News: Denver HSR Options, Austin Parking Regs, Boca Raton Rail Expansion, Major Dallas TOD, Brownfield Opportunities
December 12, 2012
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Denver: HSR Options for I-70 Corridor on Display
Denver Post
Anyone interested in getting a glimpse of the ideas being floated for high-speed rail between Jefferson County and the Eagle County Airport can do so Thursday...
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Austin: City May Drop Parking Reqs Downtown Austin American Statesman
Austin might soon ditch a three-decade-old policy of requiring downtown buildings and tenant businesses to have a minimum number of parking spaces…
Anyone interested in getting a glimpse of the ideas being floated for high-speed rail between Jefferson County and the Eagle County Airport can do so Thursday...
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Austin: City May Drop Parking Reqs Downtown Austin American Statesman
Austin might soon ditch a three-decade-old policy of requiring downtown buildings and tenant businesses to have a minimum number of parking spaces…
News: Transport Investment Return, Bike Traffic Signals, Dallas LRT Expansion, LA Downtown Streetcar OK, Cities & Millennials
December 4, 2012
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Twin Cities: Transport Investment Could Return $10B
Eden Prarie Patch
A study commissioned by the Itasca Project examined the return on investment for fully funding the regional transportation plan-which includes roads, buses and two more light rail lines by 2030...
Read On National: Bike Signals Popping Up All Over US USA Today (via @streetsblogSF)
Drivers in bike-friendly cities may be doing double takes, as bicycle-specific traffic signals pop up…
A study commissioned by the Itasca Project examined the return on investment for fully funding the regional transportation plan-which includes roads, buses and two more light rail lines by 2030...
Read On National: Bike Signals Popping Up All Over US USA Today (via @streetsblogSF)
Drivers in bike-friendly cities may be doing double takes, as bicycle-specific traffic signals pop up…
News: Virginia Beach LRT Financing, Factions In Detroit Coalition, Tampa LRT Vote Considered, Vancouver Subway Vision
November 28, 2012
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Norfolk: VA Beach Council to Pursue LRT Financing
Virginian Pilot
The City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday stating it will pursue light-rail financing and development options. About 62 percent of voters approved a referendum earlier this month that showed support for extending Norfolk's light rail system, The Tide, into the city...
Read On Michigan: Regional Transit Authority Factions…
The City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday stating it will pursue light-rail financing and development options. About 62 percent of voters approved a referendum earlier this month that showed support for extending Norfolk's light rail system, The Tide, into the city...
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Blogosphere: Dallas Network Model, Autism & Traffic Pollution, LA Mayor TOD Effort, San Diego Embarcadero Makeover, Green Infrastructure
November 28, 2012
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Blogosphere: 1945 Network Model vs Today in Dallas
Walkable DFW
These were asked for at a similar scale and here they are, the space syntax network integration models for Dallas 1945 (above) and Dallas of today (below). Note: the Dallas of today isn't finished, nor does it include the entire metroplex...
Read On Blogosphere: Autism and Traffic Pollution Link DC Streetsblog
One more reason to reduce driving: Exposure to high levels of traffic pollutants…
These were asked for at a similar scale and here they are, the space syntax network integration models for Dallas 1945 (above) and Dallas of today (below). Note: the Dallas of today isn't finished, nor does it include the entire metroplex...
Read On Blogosphere: Autism and Traffic Pollution Link DC Streetsblog
One more reason to reduce driving: Exposure to high levels of traffic pollutants…
News: Racial Gap In Commutes, Dallas Streetcar Routes, HART Testing BRT, Germany To London HSR
November 26, 2012
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Boston: Wide Racial Gap in Boston Commutes
Boston Globe
At the end of a recent community meeting on the state transportation system, a grandmotherly woman with a lyrical Caribbean accent strode up to the top transportation official in Massachusetts, dispensing with pleasantries...
Read On Dallas: Proposed Dallas Streetcar Routes Dallas Morning News
In today's paper, I wrote about the…
At the end of a recent community meeting on the state transportation system, a grandmotherly woman with a lyrical Caribbean accent strode up to the top transportation official in Massachusetts, dispensing with pleasantries...
