News: Houston Gets LRT Funds, Georgia Explores HSR, Brazil Bus-Rail Tug-Of-War, Counting Portland Bikes, DC Bike Trip Planner
August 10, 2012
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Houston: Metro Gets $188 Million For Light Rail
Houston Chronicle
The expansion of Houston Metro got another boost from the federal government with the allocation of $188 million in additional construction funding for the North and Southeast light rail lines....
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The expansion of Houston Metro got another boost from the federal government with the allocation of $188 million in additional construction funding for the North and Southeast light rail lines....
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Blogosphere: Stamford Commuter TOD, LA Road Widening, Street Car Track Danger, Turnstile Music, City Visual Idenity
August 9, 2012
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Blogosphere: Stamford Key To Commuter Care
CTPost
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is in the process of transforming the Stamford Transportation Center into a place that will better serve commuters, the city of Stamford, the people of Southwestern Connecticut and the taxpayers of Connecticut. Faced with the need to replace a deteriorating and a too-expensive-to-maintain 1987 garage, we embarked on a bold strategy that will replace and add commuter parking at the same time that we provide opportunities for transit-oriented development near the Stamford Transportation Center....
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is in the process of transforming the Stamford Transportation Center into a place that will better serve commuters, the city of Stamford, the people of Southwestern Connecticut and the taxpayers of Connecticut. Faced with the need to replace a deteriorating and a too-expensive-to-maintain 1987 garage, we embarked on a bold strategy that will replace and add commuter parking at the same time that we provide opportunities for transit-oriented development near the Stamford Transportation Center....
Blogosphere: Atlanta Bellwether, Transit Operations Help, TOD Places & People, Walk Score & Walk Appeal, Innovation Clusters
August 8, 2012
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Blogosphere: Is Atlanta Bellwether For Transpo Funding?
Transportation for America
In my best grandpa voice: Way back in 19 and 96, as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution, I wrote a series of stories under the heading "Gridshock" that laid out the traffic hell facing metro Atlanta absent something resembling a plan. At the time, the Georgia DOT was wrapping up its $3 billion "Freeing the Freeways" paving bonanza, and the last planned extension of MARTA rapid rail was winding down....
In my best grandpa voice: Way back in 19 and 96, as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution, I wrote a series of stories under the heading "Gridshock" that laid out the traffic hell facing metro Atlanta absent something resembling a plan. At the time, the Georgia DOT was wrapping up its $3 billion "Freeing the Freeways" paving bonanza, and the last planned extension of MARTA rapid rail was winding down....
Blogosphere: Federal Funding Swap, Toronto Transit Future, Caltrain Ridership Example, Density Benefits, Healthy Parks
August 7, 2012
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Blogosphere: 'Grand Swap' For Transportation Funding
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
In the search for a transportation funding solution, an old idea is getting new play: hand responsibility for Medicaid fully to the federal government, freeing up state resources to take on education and infrastructure....
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In the search for a transportation funding solution, an old idea is getting new play: hand responsibility for Medicaid fully to the federal government, freeing up state resources to take on education and infrastructure....
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Blogosphere: Next For Atlanta, Lessons From Miami, CAHSR Uncertain Future, Amateur Transit Videos, Best Cities For Young Professionals
August 6, 2012
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Blogosphere: What Next For Transportation In Atlanta?
The Avenue, Brookings
When it comes to transformative infrastructure, there's no bigger tool for metro areas than local referendums. These regional votes give metropolitan areas an opportunity to sidestep the business-as-usual approach in Washington and initiate their own local vision-and to do so with resources typically counted in the billions. From major rail investments in Denver to a new central park in Oklahoma City, referendums are a vital way to reshape our metropolitan economies. And that's exactly what makes yesterday's vote in Atlanta so troubling for that region's future....
When it comes to transformative infrastructure, there's no bigger tool for metro areas than local referendums. These regional votes give metropolitan areas an opportunity to sidestep the business-as-usual approach in Washington and initiate their own local vision-and to do so with resources typically counted in the billions. From major rail investments in Denver to a new central park in Oklahoma City, referendums are a vital way to reshape our metropolitan economies. And that's exactly what makes yesterday's vote in Atlanta so troubling for that region's future....
Blogosphere: LRT Investment Return, Private Florida HSR, Bike Helmet Debate, Economic Segregation, Benefits Sprawl Reduction
August 3, 2012
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Blogosphere: The Bottom Line On The Transit Crisis
Houston Tomorrow
The bottom line is this: property values - and the tax base - along the Main Street light rail line increased much more from 2003-2010 than they did in the City as a whole. In fact, that area added more than $4 billion in value during that time....
