Transport: Shanghai Monorail, Megabus 25M Rides, Making City Bike-Friendly, BRT In China, Bottineau LRT OK'd
May 10, 2013
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Shanghai Thinking Monorail
China Daily
Shanghai is likely to introduce the country's first suspended monorail train by 2015 to improve the city's worsening traffic congestion and pollution levels.
Transport: Transit Wiki, Richmond VA Transit Network Plans, Driving Down & Highway Spending Up, Speeding Seattle Transit Studies
April 11, 2013
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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.
Environment & Ecology: Getting US Off Oil, Water As Human Right, Chances Of Meteor Destruction, Phoenix's Hot Future
March 18, 2013
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Obama Wants $2B To Get US Off Oil
Washington Post
President Obama's newest energy proposal is a $2 billion "Energy Security Trust" fund for research into advanced technologies to reduce America's reliance on oil.
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Is Water a Human Right or Commodity
Guardian UK
In this month's podcast we'll be discussing the pressure on water resources. We want to hear your thoughts
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News: Shanghai's First BRT, Streetcar Vs. Bus, Portugal HSR Plans Canceled, City Parking Price, Dallas Suburbs Think TOD, Sprawl Impacts Inner Ring Burbs
February 11, 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. The Chatter, commentary and opposition articles will be found towards the bottom.
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Shanghai: Blueprint of City's First BRT System
Shanghai Daily
SHANGHAI will start to build its first Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT system, in Fengxian, Minhang and Pudong districts to ease traffic congestion and better assist transport for residents in the areas, according to the city's planning and land administrative bureau...
SHANGHAI will start to build its first Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT system, in Fengxian, Minhang and Pudong districts to ease traffic congestion and better assist transport for residents in the areas, according to the city's planning and land administrative bureau...
News: Transit Access Satisfaction Factors, Vancouver Anti-LRT Law, Seattle Rent Forcast, Beijing To Focus On Ecology, Denver Brownfield Revitalization
January 18, 2013
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Twin Cities: 70% Residents Support Spending for SWLRT
Twin Cities Finance and Commerce
A new survey shows support is growing for the Southwest Light Rail Transit line and that most respondents think Minnesota should spend $118 million to help pay for its construction...
Read On DC: Smartphone Developers - Metro Limiting Bus Data Washington Post
Developers of transit apps for smartphones say Metro unnecessarily limits the data it provides, and when the transit agency does provide…
A new survey shows support is growing for the Southwest Light Rail Transit line and that most respondents think Minnesota should spend $118 million to help pay for its construction...
Read On DC: Smartphone Developers - Metro Limiting Bus Data Washington Post
Developers of transit apps for smartphones say Metro unnecessarily limits the data it provides, and when the transit agency does provide…
News: Shanghai BRT Plan, NY Grand Central Keeps Growning, Building Type & Density Debate, TOD Increases Home Values
January 16, 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.
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International: Cleaning Lady Steals, Crashes Train
NBC News
A cleaning lady allegedly stole a Swedish train and drove it off the end of the tracks and smashed into a house outside Stockholm on Tuesday...
Read On International: Shanghai Unveils BRT Plan China Daily
Shanghai will build its first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, a fast bus service with its own dedicated lanes, as part of the government's…
A cleaning lady allegedly stole a Swedish train and drove it off the end of the tracks and smashed into a house outside Stockholm on Tuesday...
Read On International: Shanghai Unveils BRT Plan China Daily
Shanghai will build its first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, a fast bus service with its own dedicated lanes, as part of the government's…
News: Streetcar Cost Cutting, Funding TOD, HUD Target, Government Role, Villages and Cities, Creative Clusters, Nightlife Gentrification, HSR Trains vs. F-35 Jets
November 23, 2011
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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. The Chatter, commentary and opposition articles will be found towards the bottom.
Portland: How Will Costs be Cut on Lake O Streetcar?
Oregonian
Cost-cutting for the proposed streetcar between Portland and Lake Oswego is essentially done but the public must wait until next week to find out how much has been lopped off the $458 million project -- and how it's been done...
Read On Phoenix: Region Awarded Funding for TOD…
Cost-cutting for the proposed streetcar between Portland and Lake Oswego is essentially done but the public must wait until next week to find out how much has been lopped off the $458 million project -- and how it's been done...
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Blogosphere: Balcony Farms Sprout in Shanghai
May 11, 2011|Urban Times
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Scares about food safety and the high cost of organics in Shanghai are prompting some city residents to grow their own veggies that are clean, safe, cheap and fresh. Yao Minji visits balcony farmers. Kevin Liu will have stir-fried green onions with scrambled eggs for dinner tonight, since the leeks he planted last spring on his windowsill are ready to be harvested... Read On
Cities of Opportunity
May 1, 2011|Partnership for New York City
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When the first edition of Cities of Opportunity was developed, we made a decision to rank cities only in their 10 indicator categories and to forego showing overall rankings to avoid the misperception of a contest. That risk seemed especially significant in 2007, when the media cast New York and London in a death match for global capital market kingship.
Using TOD to fight sprawl in China
September 14, 2009
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China's rapid modernization since introducing economic reforms in 1978 has prompted the suburbanization of Chinese cities, many of which are mimicking the automobile-centric patterns of post-World War II United States. Robert Cervero and Jennifer Day studied Shanghai's experience and make the case that transit-oriented development can help stem the centrifugal movement of people and jobs out of central cities.
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