News: Honolulu $1.55B FTA Grant, NYC BRT Vision, Science Of Cities, Mapping Boston Gas Leaks, Seattle Zoning Experiment
November 21, 2012
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Honolulu: FTA to Sign $1.55B Grant
Progressive Railroading
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) will sign a full funding grant agreement (FFGA) with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to provide $1.55 billion for the construction of the Honolulu Rail Transit project, according to congressional notification sent to the Senate Committee on Appropriations...
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The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) will sign a full funding grant agreement (FFGA) with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to provide $1.55 billion for the construction of the Honolulu Rail Transit project, according to congressional notification sent to the Senate Committee on Appropriations...
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Blogosphere: Transit City Lessons, Car Lanes & Buses, Sports Apparel TOD, Federal Role In DC Urban Planning
November 15, 2012
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Blogosphere: Lessons from Two Transit Cities for Seattle
GMF Urban Current
Tony Mazzella is Strategic Advisor at the City of Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). Tony recently visited Munich and Zurich to study how each city has prioritized surface-running transit-mainly by implementing transit-only lanes and traffic signal priority at intersections- over general-purpose traffic...
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Tony Mazzella is Strategic Advisor at the City of Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). Tony recently visited Munich and Zurich to study how each city has prioritized surface-running transit-mainly by implementing transit-only lanes and traffic signal priority at intersections- over general-purpose traffic...
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News: Virginia Streetcar Route, Transit & Economy, $1 Billion Sprawl Plans, Hitchhiking Carpools, Tampa Future Vision
November 14, 2012
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Virginia: Route 1 Streetcar Wanted
WTOP
Arlington and Alexandria both want a streetcar line along Route 1 to link the Northern Virginia communities but the two are at odds over timing and tactics...
Read On Nashville: Transit Plans Drive Economy Tennessean
My family has long recognized the impact transit has on development. My great-grandfather built his H.G. Hill Food Stores business by putting a grocery store everywhere the old Nashville streetcar stopped...
Arlington and Alexandria both want a streetcar line along Route 1 to link the Northern Virginia communities but the two are at odds over timing and tactics...
Read On Nashville: Transit Plans Drive Economy Tennessean
My family has long recognized the impact transit has on development. My great-grandfather built his H.G. Hill Food Stores business by putting a grocery store everywhere the old Nashville streetcar stopped...
News: Utah Rail Budget Hike, Anaheim Streetcar Concept, GHG Law Challenge, SF Office Renewal, Young Moving Out Of State
October 25, 2012
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Salt Lake City: UTA Raises Rail Budget 27%
Salt Lake Tribune
As the Utah Transit Authority gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a 2013 budget that will spike spending on its growing train operations by 27 percent, it also cleared the next-to-last stop toward borrowing another $180 million to help pay for constructing new TRAX and FrontRunner lines...
Read On Anaheim: City OKs Streetcar Plan OC Register
The City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to support the…
As the Utah Transit Authority gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a 2013 budget that will spike spending on its growing train operations by 27 percent, it also cleared the next-to-last stop toward borrowing another $180 million to help pay for constructing new TRAX and FrontRunner lines...
Read On Anaheim: City OKs Streetcar Plan OC Register
The City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to support the…
Blogosphere: Vehicle License Funds & Transit In SF, Taming Urban Freeways, Essential Infrastructure, US City Productivity Vs. Euro Cities, Costly Sprawl
October 22, 2012
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Blogosphere: Transit Could Get Boost from VLF
SF Streetsblog
San Francisco may be on course to receive significant new revenue for transit and street improvements in the coming years following the passage of SB 1492, which specifically permits the city to vote on restoring its local vehicle license fee to historic levels...
Read On Blogosphere: Freeing Up Freeways Metropolis Magazine
Freeways…
San Francisco may be on course to receive significant new revenue for transit and street improvements in the coming years following the passage of SB 1492, which specifically permits the city to vote on restoring its local vehicle license fee to historic levels...
