Blogosphere: Transpo Bill Talks, Tucson Streetcar, LA Bike Sharing, SF To Anaheim HSR, Oakland Housing Displacement, War On Suburbia Hoax, Obesity & Postal Codes
April 16, 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: House Tries to Horse Trade Keystone XL DC Streetsblog In another desperate attempt to push forward their fossil fuel agenda, House Republicans have indicated that even though they've been incapable of passing a transportation bill, they're willing to go to conference committee and pass the Senate bill... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Investment on Streetcar Line Starting DC Streetsblog Streetcars are back, and Tucson, Arizona is leading the way. This southwestern city broke ground this week on the Sun Link Streetcar, the first new streetcar system built with federal funding in more than 60 years... Read On |
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Blogosphere: LA Announces Massive Bike Share Prog LA Streetsblog In an announcement that caught even some CicLAvia organizers by surprise, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced this morning at the "CicLAvia opening" that CicLAvia partners Bike Nation will establish a permanent footprint in Los Angeles this December... Read On |
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Opinion: Why Your Highway Has Potholes Wall Street Journal Opinion Pages Americans don't want to live in Ray LaHood's car-free utopia. Nothing shows off the worst of Congress like a highway bill. And this year's scramble for cash is worse than ever because the 18.4 cent a gallon gasoline tax will raise $70 billion less than the $263 billion Congress wants to spend over the next five years. Let the mayhem ensue... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Anaheim Back in the HSR Plan CAHSR Blog Responding to concerns from Orange County elected officials, the California High Speed Rail Authority included language committing to a single-seat ride from San Francisco to Anaheim as part of the new business plan they adopted at yesterday's meeting... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Tucson Breaks Ground on Streetcar DOT Fastlane Blog One of the very promising trends in transit these days is the growing number of American cities that are embracing the modern urban streetcar. And when DOT launched its first round of competitive TIGER grants, the city of Tucson jumped on-board the streetcar revival with both feet... Read On |
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Blogosphere: What is a Subway/El? Pedestrian Observations The rapid transit built in New York beginning with the first els codified two characteristics that spread to the rest of the US, and are often seen in other countries' rapid transit networks as well... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Visualizing Race/Foreclosure in Oakland The Polis Blog Maps offer a compelling view of trends that influence the social life of cities. A set of carefully crafted maps by Pietro Calogero reveals a story of racial displacement in the aftermath of California's housing crisis... Read On |
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Blogosphere: War on Suburbia is a Hoax Grist "California Declares War on Suburbia," blared the headline from The Wall Street Journal this week. Quick, kids! To the bunker!.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Nashville Rolls On The Urbanophile I have a friend in Nashville and try to get there about once a year for a visit. He knows my insatiable desire for urban exploration, so tries to take me around to new places each time, which is awesome... Read On |
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Blogosphere: The Twitter Languages of London Spatial Analysis Last year Eric Fischer produced a great map (see below) visualising the language communities of Twitter. The map, perhaps unsurprisingly, closely matches the geographic extents of the world's major linguistic groups... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Your Postal Code Important to Obesity This Big City The western world is getting fatter. It's hard to ignore the spiralling rates of obesity in developed countries such as the UK and US, where more than one in four of us is now clinically obese... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Camden Primed for Ped Friendly TOD Mobilizing the Region In a one-two punch for the City of Camden, New Jersey, an upcoming transit-oriented development project is slated to develop land near a train station and include complete streets upgrades that will add to the safety and prosperity of the area... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Scenario Planning Tools in Bloom At Lincoln House If scenario planning software was arrayed on a shelf, for many planners it could be a dizzying experience, figuring out which visioning tools were right for their challenge... Read On |
