Transport: Colorado Road Funds For Transit, Infrastructure & Democracy, Streetcars & Overhead Wires, Pedestrian Death Toll
May 8, 2013
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Colorado Road Money Can Be Used for Transit Now
Denver Post, via: DC Streetsblog
A new state law that quietly moved through this year's legislature gives cities and counties unprecedented…
Transport: Oregon Wants Light Rail Or No Bridge, VMT Of Rural Vs Urban Drivers, NOLA Streetcar Expansion Plans, First BRT Corridor In Rio
April 24, 2013
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Oregon Will Kill CRC If It Doesn't Include Light Rail
Seattle Times
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's office says a proposed $3.4 billion Columbia River bridge will die if Washington state tries to remove light rail from the project.
Transport: FY2014 New Starts, Cambodia Overpass 'Achievement', Nashville 'Amp' BRT, Salt Lake Airport LRT, CAHSR Chooses Contractor
April 15, 2013
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FTA Releases FY2014 New Starts Report
FTA
This Annual Report on Funding Recommendations is issued by the United States Secretary of Transportation to help inform the appropriations process for the upcoming fiscal year by providing information on projects included in the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) discretionary Capital Investment Grant Program.
Transport: Hampton Roads Transit Criticism, Wal-Mart Customer Delivery Idea, Divide Over Transpo Funding, California HSR Lawsuit
March 29, 2013
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Hampton Roads Transit Board Defends Agency Against Report
Virginian Pilot
The Hampton Roads Transit Board of Commissioners defended the agency Thursday against an outside panel's critical review of its finances and record keeping, and ordered its own internal auditor to review the findings.
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News: Vancouver BRT Plans, LaHood On Obama Rail Effort, NY Bike Lane Anxiety, Siemens Sees US Growth, Tampa LRT Vote Set, Converting Office Space To Homes
February 14, 2013
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Vancouver WA: Backers want to Move Project Forward
Columbian
Supporters of bus rapid transit made a renewed push for the system Tuesday night, undeterred by a November vote that left the proposal without a clear path forward for local funding...
Read On National: Ray LaHood Defends Obama's Rail Strategy Politico
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood mounted a forceful defense Tuesday of President Barack Obama's investment in the country's…
Supporters of bus rapid transit made a renewed push for the system Tuesday night, undeterred by a November vote that left the proposal without a clear path forward for local funding...
Read On National: Ray LaHood Defends Obama's Rail Strategy Politico
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood mounted a forceful defense Tuesday of President Barack Obama's investment in the country's…
News: Charlotte Vs. State, Dallas Expansion Plans, Milan Congestion Fee Impact, Oklahoma City Transit Dialog, Downtown Minneapolis Vision
February 7, 2013
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Charlotte: City Wrestles With State Over Local Control
Fox Charlotte
What does the streetcar extension project mean for Charlotte's growth and economy? That was the topic at Johnson C. Smith University Wednesday night...
Read On Dallas: City Starting Up Downtown Second Line Again? Dallas Morning News
It's been more than six years since Dallas Area Rapid Transit began studying a second downtown light-rail line, and a close to three years since it…
What does the streetcar extension project mean for Charlotte's growth and economy? That was the topic at Johnson C. Smith University Wednesday night...
Read On Dallas: City Starting Up Downtown Second Line Again? Dallas Morning News
It's been more than six years since Dallas Area Rapid Transit began studying a second downtown light-rail line, and a close to three years since it…
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…
Blogosphere: Funding Portland-Vancouver Bridge, Gondolas For Austin, US Mid-20th Century Infrastructure, Empty Bus Fallacy
November 19, 2012
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Editorial: CRC Games Cloud Federal Funding
Oregonian
The recent defeat of a transportation sales tax in Clark County was characterized by some officials as proof folks in Vancouver oppose light rail. But the characterization was an ill-informed screed by 10 southwest Washington Republicans protesting the design and financing of a new bridge linking Portland and Vancouver and the light-rail line built into it...
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The recent defeat of a transportation sales tax in Clark County was characterized by some officials as proof folks in Vancouver oppose light rail. But the characterization was an ill-informed screed by 10 southwest Washington Republicans protesting the design and financing of a new bridge linking Portland and Vancouver and the light-rail line built into it...
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News: How To Rebuild, Plan B For LA Measure J, Vote Rejection Imperils LRT Project, Proximity & Productivity, Road Capacity Impacts
November 9, 2012
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National: How to Rebuild Trust, Infrastructure
Time
Over the course of this campaign, commentators on both sides of the political divide seemed to agree on one point: this was a campaign about nothing. Barack Obama's supporters wanted him to lay out a detailed and ambitious agenda for his second term...
Read On Los Angeles: Mayor Has Plan B for Measure J Los Angeles Times
With a county transit tax measure he backed teetering between failure and approval,…
Over the course of this campaign, commentators on both sides of the political divide seemed to agree on one point: this was a campaign about nothing. Barack Obama's supporters wanted him to lay out a detailed and ambitious agenda for his second term...
Read On Los Angeles: Mayor Has Plan B for Measure J Los Angeles Times
With a county transit tax measure he backed teetering between failure and approval,…
News: Virginia Beach Light Rail Vote, NC LRT Sales Tax Passes, Houston Guts Transit Tax, Columbia Crossing Defeat
November 7, 2012
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Virginia Beach: LRT Support Measure Likely to Pass
Virginian Pilot
Light-rail supporters wanted a decisive approval of a referendum they hoped would spur the city to bring The Tide here...
Read On North Carolina: Orange County Passes LRT Ballot WCHL Chappel Hill
On Election Night, the controversial half-cent transit sales tax easily won the vote in Orange County-but while all of Orange County's urban precincts voted for the referendum, all of its rural precincts voted against…
Light-rail supporters wanted a decisive approval of a referendum they hoped would spur the city to bring The Tide here...
Read On North Carolina: Orange County Passes LRT Ballot WCHL Chappel Hill
On Election Night, the controversial half-cent transit sales tax easily won the vote in Orange County-but while all of Orange County's urban precincts voted for the referendum, all of its rural precincts voted against…
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