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Urbanism & Design: Security Trumps Urbanism In NY, Charlotte Streetcar Gains Impress, Making Walking To School Safer
May 20, 2013
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World Trade Center Security Will Kill Its Urbanism
New York Times City Room, via: @witoldr
The wreckage had not been cleared from ground zero when planners and neighbors began…
Urbanism & Design: India's IT Hub Trouble, Greek Crisis Urbanism, Portland Bans Downtown Parklets, Walking In Toronto
April 18, 2013
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Bengaluru Rues Rapid Growth as India's IT Hub
Guardian UK
Technology boom has brought higher incomes but slums proliferate and services are squeezed in crowded 'garden city'
Other Views: Athens' Evolving Urban Form
April 5, 2013
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Athens' Evolving Urban Form
New Geography, Wendell Cox
Around the fifth century BCE, Athens may have been the most important city in the West. Like China's Chang'an (modern Xi'an), the "on and off" capital of China, Athens has experienced many severe "ups and downs" throughout its remarkable history.
Blogosphere: Doing Chicago BRT Right, Lego Subway Train, Light Rail & Traffic, Bus-Rail Economics, Transportation Spending
March 5, 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.
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Blogosphere: It's Up to Chicago to Do BRT Right
Chicago Streetsblog
"We knew how important it was for federal policy makers to see innovation and new ideas bubbling up from important cities around the country," said Nick Turner, managing director of the Rockefeller Foundation at a bus rapid transit roundtable last Friday...
Read On Commentary: Ross Valley Trolley Deserves a Close Look Marin Independent Journal
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"We knew how important it was for federal policy makers to see innovation and new ideas bubbling up from important cities around the country," said Nick Turner, managing director of the Rockefeller Foundation at a bus rapid transit roundtable last Friday...
Read On Commentary: Ross Valley Trolley Deserves a Close Look Marin Independent Journal
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Blogoshere: Silicon Valley Shuttles, Underestimating Historic Congestion, Amtrak Station Ridership, Sacramento Sprawl Fight
February 5, 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.
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Blogosphere: Ripping Silicon Shuttles Won't Solve Prob
SF Streetsblog
The corporate shuttles that whisk tech workers from the highly-valued urban habitat of San Francisco down to the burgeoning suburban campus job centers of Silicon Valley are the newest additions to San Francisco's streets...
Read On Blogosphere: Amtrak Stations Mapped by Ridership Greater Greater Washington
It's common knowledge…
The corporate shuttles that whisk tech workers from the highly-valued urban habitat of San Francisco down to the burgeoning suburban campus job centers of Silicon Valley are the newest additions to San Francisco's streets...
Read On Blogosphere: Amtrak Stations Mapped by Ridership Greater Greater Washington
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News: DC Streetcar Plans, Orlando Private Rail, EPA Greenhouse Gas Limits, Fed Transpo Bill Funding
June 27, 2012
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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: Subway Work Unearths Ancient Road
AP
Archaeologists in Greece's second-largest city have uncovered a 70-meter (230-foot) section of an ancient road built by the Romans that was the city's main travel artery nearly 2,000 years ago...
Read On DC: DDOT Seeks Streetcar Request for Information DDOT
The District is seeking the industry's perspective and feedback for the 22 Mile Priority Streetcar System Project. This Request for Information is an inquiry…
Archaeologists in Greece's second-largest city have uncovered a 70-meter (230-foot) section of an ancient road built by the Romans that was the city's main travel artery nearly 2,000 years ago...
Read On DC: DDOT Seeks Streetcar Request for Information DDOT
The District is seeking the industry's perspective and feedback for the 22 Mile Priority Streetcar System Project. This Request for Information is an inquiry…
International: The Greek Fire Sale
June 29, 2011|Wall Street Journal
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Debt-strapped Greece is about to hold an epic yard sale. For the taking: four wide-body Airbus jets, a state lottery, a state horse-racing concession and sports book, stakes in a casino, several ports, a national post office, two water companies, a nickel miner and smelter, a munitions maker, electricity and gas monopolies, a telecommunications operator... Read On
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