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Urbanism&Design: Restoring LA Macy's Plaza, Chicago North Side Sidewalk Cafes, Civic Irony, Smart Growth Bargain

June 6, 2013
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Chicago, Detroit, Economic Development And TOD, Employment & Transit, Los Angeles, Mobile, Pedestrians & Walkability, Smart Growth & Sprawl, Tracks Urbanism & Design
URBANISM & DESIGN Developer Has Big Plan for Los Angeles' Macy's Plaza  Los Angeles Times   Wayne Ratkovich, who bought the mammoth complex for $241 million, plans to invest $160 million to restore its lost luster.  
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Urban Issues: FBI Building Competition, New German Rental Regulations, Cleveland Cycle Of Abandonment, Selling Fed Property

April 22, 2013
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Affordability, California, Cleveland, Commuter Rail, DC, Development & Redevelopment, Employment & Transit, Federal Policy, Fresno, health, Health & Environment, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, housing, HUD, Maryland, Ohio, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, Transit, urban, Urban Form, Virginia, Washington DC
URBAN ISSUES Bid for FBI Building Sets off Healthy Competition  San Jose Mercury News   The FBI's announcement that it needs a new home has touched off a virtual real estate beauty contest, with communities around the region jockeying for the opportunity to attract the law enforcement agency-and attendant economic benefits-to their neighborhoods.
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Urban Issues: The Great Senior Housing Sell Off, SF Housing Movement, Sexual Politics Of Urban Environments, H1-B Visa Race, Transit Spending & Unemployment In Fresno

April 2, 2013
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Bay Area, California, Demographics, Employment & Transit, Federal Policy, Fresno, housing, San Francisco, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, Transit, Transit Funding, Transit Supportive Density, urban, Urban Form
URBAN ISSUES Get Ready for the Great Senior Housing Sell Off  Chicago Tribune   Something in salmon compels them to swim upstream. An invisible force calls swallows to return to Capistrano.
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Urban Issues: Negotiating Density, Unemployment & Transit, DC Budget Of Urban Issues, Tech & Customer Service

March 29, 2013
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Affordability, Bay Area, bicycles, California, Charlotte, DC, Demographics, Employment & Transit, housing, India, Mumbai, North Carolina, Schools, Streetcar, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, Transit, Transit Supportive Density, urban, Urban Form, Washington DC
URBAN ISSUES Negotiating Down Density is Not Fiscally Sustainable  Vibrant Bay Area   I know a land-use planner whose judgment I respect. During our years of working together, she often said that a compromise is appropriate if it equally disappoints people on both sides of a disagreement.
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Urbanism & Design: High-Rise Talent Magnets, Wheelchair Office Access, LA Expo Station Rezoning, Willy Wonka Urbanism's Pitfalls

March 20, 2013
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California, Canada, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Employment & Transit, Indiana, Indianapolis, Johannesburg, Las Vegas, Light Rail, Livability & Sustainability, Los Angeles, Montreal, Nevada, Oregon, Portland OR, Salt Lake City, South Africa, TOD, TOD Finance, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, Transit Supportive Density, urban, Urban Form, Utah, Zoning & Coding
URBANISM & DESIGN Salt Lake County Hopes High Rises Near Transit Attract Talent  Salt Lake Tribune   Draper's ambitious plan to surround its FrontRunner station with a complex of high-rise office towers catering to high-tech companies secured Salt Lake County's financial support Tuesday.   Read On  
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Blogosphere: Bikes & Business, Urban Mobility Report Critique, Long Distance Commutes, Dirty Urbanization Truth, Boston Giant Farm

March 8, 2013
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Austin, Bay Area, bicycles, Boston, California, Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Employment & Transit, Health & Environment, Highways & Automobiles, Italy, Lancaster, Livability In Smaller Cities, Massachusetts, Milan, Pennsylvania, Performance, Philadelphia, Ridership, Rural, San Antonio, Texas, TOD, tracks, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Travel Behavior, urban, Urban Form, Zoning & Coding
Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. TRANSPORT Blogosphere: Biz Impact of Bikes Dominates Meeting Streetsblog
'Bikes mean business' is the official theme of this year's National Bike Summit; but that idea hardly needs any help in being put front and center...

