Blogosphere: State DOT Wishes, Parking & TOD, War On Cars, Cities Vs. Suburbs, Urban Sustainability, Suburban Jobs
July 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: State DOTs Got Congress to Grant Wishes DC Streetsblog Bike and pedestrian funding got slashed. Federal assistance for transit operations was rejected. Even the performance measures - arguably the high point of the recently passed federal transportation bill.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: More Spontaneity Can Mean More Jobs Seattle Transit Blog A frequently cited rationale for proposed zoning changes in Seattle's South Lake Union is economic; the rezones will allow for an economic boom that will create much needed jobs for the city and region... Read On |
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Research: Getting the Parking Right for TOD TRB TRID Increasingly metropolitan planning organizations in Texas are incorporating Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) or similar concepts into their long-range plans for the purpose of achieving sustainable transportation... Read On |
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Blogosphere: NPR Asks, "Is There a War on Cars" Planetizen NPR interviews technology historian Peter Norton, D.C. Planning Director Harriet Tregoning, and motorists on D.C. streets who resent exclusive bus lanes, parking tickets, red light cameras, and parklets usurping parking spaces... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Why Motor Trend Loves HSR Per Square Mile David Levitan's autonomous car piece reminded me of an op-ed Motor Trend ran last year supporting high-speed rail. Their reasoning? HSR would forestall autonomous automobiles-which many car enthusiasts hate with a passion.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Detroit Continues to Burn Next American City On June 26, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced that the cash-strapped, indebted city will lay off 164 firefighters at the end of this month, in the hope it will rehire 108 after finding out if it will receive a federal grant in September... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Why Cities vs Suburbs Matter Grist The story seems to change every five minutes. One recent report found that, for the first time since the advent of the automobile, cities are adding population faster than suburban areas... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Urban Form's Little Role in Sustainability? The Atlantic Cities One need not look far to find a passionate argument that the compact city is the green city. Having more people in a smaller area results in less energy use for transportation purposes... Read On |
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Blogosphere: George Lucas' Lesson to NIMBYs The Atlantic Cities George Lucas spent a quarter of a century trying to expand the production studios his film company has long kept in Marin County, over the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco in an area of mostly rural land and high-priced housing... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Suburbanization and Public Health Thoughts on Urban Development This article is a summary of research by Dr. Howard Frumkin and published in Public Health Reports. Dr. Frumkin writes on connections between various aspects of suburban development and pollution,.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Suburban Demographics Shift Jobs Commuter Page Blog Transportation is a fundamental requirement of human life. That's why a new report about "the suburbanization of jobs" from the Brookings Institution is so disheartening... Read On |
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Blogosphere: US Geography of Startups Burgh Diaspora For your startup, you'll need access to financial capital, talent, and experience. Generally, this favors established geographies such as Silicon Valley... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Planning for Dev That Won't Happen Bacon's Rebellion Back in October the McDonnell administration announced what seemed to be a positive step forward in thinking about transportation. The Department of Rail and Public Transit (DRPT) launched a "Super NoVa" study of commuting patterns to help determine... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Tradeoffs and Urban Growth Limits Old Urbanist I've been looking through the mean commuting times recently released as part of the 2010 ACS estimates for metropolitan statistical areas. Although a lot has been written about commutes recently.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Oasis Cities Fasla NYC Last week we spent some time in the Argentine city of Mendoza at the foothills of the Andean cordillera. We've noted our interest in the city as an example for understanding historical urban form to large-scale hydrological system in an arid climate... Read On |
