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June 19, 2013
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News: Stations Key To Texas HSR, KC Commuter Plans Stall, OKC To Brownsville Rail, Bike & Ped Counting Research, TOD Satisfaction Research
March 15, 2013
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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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Fort Worth: Locating Stations May Determine HSR Future
Fort Worth Star Telegram
The fate of a proposal to build a high-speed rail line connecting Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston may rest on whether North Texas leaders can agree on where to put a station...
Read On Kansas City: Commuter Rail Plans Off for Now Kansas City Star
Jackson County's commuter rail proposal has suddenly stalled out, ending for now County Executive Mike Sanders' hope of having a sales tax…
The fate of a proposal to build a high-speed rail line connecting Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston may rest on whether North Texas leaders can agree on where to put a station...
Read On Kansas City: Commuter Rail Plans Off for Now Kansas City Star
Jackson County's commuter rail proposal has suddenly stalled out, ending for now County Executive Mike Sanders' hope of having a sales tax…
News: Texas HSR Complications, Ft. Lauderdale Streetcar OK, London's New Urban Park, Retail Prospers Downtown, Penn Station TOD
March 14, 2013
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Texas: Begging TXDOT to Not Mess Up HSR
Dallas Observer
Texas Central Railway's plan, announced almost a year ago now, to build a high-speed rail line linking Houston and North Texas has hit a not altogether unexpected complication: inter-city squabbling over where the bullet train will stop...
Read On Fort Lauderdale: Streetcar Gets County OK Railway Age
Broward County, Fla., gave its approval Tuesday for a streetcar loop, dubbed "The Wave," to serve Fort…
Texas Central Railway's plan, announced almost a year ago now, to build a high-speed rail line linking Houston and North Texas has hit a not altogether unexpected complication: inter-city squabbling over where the bullet train will stop...
Read On Fort Lauderdale: Streetcar Gets County OK Railway Age
Broward County, Fla., gave its approval Tuesday for a streetcar loop, dubbed "The Wave," to serve Fort…
News: 'Buy America', Miami Expressway Idea, Autos Impact On LA, Tallahassee Transit Overhaul Example, Place Hacking, NJ Development Shift
March 13, 2013
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National: Let's Talk About 'Buy America'
National Journal Transpo Experts Blog
It's that time of year again. House Democrats convened a press conference last week introducing legislation to expand the "Buy America" requirements for infrastructure investments...
Read On Miami: New Expressway Idea Draws Fire Miami Herald
Miami-Dade's expressway authority has launched a multi-million-dollar study of what could be one of the most controversial transportation ideas to…
It's that time of year again. House Democrats convened a press conference last week introducing legislation to expand the "Buy America" requirements for infrastructure investments...
Read On Miami: New Expressway Idea Draws Fire Miami Herald
Miami-Dade's expressway authority has launched a multi-million-dollar study of what could be one of the most controversial transportation ideas to…
News: NOLA Streetcar Extension, TIFIA & States, Siemens & VW Trolley Trucks, Modifying Infra Buy America Laws, Traffic Noise Vs. Song Birds, Healthy City Living
March 12, 2013
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New York: Is It Safe to Cross?
New York Times
On a Friday afternoon last month, Martha Atwater went to buy cookies at a bagel shop on Atlantic Avenue and Clinton Street in Brooklyn and was struck by a Honda sport utility vehicle that careered onto the sidewalk as she was leaving...
Read On New Orleans: Rampart Extension to Open in 2015 Louisiana Weekly
Work will begin next year on a $71 million North Rampart…
On a Friday afternoon last month, Martha Atwater went to buy cookies at a bagel shop on Atlantic Avenue and Clinton Street in Brooklyn and was struck by a Honda sport utility vehicle that careered onto the sidewalk as she was leaving...
Read On New Orleans: Rampart Extension to Open in 2015 Louisiana Weekly
Work will begin next year on a $71 million North Rampart…
News: Transit Ridership Surges, Baltimore Red Line EIS OK, Death Of Cottonbelt Line, Ann Arbor's Transit-Supportive Density, DC Joint Development
March 11, 2013
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National: Transit Surges as Americans Return to Work
Reuters
The number of Americans commuting by public transportation rose to the second highest level on record last year, as more people returned to work, according to an annual survey released by the leading U.S. transit association on Monday...