Read On Blogosphere: Freeing Up Freeways Metropolis Magazine
Freeways…
Blogosphere: Seattle East Link Options, Improving Chicago Biz Climate, Importance Of Being Urban, MIT Sidewalk Lab
October 15, 2012
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Blogosphere: Cost Savings from East Link
Seattle Transit Blog
Back in May, Sound Transit presented its first iteration of East Link cost savings options to slim down Bellevue's $60 million contingent contribution to a downtown tunnel. The ST Board advanced a few different options along three segments of the alignment for further study. ..
Read On URBANISM | HOUSING | CITIES | ENVIRONMENT Blogosphere: Improving Chicago's Biz Climate Urbanophile
Back in May, Sound Transit presented its first iteration of East Link cost savings options to slim down Bellevue's $60 million contingent contribution to a downtown tunnel. The ST Board advanced a few different options along three segments of the alignment for further study. ..
Read On URBANISM | HOUSING | CITIES | ENVIRONMENT Blogosphere: Improving Chicago's Biz Climate Urbanophile
Blogosphere: Peds & Elevated Highways, Transit Ballot Box, Korea's Mecenatpolis, Pop Up Commons
October 11, 2012
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Blogosphere: Can Peds and Elevated Highways Coexist?
Keep Houston Houston
Obviously very few of us can achieve the urban intensity of a city like Tokyo, but still, here's what is by all intents and purposes a vibrant and pedestrian-friendly retail district which exists directly underneath an elevated expressway...
Read On Blogosphere: Biggest Year for Transit at Ballot Box DC Streetsblog
Next month, 19 transit-related…
Obviously very few of us can achieve the urban intensity of a city like Tokyo, but still, here's what is by all intents and purposes a vibrant and pedestrian-friendly retail district which exists directly underneath an elevated expressway...
Read On Blogosphere: Biggest Year for Transit at Ballot Box DC Streetsblog
Next month, 19 transit-related…
Blogosphere: Boston's Hubway Bike Share, Luxurious Subway Ride, Highways To Suburbs, Poverty & Urbanization, Amoeba Shaped Cities
October 5, 2012
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Blogosphere: USDOT Talks Map 21
ULI
ULI infrastructure leaders had the opportunity September 6 to speak with Beth Osborne, USDOT deputy secretary for transportation policy, about the new transportation law and what it means for urban areas...
Read On Blogosphere: Hubway Bike Share Makes Boston Better DOT Fastlane
We know that innovative partnerships can deliver tremendous benefits. Regional partnerships have proven successful in many of DOT's TIGER…
ULI infrastructure leaders had the opportunity September 6 to speak with Beth Osborne, USDOT deputy secretary for transportation policy, about the new transportation law and what it means for urban areas...
Read On Blogosphere: Hubway Bike Share Makes Boston Better DOT Fastlane
We know that innovative partnerships can deliver tremendous benefits. Regional partnerships have proven successful in many of DOT's TIGER…
News: Lessons From Annoying Cyclists, GA Bus Could Take 10-12 Years, Atlanta Transit Head Moves To Boston
September 26, 2012
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National: Why You Hate Cyclists, Or Think You Do
Slate
I'm an asshole cyclist. I'm that jerk weaving in and out of traffic, going the wrong way down a one-way street, and making a left on red. I'm truly a menace on the road...
Read On Atlanta: Bus System Could Take 10-12 Years Marietta Daily Journal
The…
I'm an asshole cyclist. I'm that jerk weaving in and out of traffic, going the wrong way down a one-way street, and making a left on red. I'm truly a menace on the road...
Read On Atlanta: Bus System Could Take 10-12 Years Marietta Daily Journal
The…
Transit-Oriented Development Rating Systems
September 24, 2012
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Reconnecting America Project Director Chris Yake will be in Boston to work on Transit-Oriented Development Rating Systems. The Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University and the Center for Transit-Oriented Development (CTOD) are partnering, with the support of the Barr Foundation, to develop a “rating system” for equitable transit-oriented development. This project is scheduled to be completed by November 2012.
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