News: Fed Transpo Deadline, Sacramento LRT Extension, Noise & Urban Land Use, Obesity & Food & Activity, 2nd Tyson Tax Plan
June 19, 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. The Chatter, commentary and opposition articles will be found towards the bottom. |
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National: Streamlining is a Major Sticking Point National Journal Transportation Experts The writing is pretty much on the wall. Lawmakers may say they're holding out for a conference transportation bill, but, let's face it, June 30th is fast approaching with no sign of a coming compromise... Read On |
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Austin: Pflugerville Officials Say No to Rail Line Austin American Statesman If the officials pushing for the conversion of an abandoned rail line had their way in the late 1980s, a freeway would be cutting through downtown Pflugerville today... Read On |
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International: 105 Minutes with Boris Johnson New York Magazine (via @naparstek) The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, arrives sweaty in a rumpled blue suit, with a middle-school nerd's backpack, accompanied only by his pretty book agent, Natasha. The plan for this muggy Sunday afternoon, proposed by someone-it's not clear who, and Johnson certainly doesn't take credit for it-is to go on a bike ride... Read On |
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Sacramento: Light Rail Now Extends to River District Sacramento Bee As fireworks rang out and more than 100 spectators cheered Friday morning, the inaugural light- rail train on Sacramento's $44 million Green Line rolled into a new station at Seventh Street and Richards Boulevard north of downtown... Read On |
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Seattle: Could St. Louis Buy Seattle's Melbourne Cars? Seattle Times Last week, a St. Louis trolley representative was in Seattle to look over those warehoused waterfront streetcars that carry so many emotions for locals here, and Metro is willing to listen on a possible sale. The future of the vintage trolleys in Seattle grows dimmer... Read On |
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Boulder: Building Boom Sees 30 Projects in 2 Years Boulder Daily Camera Big changes are brewing in Boulder. The city is on the brink of a building boom that -- in relatively short time -- could alter the look and feel of large parts of the city... Read On |
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Research: Noise Levels and Urban Land Use Journal of Urban Health (Abstract) Recent trends towards the intensification of urban development to increase urban densities and avoid sprawl should be accompanied by research into the potential for related health impacts from environmental exposure... Read On |
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Research: Obesity a Function of Food and Activity Journal of Urban Health (Abstract) This study examines the area-based variations in obesity from a community-based epidemiologic survey of Boston, MA, USA, using a geographic information system and multilevel modeling techniques... Read On |
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Virginia: Tyson's Group Calls for Second Area Tax Washington Post Developers and landowners with competing interests in Tysons Corner have proposed creating a second Tysons area tax, one that would contribute half of the $507 million needed for road improvements considered crucial to turning the sprawling area into a Metro-accessible urban neighborhood... Read On |
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Phoenix: Decline of Cookie Cutter Housing Ahwatukee The cookie-cutter homes that dominated the Valley landscape for decades won't be as common in the future as the real estate market climbs out of the recession and builds new kinds of housing... Read On |
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Dallas: City Inches Forward w/ Beer Friendly Zoning Dallas Observer Wouldn't it be nice if you had a magic wand you could wave and -- voila -- a keg or three of small-batch craft beer from a local microbrewery... Read On |
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International: Rich/Poor Countries and the Environment Economist ON THE southern shore of Lake Naivasha, Kenya's lush Rift Valley holds an unexpected scent of English summer. For inside vast plastic greenhouses grow mile upon mile of roses. Exported to Europe, they account for a fifth of the commercial roses sold there and provide a tenth of Kenya's foreign exchange... Read On |
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Los Angeles: Density at Issue in Development Fight Los Angeles Times Finding a peaceful resolution to this Hollywood feud is one tall order. Hollywood "flat-landers" and development advocates are urging Los Angeles officials to increase density guidelines in Hollywood, paving the way for glitzy new skyscrapers and apartment buildings they say are necessary to house tens of thousands of future residents... Read On |
