News: BNSF and RTD, Age Friendly Buildings, BRT Funding, Office Spaces Getting Smaller
Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news. The Chatter, commentary and opposition articles will be found towards the bottom.
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Denver: BNSF Wanted Half Billion Dollars Up Front Daily Camera A stunned silence met Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway officials when they told the Regional Transportation District how much it would cost to allow commuter-rail service on its lines from Westminster to Longmont... Read On |
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National: Reid, GOP Brawl Over Highway Bill The Hill Congressional negotiations over a highway bill took an acrimonious turn on Tuesday as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) accused House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) of thwarting the legislation in a bid to harm the economy... Read On |
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Vancouver WA: BRT Hits Funding Snag Columbian Bus rapid transit plans ran into a possible snag Tuesday as a key group signaled it is not ready to pull the trigger on the controversial project... Read On |
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International: Why Everyone Should Want Delhi's BRT Wall Street Journal The push back against Delhi's Bus Rapid Transit seems like an unnecessary waste of time and energy, just delaying the inevitable. This is because Delhi's reliance on private cars, two-wheelers and even auto-rickshaws is not sustainable in the long-term. Here are some reasons why:.. Read On |
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Portland: City Tries to Make Buildings Age Friendly Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon With the recent release of the expansive Portland Plan, the city established a daunting goal: creating equity for all groups. One of the groups mentioned was the elderly population, which is expected to more than double.. Read On |
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International: In Joburg, Worries of Overbuilding Wall Street Journal (Paywall) ourists love South Africa for its wildlife safaris and mountain-and-sea vistas. South Africans love these things, too, but they reserve special affection for shopping malls and cafes with vistas of parking lots... Read On |
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Detroit: 3rd Tallest Office Tower Sells for Bargain Wall Street Journal Nearly three years after buying the Pontiac Silverdome for $583,000, a Canadian real-estate investor has snapped up another bargain in the Detroit region. A company controlled by the Apostolopoulos family, of Toronto, has purchased the landmark Penobscot Building, Detroit's third-tallest office tower, for $5 million... Read On |
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National: Office Space is Shrinking for Tech Workers USA Today At online retailing giant Zappos, two of the top managers have no titles, and no one - except for two in-house lawyers - has an office. Not even the CEO... Read On |
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Cincinnati: City Builds Back to Its Shoreline New York Times The shoreline of this Ohio River city, which in the 19th century hummed with 30 steamboat visits a day but faded in the 20th as pollution and industrial disinvestment pushed people and businesses inland, is emerging again as a hub of civic and economic vitality... Read On |
