Reconnecting America Releases Report On Transit In Midsize Cities
December 6, 2012
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Reconnecting America today released a report that explores transit in midsize cities with a focus on best practices in transit planning, funding strategies, and outcomes.
Midsize Cities On The Move: A Look At The Next Generation Of Rapid Bus, Bus Rapid Transit, And Streetcar Projects In The United States
December 6, 2012
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Introduction
Public transportation investments have helped to shape many of America’s cities. The largest metropolises typically have extensive rail and bus systems that provide mobility for commuters, residents, and visitors and serve as the backbone of the regional economy. The recent shutdown of the New York subway system as a result of Hurricane Sandy, and the crippling gridlock that resulted, demonstrates the extent to which such cities depend on their transit systems. The benefits of such systems are well documented; New York’s subway, the DC Metro, Chicago’s “L” trains, and other large systems have been the subject of numerous studies of their economic and environmental impact.
At the other end of the spectrum, transit systems in small towns and rural areas have also been the subject of recent research, including “Exploring the Role of Regional Transportation Projects as Rural Economic Drivers” by the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) and…
News: Seattle's Slow Rapid Bus, DC Parking Limits, Michigan Car Fee, Legislation & Urban Form, Exxon's Move To Burbs
November 29, 2012
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Seattle: Rapid Buses Not So Fast to Ballard
Seattle Times
While the new RapidRide bus mostly lives up to its name in West Seattle, passengers on its sister route to Ballard are routinely stuck in traffic...
Read On San Antonio: O'Toole Enters the Local Streetcar Fight San Antonio Express News
As opponents to San Antonio's planned streetcar system ratcheted up their attacks Wednesday, enlisting the help of an Oregon-based transportation researcher nationally known for…
While the new RapidRide bus mostly lives up to its name in West Seattle, passengers on its sister route to Ballard are routinely stuck in traffic...
Read On San Antonio: O'Toole Enters the Local Streetcar Fight San Antonio Express News
As opponents to San Antonio's planned streetcar system ratcheted up their attacks Wednesday, enlisting the help of an Oregon-based transportation researcher nationally known for…
News: Virginia Beach LRT Financing, Factions In Detroit Coalition, Tampa LRT Vote Considered, Vancouver Subway Vision
November 28, 2012
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Norfolk: VA Beach Council to Pursue LRT Financing
Virginian Pilot
The City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday stating it will pursue light-rail financing and development options. About 62 percent of voters approved a referendum earlier this month that showed support for extending Norfolk's light rail system, The Tide, into the city...
Read On Michigan: Regional Transit Authority Factions…
The City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday stating it will pursue light-rail financing and development options. About 62 percent of voters approved a referendum earlier this month that showed support for extending Norfolk's light rail system, The Tide, into the city...
Read On Michigan: Regional Transit Authority Factions…
Blogosphere: Bike Score, Evaluating TOD Justice, Census Change Impact, Form Based Code Value, Brazil Urban Development
May 15, 2012
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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.
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Blogosphere: Walk Score Releases Bike Score
Walk Score Blog
Just in time for Bike to Work Week, we are thrilled to launch Bike Score and our first ranking of the most bikeable U.S. cities. See how your city ranks and vote for your city to be next to get Bike Score...
Read On Blogosphere: TOD That Is Healthy, Green & Just Seattle Transit Blog
Today Puget Sound Sage released a new report on Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in the Rainier Valley. It outlines changes seen in the…
Just in time for Bike to Work Week, we are thrilled to launch Bike Score and our first ranking of the most bikeable U.S. cities. See how your city ranks and vote for your city to be next to get Bike Score...
Read On Blogosphere: TOD That Is Healthy, Green & Just Seattle Transit Blog
Today Puget Sound Sage released a new report on Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in the Rainier Valley. It outlines changes seen in the…
News: Transit Resiliency, Des Moines BRT Stalls, Bike & Pedestrian Funding, TIF District Benefits, City Allergies
May 10, 2012
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Salt Lake City: Sugarhouse Streetcar Starts Construction
Salt Lake Tribune
Under the warm spring sun Wednesday, a crowd gathered at 2235 Main St. in South Salt Lake to celebrate the beginning of the long anticipated return of streetcars to the Salt Lake Valley...
