Blogosphere: $2Billion of BRT, LA Subway Route, Destination Centralization, Seattle Transit Capacity, LA Red Line TOD
May 25, 2012
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| Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. |
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Blogosphere: What Does $2B of BRT Look Like? Portland Transport Over on their Facebook page, OPAL links to an old Jarrett Walker column from three years ago, "bus-rail debates in a beautiful abstract city, and in los angeles". In it, he poses the question of which is a better use of transit dollars:.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Metro Board Chooses Subway Route The Source The final route and station locations of the second and third phase of the Westside Subway Extension were approved by the Metro Board of Directors on Thursday by a vote of seven to two. Board Members Mike Antonovich and John Fasana voted against the route... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Destination Centralization Pedestrian Observations It's by now a commonplace that jobs are more centralized than residences, in terms of CBD concentration. But what I think is worse-known is that destinations in general are incredibly centralized, both across and within metro areas... Read On |
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Blogosphere: How Many Railcars Does It Take? Greater Greater Washington Every day dozens of Metro trains crisscross the region. How many cars does normal weekday service require? And where do those cars run? We asked the agency, and they were happy to provide the numbers. .. Read On |
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Editorial: Seattle's Lack of Transit Capacity Seattle Times Research shows that the combined cost of housing and personal transportation is reduced, not increased, in metro regions with higher density. However, the Seattle area lags behind, perhaps scandalously, in providing needed transit infrastructure, writes guest columnist Eric Bruun... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Could BRT Transform Montgomery County Greater Greater Washington Montgomery's plans for a "Rapid Transit Vehicle" (RTV) bus system could dramatically transform transit in the county, and could even become a model for the rest of the region and country. But to achieve this, planners will have to avoid shortcuts to get the maximum bang possible from buses... Read On |
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Blogosphere: New Urbanism's Pivot Point Street Sense We are at an critical juncture in our industry as architects, builders, craftsmen, and urbanists. The events and ensuing discussions at this year's Congress for New Urbanism in West Palm Beach reconfirmed that there is an emerging consensus around the reality that now is the time to evolve the new urbanism into its next logical iteration. .. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Income Inequality Seen from Space Per Square Mile Last week, I wrote about how urban trees-or the lack thereof-can reveal income inequality. After writing that article, I was curious, could I actually see income inequality from space? It turned out to be easier than I expected... Read On |
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Blogosphere: TOD on the Red Line LA Streetsblog Since the construction of the Red Line, Metro can point to the completion of eleven significant developments. These include signature projects at Hollywood & Highland, Hollywood & Vine and Hollywood & Western along the Red Line; Western & Wilshire and Wilshire & Vermont along the Purple Line and Del Mar along the Gold Line... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Curriculum Planners Wish They Had Atlantic Cities For a high school curriculum, dividing up subjects into separate specialized classes is pure pragmatism. For understanding real life, it's a little disjointed. "There is an artificiality to a disciplinary approach to the world," says Andy Meyers, a history teacher at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, a private school in the Bronx... Read On |
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Blogosphere: World's Most Interesting Places Walkable DFW Heat map produced from geo-tagged uploaded Panoramio photos. I've said before places are "sacred" or loved when they have many photos... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Transforming Suburbia into Ecotopia Sociecity Continuing our conversation on bicycle infrastructure, I tell Hans that I have some fun stuff for him, too, and present a private stash of bike-infrastructure photos, taken during my visits to various cities including Barcelona, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Seoul, among others... Read On |
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Blogosphere: An Island Refuge in New York City New York Times Townies A few weeks ago, I visited Roosevelt Island for the first time in over six years. The aerial tram was crowded when I boarded and everyone had cameras ready as we began our ascent over the East River... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Havana's Anti-Imperialist Plaza The Polis Blog During my visit to Havana a month ago, several taxi drivers eagerly pointed out the "Tribuna Anti-Imperialista" (Anti-Imperialist Platform, also known as Plaza). Such keenness, added to the space's intriguing name and design, made a closer visit irresistible... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Challenges Facing Low Income Renters NHC Open House As a field, we have become ever more adept at building, managing, and preserving quality rental housing developments that provide stable affordable housing to families in need and help to strengthen local communities... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Census Accuracy Report Released The Atlantic Cities The U.S. Census Bureau thinks it did a pretty good job back in 2010. The agency recently released the results of a post-Census analysis showing that its decennial count of the country was nearly as accurate as intended, with only a slight overcount that is not statistically significant... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Agenda 21 and Urban Development Battles Minnesota Post What do bike lanes, historic preservation, light-rail development, protection of open space and energy conservation have in common? Silly me, I thought that they were things that local governments -- not to mention ordinary people and private corporations -- were putting in place to make the urban environment more pleasant and efficient... Read On |
