News: Toronto Transit Wish List, Suicide By Train, Cotton Belt Line, LA Orange Line Success, Job Decentralizaion Vs. TOD, Shunning Suburbia
June 28, 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: House Dems Will Support Compromise The Hill A Democratic member on the committee of lawmakers that negotiated a bicameral agreement on a new transportation bill said Wednesday that members of his party would support the emerging agreement... Read On |
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National: Boxer Calls Highway Bill a Victory The Hill The Democratic chairwoman of the committee of lawmakers that has conferenced on new transportation bill for two months said Wednesday that the apparent agreement between the House and Senate on the measure was "a victory for the middle class, for business, and for the environment... Read On |
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Toronto: Once City Transit Plan Proposed Toronto Star Two councillors leading the TTC say it's time to move ahead on an accumulating wish list of transit projects: 175 kilometres, including six subway lines, 10 LRTs and five bus and streetcar routes across the city... Read On |
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National: Boxer Confirms that Some Bike Ped Remains DC Streetsblog Sen. Barbara Boxer just issued the following statement. It confirms that "half of the funds for bike paths and pedestrian walkways [will be allocated] directly to local entities," as spelled out in the Cardin-Cochran amendment... Read On |
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National: Engineers Coping with Suicide on Tracks Transportation Nation In the past six weeks, five people have died on on Northern California's commuter rail tracks, hit by trains that could not stop in time to avoid them. Every year, an average of 12 people die on Caltrain tracks, and most are suicides. This is a small percentage of suicide deaths each year - only about one percent of suicides in the U.S. are by train... Read On |
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Dallas: DART Pushes Forward on Cotton Belt Line Dallas Observer The Cotton Belt Regional Rail Corridor, will someday stretch some 60-plus miles from Wylie to southwest Fort Worth. If, of course, DART and its partner agencies can find the money for the $2 billion project, envisioned as a public-private partnership... Read On |
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Los Angeles: The Quiet Success of the Orange Line Los Angeles Times As Los Angeles County pumps billions of dollars into its expanding commuter rail network, a different kind of mass transit has become an unlikely hero of the San Fernando Valley... Read On |
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National: House Bill Would Curtail Mileage Fees The Hill The House has approved an amendment that would prevent the Secretary of Transportation from exploring raising new highway revenues by taxing cars for each mile they drive... Read On |
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Bay Area: Cities Scramble to Keep Grand Plans SF Public Press Oakland's Auto Row was once a bustling mecca of retail - a 1.3-mile stretch lined with dozens of dealerships and auto repair businesses that provided the bulk of the city's sales tax revenue... Read On |
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Research: Employment Decentralization vs TOD TRB TRID Perth and Brisbane are both subject to new state government office decentralisation policies. Unlike residential Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), which is proving difficult to achieve in practice, moving workplaces out of Australia's highly centralised city centres is proving easier for governments to enact... Read On |
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Research: Transforming Melbourne Through TOD TRB TRID This paper investigates the implications of a transit-oriented intensification scenario for public transport and the distribution of potential development densities in Melbourne... Read On |
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Boston: Big Cities Boom as Young Folks Shun Burbs Boston Globe For the first time in a century, most of America's largest cities are growing at a faster rate than their surrounding suburbs as young adults seeking a foothold in the weak job market shun home-buying and stay put in bustling urban centers... Read On |
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Seattle: Urban Agriculture Takes Root in City Daily Journal of Commerce Seattle's urban communities are vibrant enclaves where the idea of smart growth, densification and sustainable lifestyles are on the rise. With public open space at a premium, architects are increasingly seeking creative ways to incorporate building-design seamlessly and culturally into the fabric of these dense neighborhoods. .. Read On |
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Seattle: Key to TOD is Taller Buildings Daily Journal of Commerce Cities across the globe are touting the benefits of light rail and large-scale transit-oriented development (TOD). From Denver's Stapleton Station to the new Surrey Town Centre near Vancouver, B.C., planners and transit agencies are working to transform low-rise corridors into dense, vibrant and walkable communities. .. Read On |
