News: Denver Nixes Transit Vote, Bellevue LRT Cost Cutting, Expanding Dallas LRT, Twin Cities TOD Biz Boost
| 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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Denver: RTD Board Nixes Fastracks Extension Fall Vote Denver Post (via Bill S) A FasTracks proposal to link commuters in the northwest Denver metro area to downtown is stalled after the Regional Transportation District board of directors decided Tuesday night not to pursue a tax increase in November that would fund the idea... Read On |
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National: Daimler Closing Orion Bus Manufacturing Plant Toronto Star German automotive giant Daimler announced Wednesday it's shutting down its Orion bus plant in Mississauga, putting up to 390 people out of work. The company blamed slumping demand for transit buses from regional and municipal governments across North America for the closing... Read On |
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Seattle: Officials Work to Cut Costs on Bellevue LRT Seattle Times Bellevue and Sound Transit officials' ideas for reducing the cost of light rail through Bellevue focus on eliminating planned trenches in parts of South Bellevue, excavating a shallower downtown tunnel and building a less expensive downtown station... Read On |
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Dallas: Irving Eager for Orange Line Start Dallas Business Times Dallas Area Rapid Transit knows Irving is eager to get light rail service, said Gary Thomas, DART president and executive director. All he has to do is look back a few years ago when DART talked about delaying the project... Read On |
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Twin Cities: Hoping to Boost Business Along the Line Pioneer Press The former home of Porky's drive-in could soon house seniors. The old Central Exchange building on University Avenue could open its doors to renters from a wide range of incomes. And coming soon to a T-shirt or billboard near you: Central Corridor, the ad campaign... Read On |
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Dallas: Blue Line Extension Begins Testing NBC Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas Area Rapid Transit ran its first test of the Blue Line expansion to Rowlett on Wednesday morning. Crews walked along the tracks, checking every detail as the train traveled up to 5 mph... Read On |
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Denver: NW Rail Advocates Look for Fresh Start Boulder Daily Camera Public officials between Denver and Longmont say RTD made the right decision by not seeking a tax increase from voters this year to fund a controversial northwest corridor transit plan. .. Read On |
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Los Angeles: Express Trains Popular, Expensive Press Enterprise Express trains that trim the travel time to downtown Los Angeles from San Bernardino are attracting many rail riders, leading Inland officials to ask for more of the limited-stop lines... Read On |
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Oakland: AC Transit Approves BRT Line San Jose Mercury News The AC Transit board on Wednesday approved a $152 million bus rapid transit project in Oakland and San Leandro that will introduce the Bay Area to a new type of speedy, frequent service like a "railway on wheels.".. Read On |
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Research: The Coming California Population Slowdown USC News (via Urban Ethics and Theory) A massive slowdown in California's population growth means the state likely won't reach 50 million residents until the year 2046, according to a new USC analysis released today... Read On |
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Detroit: Downtown Projects Get Tentative OK Detroit Free Press Four significant development projects for the greater downtown area won tentative approvals Wednesday, signaling that recent development interest in Detroit is continuing... Read On |
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Stamford: Walkability Seen as Key Development Focus Stamford Advocate Densely developed urban centers as well as spread out suburbs will falter if urban planners neglect a better balance between automobile traffic, transit, and pedestrians, Regional Plan Association President David Kooris said... Read On |
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Berkeley: Battle Over Live Work Communities East Bay Express Last year, the Berkeley City Council took a historic step toward attracting green tech to West Berkeley. Despite the protestations of some local residents and businesses, the council opened portions of West Berkeley to companies involved in research and development - a move that recognized that the economy is shifting toward green-collar jobs... Read On |
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Research: Is It Graffiti or Street Art? Journal of Urban Affairs (Abstract) In cities such as Sydney, a succession of wars on graffiti has produced a moral geography of artistic practice. At the same time, the rise to prominence of creative cities discourses and the subsequent revaluation of creativity as a postindustrial salve unsettles the dominance of the normative criminalization of graffiti... Read On |
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Research: Between Social Engineering & Gentrification Journal of Urban Affairs (Abstract) The article examines the emergence of urban countercultures and social movements in Christiania, Copenhagen, and Haga, Gothenburg in the context of the Scandinavian welfare state, from the 1970s to the present... Read On |