Read On Baltimore: FTA Approves Final EIS for Red Line Progressive Railroading
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed off on the Baltimore Red Line's…
The number of Americans commuting by public transportation rose to the second highest level on record last year, as more people returned to work, according to an annual survey released by the leading U.S. transit association on Monday...
Read On Baltimore: FTA Approves Final EIS for Red Line Progressive Railroading
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed off on the Baltimore Red Line's…
News: Reshaping London Cycling, LA OKs Streetcar Plan, Blending CAHSR & Caltrain, Urban Design & Healthy Cities
March 8, 2013
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International: Boris Could Change London Cycling
Guardian UK
Mayor's new plans for cycling in the capital could re-shape the way Londoners transport themselves for decades to come...
Read On Los Angeles: LA City Council Approves Streetcar Plan San Jose Mercury News
The Los Angeles City Council has approved a 30-year plan for the funding and operation of a streetcar line in downtown Los Angeles...
Mayor's new plans for cycling in the capital could re-shape the way Londoners transport themselves for decades to come...
Read On Los Angeles: LA City Council Approves Streetcar Plan San Jose Mercury News
The Los Angeles City Council has approved a 30-year plan for the funding and operation of a streetcar line in downtown Los Angeles...
News: Transit Fuels Metro Vancouver Growth, FTA Joint-Development Circular, Tucson Streetcar Operating Costs, How To Expand DART
March 7, 2013
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International: Stuttgart 21 Project Costs Rise $2B
Rail.co
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has signalled its support for the Stuttgart 21 station project, approving an additional 2 billion euros for the controversial scheme...
Read On Toronto: Transit Fueling Burnaby's Growth Globe and Mail
Mr. Ferreira, who attended broadcasting school in Burnaby in 1986, recalls that year as the turning point for Burnaby as the Expo Line opened and spurred a development craze...
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has signalled its support for the Stuttgart 21 station project, approving an additional 2 billion euros for the controversial scheme...
Read On Toronto: Transit Fueling Burnaby's Growth Globe and Mail
Mr. Ferreira, who attended broadcasting school in Burnaby in 1986, recalls that year as the turning point for Burnaby as the Expo Line opened and spurred a development craze...
News: Texas Value Capture Plan Nixed, Transpo Planning & Econ Dev, Sim City Battle, Relocating FBI In DC, Chicago's Urban Vibe
March 6, 2013
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Fort Worth: Value Capture Line Voted Down by Council
Fort Worth Star Telegram
The Fort Worth City Council voted down a resolution that would have supported still-undrafted state legislation facilitating the privately-backed 62-mile Cotton Belt commuter rail line connecting southwest Fort Worth to D/FW Airport and Plano or Richardson...
Read On Orlando: Bill to Stop Buses from Stopping on Streets…
The Fort Worth City Council voted down a resolution that would have supported still-undrafted state legislation facilitating the privately-backed 62-mile Cotton Belt commuter rail line connecting southwest Fort Worth to D/FW Airport and Plano or Richardson...
Read On Orlando: Bill to Stop Buses from Stopping on Streets…
News: Maryland Gas Tax Hike, SF Growth Pains, HUD Housing Discrimination App, Urban Life In 2050, Austin Music Scene
March 5, 2013
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Maryland: O'Malley Proposes Higher Gas Taxes
Baltimore Sun
Gov. Martin O'Malley and the Democratic leaders of the General Assembly are proposing to raise taxes on gasoline by $2 billion over five years to pay for highways, transit and other transportation projects...
Read On Dallas: DART Examines Bringing Non Member Cities In DART Transportation Blog
Dallas Area Rapid Transit is considering joint negotiations with the Fort Worth Transportation Authority…
Gov. Martin O'Malley and the Democratic leaders of the General Assembly are proposing to raise taxes on gasoline by $2 billion over five years to pay for highways, transit and other transportation projects...
Read On Dallas: DART Examines Bringing Non Member Cities In DART Transportation Blog
Dallas Area Rapid Transit is considering joint negotiations with the Fort Worth Transportation Authority…
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