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THE light rail extension won't be a success unless it's matched to medium-density development, Urban Taskforce chief executive Aaron Gadiel, said...
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"freeways were built exactly for the purpose of transit."  Read On

It avoids prolonged neighborhood fights and may, long term, shape the new Eastside and attract more riders than the proposed Sound Transit route....Read On

I wanted to circle back to the end of Thursday's meeting of the Metro Board of Directors. Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge was serving on the Board yesterday as a one-day substitute - two of the city of Los Angeles appointees to the Board were absent - and at the end of the meeting LaBonge made a simple verbal motion...
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"You're not zipping by at 50 miles an hour. Your attention is on what you are passing by, rather than the road you are driving on," Read On

Planners at Metro Transit call Moving Transit Forward St. Louis' first serious long-range plan for public transportation. For the city's voters, who will vote in April on a sales tax referendum called Proposition A, its release is better late than never; it is essential that the electorate have a clear understanding of the projects for which their money would be used....
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Actually, it's the "Stemmons Corridor-Southwest Medical District Plan," which has been simmering since 2008 as officials from UT Southwestern, Love Field, Crow Holdings, Parkland and so forth worked with area residents to hash out the (transit-oriented) development details....
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If you think the reason for building the rail is to solve the traffic problems on the West side, think again.  The train starts in what is now wide open land planned for a future huge shopping center and hotel. There will be 900 stalls for rail commuters....
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