Read On Dallas: Proposed Dallas Streetcar Routes Dallas Morning News
In today's paper, I wrote about the…
News: Honolulu Fed Funding, $353M Passenger Railcar Purchase, Barriers To Passenger Rail, Tolling Federal Highways, Austin Auto-Ped Fatalities
November 20, 2012
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National: AASHTO Gets a New Executive Director Governing
Frederick "Bud" Wright, a former executive director of the Federal Highway Administration, will lead the association that represents state transportation departments...
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Hawaii: Feds to Sign Grant Agreement for Rail Soon Honolulu Star Advertiser
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation will sign a full-funding grant agreement with the Federal Transit Administration to provide $1.55 billion for…
National: AASHTO Gets a New Executive Director Governing
Frederick "Bud" Wright, a former executive director of the Federal Highway Administration, will lead the association that represents state transportation departments...
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Hawaii: Feds to Sign Grant Agreement for Rail Soon Honolulu Star Advertiser
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation will sign a full-funding grant agreement with the Federal Transit Administration to provide $1.55 billion for…
News: CA HSR Politics, DART Extensions, KC Sprawl Infrastructure, DC Econ Dev Strategy, Seattle Developer TOD Deal
November 15, 2012
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California: Democrats Legislature Majority and HSR
San Jose Mercury News
One of the fallouts from last week's election is virtual carte blanche for Democrat legislators in California. Since they appear to have secured veto-proof and Republican-proof supermajorities in both the Assembly and Senate, they can do pretty much whatever they want...
Read On Vancouver: In Urgent Need of Transit Upgrades Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson joined…
One of the fallouts from last week's election is virtual carte blanche for Democrat legislators in California. Since they appear to have secured veto-proof and Republican-proof supermajorities in both the Assembly and Senate, they can do pretty much whatever they want...
Read On Vancouver: In Urgent Need of Transit Upgrades Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson joined…
News: Gas Tax Options, Private Passenger Rail Service, LA HSR Challenges, HSR To Atlanta, Wetlands & Storm Damage
November 13, 2012
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National: Moving the Dial on the Gas Tax National Journal
On transportation, President Obama can plan on starting his second term the same way he began his first. Then, as now, the funding crisis for the nation's highways was a few years off but approaching fast. When the highway authority expiration date looms in 2014, no one will be prepared for it...
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Florida: Private Railroad Plans Passenger Service Tampa Tribune
The prospects of high-speed…
National: Moving the Dial on the Gas Tax National Journal
On transportation, President Obama can plan on starting his second term the same way he began his first. Then, as now, the funding crisis for the nation's highways was a few years off but approaching fast. When the highway authority expiration date looms in 2014, no one will be prepared for it...
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Florida: Private Railroad Plans Passenger Service Tampa Tribune
The prospects of high-speed…
Blogosphere: San Antonio Streetcar Support, Federal Transit Commute Benefits, Transit Station Naming Rights, Carbon Tax
November 13, 2012
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Editorial: Approve State Streetcar Funds
San Antonio Express News
A downtown streetcar system, like the one proposed by VIA Metropolitan Transit, would play a vital role in the ongoing effort to invigorate downtown San Antonio...
Read On Blogosphere: Federal Commute Benefits Req'd in NY? Mobilizing the Region
A recent California law requiring many San Francisco-area businesses to provide federal transit…
A downtown streetcar system, like the one proposed by VIA Metropolitan Transit, would play a vital role in the ongoing effort to invigorate downtown San Antonio...
Read On Blogosphere: Federal Commute Benefits Req'd in NY? Mobilizing the Region
A recent California law requiring many San Francisco-area businesses to provide federal transit…
News: Honolulu Rail Debate, LRT & Freight Rail Traffic, Milwaukee Streetcar Dreams, Twin Cities BRT Development Plans
November 5, 2012
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Honolulu: Debate Rages After Rail Court Ruling
Honolulu Star Advertiser
Supporters and opponents of the city's $5.26 billion rail project continue to disagree over the impact of a ruling by a federal court judge on Thursday that orders transit officials to do more work before proceeding...
Read On Twin Cities: Worried About More Freight Trains Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jami LaPray's St. Louis Park neighborhood is a…
Supporters and opponents of the city's $5.26 billion rail project continue to disagree over the impact of a ruling by a federal court judge on Thursday that orders transit officials to do more work before proceeding...
Read On Twin Cities: Worried About More Freight Trains Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jami LaPray's St. Louis Park neighborhood is a…