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The bottom line is this: property values - and the tax base - along the Main Street light rail line increased much more from 2003-2010 than they did in the City as a whole. In fact, that area added more than $4 billion in value during that time....
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Blogosphere: BRT Vs Rail In Hawaii, Transit Fun Factor, PPPs & HSR, Amtrak 'Ride With Pride', Olympic Legacies
August 2, 2012
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Blogosphere: BRT Vs Rail Debate In Hawaii
Honolulu Civil Beat
Former Hawaii Governor and Honolulu mayoral hopeful Ben Cayetano might be on to something. Cayetano, who is running against Mayor Peter Carlisle and former Managing Director Kirk Caldwell, is opposed to Honolulu's controversial $5.2 billion rail project. No secret there. But Cayetano's proposed alternative to rail, bus rapid transit, or BRT, is becoming more attractive to cities across the U.S....
Former Hawaii Governor and Honolulu mayoral hopeful Ben Cayetano might be on to something. Cayetano, who is running against Mayor Peter Carlisle and former Managing Director Kirk Caldwell, is opposed to Honolulu's controversial $5.2 billion rail project. No secret there. But Cayetano's proposed alternative to rail, bus rapid transit, or BRT, is becoming more attractive to cities across the U.S....
Blogosphere: LRT To Tacoma, Amtrak's Big Ideas, Peak Car, Bikes & Transit, Rewriting LOS Guidelines
August 1, 2012
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Blogosphere: LRT To Tacoma Is Not Seattle's Call
Tacoma Tomorrow
Sherwin Lee at the Seattle Transit Blog, writes that light rail extensions to Everett and Tacoma should take a back seat to rail expansion within Seattle. He goes on to say that transit expansion to Pierce County will diminish the effectiveness of light rail because of poor intervening land use between urban centers. While current Sound Transit policy on sub-area equity prevents Seattle from paying for light rail in Pierce County (and vice-versa), the conversation is somewhat moot. However, he brings up some points that are worth exploring... and some other more harsh points that are worth confronting....
Sherwin Lee at the Seattle Transit Blog, writes that light rail extensions to Everett and Tacoma should take a back seat to rail expansion within Seattle. He goes on to say that transit expansion to Pierce County will diminish the effectiveness of light rail because of poor intervening land use between urban centers. While current Sound Transit policy on sub-area equity prevents Seattle from paying for light rail in Pierce County (and vice-versa), the conversation is somewhat moot. However, he brings up some points that are worth exploring... and some other more harsh points that are worth confronting....
Blogosphere: The Right To Ride Bus, Extending Seattle Rail, Expectations Of Rail To Airports, Defining Walkable Community
July 31, 2012
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Los Angeles: Transportation As A Civil Right
National Journal
The Bus Riders Union and several other civil rights organizations took to the streets in Los Angeles last week, saying the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority should restore 1 million hours of bus service that were lost over the last four years. The union charges that the cuts in service, along with fare increases, have disproportionately harmed 500,000 African-American, Latino, and Asian-Pacific Islander bus riders....
The Bus Riders Union and several other civil rights organizations took to the streets in Los Angeles last week, saying the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority should restore 1 million hours of bus service that were lost over the last four years. The union charges that the cuts in service, along with fare increases, have disproportionately harmed 500,000 African-American, Latino, and Asian-Pacific Islander bus riders....
Blogosphere: End Of Boring NY, More Than Just Roadways, Postmortem On MAP-21, Cargo Bikes, Cincinnati Decline
July 27, 2012
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Blogosphere: MTA Capital Construction now less 'boring'
2nd Avenue Sagas
Earlier this week, the MTA made, in the annals of capital construction, a relatively major announcement. On Wednesday morning at around 7:30 p.m., the final East Side Access TBM came to a stop six feet beneath the LIRR Main Line in Long Island City. The TBM named "Molina" made two runs and will now be scrapped. With its end, for the first time in three years, the MTA has no active tunneling machine boring through the city. ...
Earlier this week, the MTA made, in the annals of capital construction, a relatively major announcement. On Wednesday morning at around 7:30 p.m., the final East Side Access TBM came to a stop six feet beneath the LIRR Main Line in Long Island City. The TBM named "Molina" made two runs and will now be scrapped. With its end, for the first time in three years, the MTA has no active tunneling machine boring through the city. ...
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