News: Crackdown On Intercity Buses, Federal Transpo Funding, TOD & Rail Ridership, New Twin Cities LRT Route, Modern Trade Routes
June 1, 2012
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| 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. |
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National: Huge Crackdown on Intercity Bus Violations Transportation Nation Twenty-six bus operators that transported more than 1,800 passengers a day along Interstate 95 between New York and Florida have been closed for safety violations in what federal officials say is the government's largest single safety crackdown of the motor coach industry... Read On |
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National: House Says No More Spending The Hill Georgia Rep. Paul Broun (R) is calling for members of the conference committee that is negotiating a new federal highway bill to limit the amount of spending to the amount of money brought in by the federal gas tax... Read On |
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Research: TOD Correlates of Rail Ridership TRB TRID (Abstract) Bundling land use and transport polices, transit-oriented development (TOD) has gained wider support in recent years due to various benefits it produced, including reducing automobile dependency, curbing urban sprawls and promoting sustainable lifestyle... Read On |
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National: Baucus - 5 Year Bill Unlikely for Now Transportation Nation A leading member of the Congressional conference committee working on a transportation reauthorization bill doubts the panel will craft a full reauthorization bill by the June 30th deadline... Read On |
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National: Clues Hint at Souring Bill Conference DC Streetsblog Politico Pro Transportation put out a news blast today that threw some light into the inky shadows of the conference committee process, and what we saw there doesn't look too pretty... Read On |
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Twin Cities: Panel Backs New Bottineau Route Twin Cities Finance and Commerce Golden Valley, Brooklyn Park chosen; disruption in North Minneapolis cited. A group of local officials voted this week in favor of a plan that would bring a new light rail line through Golden Valley instead of north Minneapolis and to Brooklyn Park instead of Maple Grove... Read On |
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Bay Area: Saltworks to Try Smaller Plan The Daily Journal Less than a month after developers withdrew a stalled proposal to build up to 12,000 houses on former salt ponds in Redwood City, the group unveiled plans to cut the footprint in half and seek federal regulatory input before returning to the city... Read On |
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International: Metros Are the New Trade Routes Wall Street Journal At a recent conference about metros at the University of Paris-Nanterre, the Delhi, New York, Santiago and Paris metros were compared. One idea discussed was how metro stations allow "strangers" to enter "communities" - to go where you have not gone before, or perhaps, where you may not have even thought of going before... Read On |