Read On Pittsburgh: Impact of Port Authority Route Eliminations UCSUR Pub
The Port Authority of Allegheny County has proposed a 35 percent service reduction to cope with a looming $64 million budget shortfall.
Under the warm spring sun Wednesday, a crowd gathered at 2235 Main St. in South Salt Lake to celebrate the beginning of the long anticipated return of streetcars to the Salt Lake Valley...
Read On Pittsburgh: Impact of Port Authority Route Eliminations UCSUR Pub
The Port Authority of Allegheny County has proposed a 35 percent service reduction to cope with a looming $64 million budget shortfall.
News: Pedestrian Safety, Transpo Deductions, Expanding Atlanta Rail, Des Moines BRT, Seattle's Newest Streetcar, A Tax For Affordable Housing
April 11, 2012
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National: The Crisis in American Walking
Slate
A few years ago, at a highway safety conference in Savannah, Ga., I drifted into a conference room where a sign told me a "Pedestrian Safety" panel was being held...
Read On National: Transportation Deductions, Good Idea? Transportation Nation
With gas prices rising, the economy plodding toward a recovery and tax day nearly upon us, the handful of available transportation-related…
A few years ago, at a highway safety conference in Savannah, Ga., I drifted into a conference room where a sign told me a "Pedestrian Safety" panel was being held...
Read On National: Transportation Deductions, Good Idea? Transportation Nation
With gas prices rising, the economy plodding toward a recovery and tax day nearly upon us, the handful of available transportation-related…
News: Bidding On California HSR, Chinese Funding US Infrastructure, Fascinating Urban Data, Crosswalk Behavior, House Transpo Bill
March 7, 2012
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California: Contractors to Bid Soon for HSR
Business Journals
Contractors can soon prepare bids to work on the first part of California's proposed $98 billion bullet-train project...
Read On International: China Pushes to Fund US Roads & Rails China Daily
How Chinese can help reshape US infrastructure, Zhang Yuwei reports from New York City. For the past few years, China has been rapidly building its infrastructure. The…
Contractors can soon prepare bids to work on the first part of California's proposed $98 billion bullet-train project...
Read On International: China Pushes to Fund US Roads & Rails China Daily
How Chinese can help reshape US infrastructure, Zhang Yuwei reports from New York City. For the past few years, China has been rapidly building its infrastructure. The…
News: Worst Transpo Bill, Des Moines Transit Tax, Better Cities, Mortgage Downpayments, Safest City, Small Business Lending Fund
February 3, 2012
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National: LaHood - Worst Trasnpo Bill in Decades
Transportation Nation
It's not just the advocates who hate the new transpo bill. So does Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a former Republican Congressman from Illinois...
Read On Des Moines: Increase in Property Tax Approved Des Moines Register
Des Moines-area property owners could see a 15-cent increase in the tax levy for mass…
It's not just the advocates who hate the new transpo bill. So does Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a former Republican Congressman from Illinois...
Read On Des Moines: Increase in Property Tax Approved Des Moines Register
Des Moines-area property owners could see a 15-cent increase in the tax levy for mass…
News: Italian HSR, California HSR, Transportation Bill Madness, Measure R
January 31, 2012
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National: House Rs to Unveil Transport Bill Washington Post
House Republicans will present a long-awaited plan to fund the nation's transportation system on Tuesday, a proposal that would shift more decision-making authority to state governments, dramatically reduce the time spent on environmental reviews and encourage private companies to expand the highway system by building toll roads...
National: House Rs to Unveil Transport Bill Washington Post
House Republicans will present a long-awaited plan to fund the nation's transportation system on Tuesday, a proposal that would shift more decision-making authority to state governments, dramatically reduce the time spent on environmental reviews and encourage private companies to expand the highway system by building toll roads...