Read On Blogosphere: New Volvo Tech Keeps Cyclists Safe Grist
Those outside-the-car airbags are pretty sweet, but what if we could make cars automatically stop before they, you know, hit people?..

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Blogosphere: SF Transit Fund Priorities, Transit Economic Benefits, Minneapolis Biking Numbers, Downtown Life & Death

March 6, 2013
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airports, Bay Area, bicycles, bus, California, Commuter Rail, Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Employment & Transit, Federal Policy, housing, HUD, Light Rail, Livability & Sustainability, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, San Francisco, Stockton, TOD, TOD Finance, tracks, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, urban, Urban Form, Virginia
Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. TRANSPORT Commentary: SF Must Prioritize Public Transit Funds San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco fancies itself a transit-first city. We encourage people to give up their cars. We reduce parking...

Read On Blogosphere: Economic Benefits of Transit Citizens for Modern Transit
One item should be top priority for any employer and the region: Transit. You may not ride transit, you may not know anyone who uses the bus or MetroLink;…
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Blogosphere: Transit As Urban Industry, China Profitable HSR, Case For Higher Gas Tax, Subway Cell Phone Service Debate, Iceland Landscape Lessons

February 25, 2013
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Affordability, Bay Area, bicycles, Cali, China, Cincinnati, Columbus, Employment & Transit, Federal Policy, health, Health & Environment, Heavy Rail, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, housing, Iceland, Illinois, Los Angeles, New York, New York State, Ohio, Performance, San Francisco, Schools, Smart Growth & Sprawl, State Policy, Streetcar, tracks, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Funding, urban, Urban Form, Washington DC, Zoning & Coding
Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. TRANSPORT Blogosphere: Transit as Urban Industry Rebuilding Space in Urban Place
Back during the initial streetcar study in DC (DC Transit Futures), I made the point that if DC were to (re)develop streetcars to the extent discussed, then we could work to even develop streetcar manufacturing facilities...

Read On Blogosphere: Four of China's HSR Lines Profitable Systemic Failure
According to a report late last year, four of the country's high-speed rail…
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Blogosphere: POTUS Plan Lacks Transit, Making City Walkable, Streetcars Vs. Buses, Buying American Buses & Jobs, Cleveland TOD

February 21, 2013
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Bay Area, Boston, bus, California, Chicago, China, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Climate Change, Dallas, DC, Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, Employment & Transit, Federal Policy, France, Highways & Automobiles, Illinois, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, New York, New York State, Ohio, Paris, Pedestrians & Walkability, Performance, San Francisco, Streetcar, Texas, tracks, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Funding, urban, Urban Form, Washington DC, Zoning & Coding
Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. TRANSPORT Blogosphere: Why Are School Buses Yellow? New York Times Cityroom (via @mikelydon)
A question came to mind as school bus drivers prepared to start their engines on Wednesday on 7,700 public-school routes in New York City and end their monthlong strike: Why are most school buses yellow?..

Read On Blogosphere: POTUS' Infrastructure Plan, Lack Transit Next City (via @ttpolitic)
President Obama today…
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Blogosphere: Europe's Free Public Transit, Biking Gender Gap, Housing Crisis Tools, Inclusionary Housing, Growing Poverty In Suburbs

February 20, 2013
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Affordability, Atlanta, bicycles, Climate Change, Demographics, Employment & Transit, England, Estonia, EU, Federal Policy, Georgia, Health & Environment, Highways & Automobiles, housing, Lima, London, New York, New York State, Performance, Peru, Ridership, Smart Growth & Sprawl, State Policy, tracks, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Funding, UK, urban, Urban Form, Wisconsin, Zoning & Coding
Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. TRANSPORT Blogosphere: Many Roles of Lima's Informal Taxis Next City
Becoming a taxi driver in the Peruvian capital is a multi-step process. Step one: Buy a plastic taxi sign. Step two: Place it on your dashboard. You are now driving one of the city's 230,000 taxis...

Read On Blogosphere: Walker's Massive Borrowing Scheme Urban Milwaukee
Gov. Scott Walker has made a big deal of decreasing the state's structural deficit and increasing its rainy day…
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