Transport: Rhode Island Bus Reorganization, HOT Lanes & Commute Time, Minneapolis Value Capture District
May 22, 2013
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RIPTA to Reorganize Half of Its Bus Routes
Providence Journal
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is preparing an unprecedented reorganization of its routes and schedules, affecting about half of its 56 fixed bus routes.
Urban Issues: Reporting Chicago Violence, Atlantic City's Fate, Infrastructure & India's Development, Silicon Valley Class Divide
May 7, 2013
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Reporter Reflects on 20 Years Reporting Chicago Violence
The Fader, via: @owashb
For the past 20 years, Alex Kotlowitz has been reporting on why young people in Chicago shoot each other.
Transport: Twin Cities Transit, Tampa's Transit Election, Frontrunner Ridership, Transit Clubs, Hudson Bergen LRT
May 6, 2013
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Without Transit Plans, Twin Cities Not Competitive
Minneapolis Star Tribune
During a spring in which almost anything seems possible, here’s a headline you’re not going to see: “Salt Lake City agrees to stop transit construction so Twin Cities can catch up.”
Read On Tampa’s Hopes of City Transit Election Fail in Statehouse St. Petersburg Times It was a long shot from the start,…
Read On Tampa’s Hopes of City Transit Election Fail in Statehouse St. Petersburg Times It was a long shot from the start,…
Urbanism & Design: Bay Area Smart Growth Plan, Rooftop Ball Field, Age-Friendly Communities, Job Sprawl
April 25, 2013
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Bay Area's Smart Growth Plan Has a Few Issues
SF Streetsblog
Population growth in the Bay Area doesn't have to mean more traffic and more suburban sprawl, if it's planned for in a sustainable way.
Urban Issues: New Jersey's Youthful Urbanites, Learning To 'Fail Fast', Sequester Cuts Housing Aid, New Childless Norm
April 16, 2013
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Old Guard Sees New Youthful Urbanites as Threat in New Jersey
Huffington Post
To many longtime Jersey City residents, there's no better mascot than their mayor, a colorful veteran of the region's rough-and-tumble politics who released an album of Christmas classics while in office.
Transport: Madison BRT, Australian HSR $120B, DC Streetcar Joint Development, Designing Boston Transit Map
April 12, 2013
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Madison BRT Plan Greeted Favorably by Officials
Capital Times
Enthusiasm is high for a new model of speedy bus service for Madison - but so is the potential price tag.
Transport: Transit Wiki, Richmond VA Transit Network Plans, Driving Down & Highway Spending Up, Speeding Seattle Transit Studies
April 11, 2013
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Transit Wiki for Information Sharing
Human Transit
I've recently learned of a new resource for sharing knowledge and best practices related to transit planning: transitwiki.org.
Urbanism & Design: Urbanist Bracket Challenge, Classical Music As Crime Deterent, Tulsa Vs. Milwaukee In Parking, Zurich Bike-In Cafe
April 10, 2013
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Winner of the Urbanist Bracket Challenge
The Atlantic Cities
Now that the Unpaid Pro Basketball Championship is out of the way, we can finally get to the competition that has consumed much of my desktop for the last month: the Urbanist Toolkit Bracket Challenge of 2013.
Transport: Generational Shift In Travel, Streetcar Property Assessment, Boring Names, Biking In Austin, Santa Monica Parking
April 8, 2013
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Hipmunk CEO Sees Generational Shift in Travel
Skift
Adam Goldstein, the 25-year-old co-founder and CEO of travel metasearch company Hipmunk, believes there is a "generational shift" under way in travel.
Urbanism & Design: NJ Waterfront Development Feud, Sheep As Lawmowers, Chicago TIF Strategy, Creating Silicon Valley Urban Center
April 8, 2013
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A City Model During the Great War
Bldg Blog
Past Horizons reported the other week that "a large concrete terrain model on Cannock Chase, representing a section of the Great War battle of Messines Ridge, is to be excavated" by archaeologists later this year.
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