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Sacramento TOD Business Plan Work Session

April 29, 2013
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Reconnecting America's Abigail Thorne-Lyman, the director of the Center for Transit-Oriented Development, will be participating in a two-day TOD Business Plan Work Session in Sacramento on April 29-30. The purpose of the meeting will be to ensure a shared understanding of TOD, affordable housing, equitable TOD; understand current initiatives in the region around transit connectivity, compact growth, and equity, and other relevant concepts, and how they result to the objectives of this work; review current financing tools; and feed this information into next steps in the project.
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National Review Of Programs That Fund Transit-Oriented Development Plans And Projects

April 22, 2013
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Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Research, TOD, TOD Finance, Transit
In early 2011, Reconnecting America released the 2010 Inventory of TOD Programs and shortly after an interactive map detailing the local, regional and statewide programs that fund transit-oriented development plans and projects. Now, Reconnecting America has updated the map and the accompanying data, including information not previously published.
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Other Views: Ignoring Homeless Families, Richard Florida's Federal Fantasy, Fresno TOD Funds, Streetcar Cost-Benefit Test

April 22, 2013
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Affordability, Arlington, VA, California, Economic Development And TOD, Federal Policy, Fresno, housing, New Urbanism, Streetcar, TOD, TOD Finance, tracks, Tracks Other Views, Transit, Transit Funding, urban, Urban Form, Virginia
OTHER VIEWS America Ignoring Homeless Families  Bill Moyers . com   More than one-third of Americans who use shelters annually are parents and their children. In 2011, that added up to more than 500,000 people.
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Urbanism & Design: Selling Federal Property, Sydney Transit-Friendly Plaza, Grants Fund Twin Cities TOD, Vizualizing Flying Cities

April 12, 2013
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Austin, Australia, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Federal Policy, Highways & Automobiles, India, Livability & Sustainability, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Parking, St. Paul, Sydney, Texas, TOD, TOD Finance, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Tulsa, Twin Cities, urban, Urban Form
URBANISM & DESIGN GSA Has Property to Sell, But Its Not Easy  New York Times, via: @bruce_katz   As government agencies are forced to do more with less, the General Services Administration has stepped up its efforts to dispose…
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Transport: Transit Wiki, Richmond VA Transit Network Plans, Driving Down & Highway Spending Up, Speeding Seattle Transit Studies

April 11, 2013
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TRANSPORT Transit Wiki for Information Sharing  Human Transit   I've recently learned of a new resource for sharing knowledge and best practices related to transit planning: transitwiki.org.
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Urbanism & Design: NJ Waterfront Development Feud, Sheep As Lawmowers, Chicago TIF Strategy, Creating Silicon Valley Urban Center

April 8, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN A City Model During the Great War  Bldg Blog   Past Horizons reported the other week that "a large concrete terrain model on Cannock Chase, representing a section of the Great War battle of Messines Ridge, is to be excavated" by archaeologists later this year.
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Urbanism & Design: East Portland Rises, Makeover For Dead Dallas Mall, TOD Tax Near Subways In India, Pedestrian Injuries & Crosswalks, Placemaking TOD

April 4, 2013
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California, Dallas, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Highways & Automobiles, housing, India, Light Rail, Los Angeles, Oregon, Pedestrians & Walkability, Portland OR, Seattle, Texas, TOD, TOD Finance, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, urban, Urban Form, Washington
URBANISM & DESIGN Biotech Firms Select Newer Urban Clusters  Commercial Property Executive   Out with the old and in with the new seems to be the motto for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies today-at least when it comes to their real estate.
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Urbanism & Design: High-Rise Talent Magnets, Wheelchair Office Access, LA Expo Station Rezoning, Willy Wonka Urbanism's Pitfalls

March 20, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Salt Lake County Hopes High Rises Near Transit Attract Talent  Salt Lake Tribune   Draper's ambitious plan to surround its FrontRunner station with a complex of high-rise office towers catering to high-tech companies secured Salt Lake County's financial support Tuesday.   Read On  
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News: Texas Value Capture Plan Nixed, Transpo Planning & Econ Dev, Sim City Battle, Relocating FBI In DC, Chicago's Urban Vibe

March 6, 2013
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Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues.  It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news. TRANSPORT Fort Worth: Value Capture Line Voted Down by Council Fort Worth Star Telegram
The Fort Worth City Council voted down a resolution that would have supported still-undrafted state legislation facilitating the privately-backed 62-mile Cotton Belt commuter rail line connecting southwest Fort Worth to D/FW Airport and Plano or Richardson...

Read On Orlando: Bill to Stop Buses from Stopping on Streets…
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Blogosphere: SF Transit Fund Priorities, Transit Economic Benefits, Minneapolis Biking Numbers, Downtown Life & Death

March 6, 2013
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. TRANSPORT Commentary: SF Must Prioritize Public Transit Funds San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco fancies itself a transit-first city. We encourage people to give up their cars. We reduce parking...

Read On Blogosphere: Economic Benefits of Transit Citizens for Modern Transit
One item should be top priority for any employer and the region: Transit. You may not ride transit, you may not know anyone who uses the bus or MetroLink;…
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