Sound Transit System Access Policy
June 18, 2013
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The Sound Transit resolution establishing a system access policy for infrastructure and improvements to facilitate customer access to transit services has been added to the Resource Center best practices.
Are We There Yet? Getting Physical
June 18, 2013
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Editor's Note: In this week's excerpt from Are We There Yet? we return to the Thriving chapter and a discussion of how healthy lifestyles are encouraged with the adoption of traditional design components found in Opportunity Areas. The introduction to the Thriving chapter, "The Push For Complete Communities," in online here.
Visit the Are We There Yet? home The push for complete communities has gained real political muscle because of grave concerns about this country’s health. Take the problem of obesity, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers to be “epidemic” in the U.S., and which is linked to diabetes, heart disease, cancer, strokes and chronic illness. A 2011 report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that in the last six years the rate of adult obesity nearly doubled in 17 states, and didn’t decrease in any. The CDC reported in 2012…
Visit the Are We There Yet? home The push for complete communities has gained real political muscle because of grave concerns about this country’s health. Take the problem of obesity, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers to be “epidemic” in the U.S., and which is linked to diabetes, heart disease, cancer, strokes and chronic illness. A 2011 report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that in the last six years the rate of adult obesity nearly doubled in 17 states, and didn’t decrease in any. The CDC reported in 2012…
Transport: Detroit Highway Fixation, Bike Safety In Numbers, San Antonio Streetcar Pros & Cons, Flying Train Concept
June 18, 2013
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Detroit to Vote on Road Widening, Hasn't Learned
We Are Mode Shift, via: @streetsblognet
The General Assembly of the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments will soon finalize both short and long-term priorities for transportation funding in the region.
Transport: Cleveland Motorists Vs. Cyclists, Ann Arbor To Detroit Rail Plan, MN Streetcar Value Capture
June 17, 2013
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Cleveland Motorists, Cyclists Seek a Truce
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Every cyclist who's spent time on the road has heard it - scolds, curses and shouts from drivers who want them to move over or get on the sidewalk.
Urbanism&Design: Chines Rural To Urban Migration, Cleveland TOD Hopes, Urban Design For Aging Population
June 17, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN
250 Million Chinese from Rural to Urban
New York Times
Articles in this series look at how China's government-driven effort to push the population to towns and cities is reshaping a nation that for millenniums has been defined by its rural life.
Transport: Innovative Infra Financing, Local Roads & Fewer Freeways, Denmark Cycle School, Bogotá Pedestrian Safety
June 14, 2013
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Finalists for Innovative Infrastructure Financing Award
National Journal
Florida provided a model for infrastructure improvements in cash-strapped times when it inked a deal in 2009 to ease congestion and upgrade Interstate 595.
Urbanism&Design: Land Prices Near Thailand Transit Rise, Geography Of Takasim Sq, Planning Integration In LA
June 14, 2013
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Land Prices Near Transit Rise in Thailand
The Nation Thailand
Land prices have continued to rise, by over 20 per cent in locations close to existing and planned mass-transit routes and more than doubling in some areas, according to property experts.
Transport: Central Corridor Lessons, NC To Block Transit & Livability Funds, FTC Sides With Uber In Taxi Fight, Buses Vs. Streetcars
June 13, 2013
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Will Central Corridor Lessons Transfer to Southwest
Twin Cities Finance and Commerce
Businesses along the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit line had to sue in federal court to get the Metropolitan Council to provide an estimate of how much revenue local establishments lost during the transit line's construction.
Transport: Dumb Infrastructure Decisions, Lima's Insane Bus System, Transportation Alternatives Critics, Federal Transit Parity Act
June 12, 2013
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The Politics of Dumb Infrastructure Decisions
Minneapolis Star Tribune
We have a political situation in the United States where Democrats are too eager to build anything if it creates a job and the Republicans are too willing to call a project a boondoggle without first investigating its merit.
Transport: Columbia Crossing LRT, Roundabout Bike Bypass, Paying To Operate Dallas Streetcar Extension, FRA & Train Safety
June 11, 2013
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Light Rail, Blight or Bliss?
The Columbian
Love it or hate it, light rail's tracks are firmly embedded in plans for the Columbia River Crossing. But what will that mean for Vancouver?
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