a massive boondoggle.
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Transport: Improving Tampa Transit, SF Transit-First Policy, Netherlands Park N Ride Lessons, Safe Feeling Bike Lanes, Small City HSR Benefit

March 21, 2013
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TRANSPORT Commissioners Discuss How to Improve Tampa Transit  Tampa Bay Times   Hillsborough commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to begin discussions with the county's three mayors and other government leaders about future transportation needs.
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Urbanism & Design: Low Impact Design Standards, Pittsburgh TOD, Height Isn't Density, Preserving Berlin Wall, Affordable Housing & Corridor Planning

March 21, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN DDOT Drafting Low Impact Design Standards  Georgetown Patch   DDOT welcomes public feedback on draft design standards for low impact development and green infrastructure for the public right-of-way.
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