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Transport: Cleveland Motorists Vs. Cyclists, Ann Arbor To Detroit Rail Plan, MN Streetcar Value Capture

June 17, 2013
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Ann Arbor, bicycles, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, Cleveland, Commuter Rail, Detroit, Economic Development And TOD, Federal Policy, Flagstaff, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Michigan, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ohio, Seattle, St. Paul, Streetcar, TOD, TOD Finance, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Twin Cities, Value Capture, Washington
TRANSPORT Cleveland Motorists, Cyclists Seek a Truce  Cleveland Plain Dealer   Every cyclist who's spent time on the road has heard it - scolds, curses and shouts from drivers who want them to move over or get on the sidewalk.
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Transport: Bike Share For Conservatives, Midsize Airport Hub Cut, Gas Tax At 85, Dallas Bullet Train Turf War, Chicago BRT Lanes, Bay Area Traffic Increase

June 10, 2013
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airports, Bay Area, bicycles, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, Chicago, Commuter Rail, Dallas, Federal Policy, Florida, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Illinois, Memphis, Miami, New York, New York State, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Texas, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Funding
TRANSPORT Bike Share for Conservatives  Restless Urbanist   As a conservative, I am a huge supporter for programs like Bike Shares. I became very frustrated this week to hear members of the bike lobby begin a broad attack against conservatives this week dividing an important discussion we need to have in our cities.
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Transport: FT. Lauderdale Streetcar Tax, San Antonio Streetcar Routes, Explaining Bike Hatred, Sen. Frank Lautenberg

June 4, 2013
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TRANSPORT Downtown Taxes Considered for Fort Lauderdale Streetcars  Sun Sentinel   With federal, state and local government contributions already lined up for the city's proposed Wave streetcar system, all that's left to determine is which downtown businesses and residents will also have to contribute and how much they will pay.
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Transport: Moscow Bike Sharing, NJ Amtrak Tunnel Funds, Citi Bike Popularity, Nashville BRT Push, CAHSR Trial Starts

June 3, 2013
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Bay Area, bicycles, California, Commuter Rail, DC, Federal Policy, Heavy Rail, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Moscow, Nashville, New Jersey, New York, New York State, Russia, San Francisco, Tennessee, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Washington DC
TRANSPORT Moscow Tries Bike Sharing  New Yorker   "It's not easy to ride a bike in Moscow," cautioned Alexey Mityaev, the floppy-haired, jeans-wearing twenty-seven-year-old adviser to the head of the Moscow Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development, as we headed out on a test run of the city bike-share program that just launched in the Russian capital.
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Other Views: Beware the Modern Streetcar, Elon Musk's HSR Alternative

June 3, 2013
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OTHER VIEWS Beware the Modern Streetcar  San Antonio Express News   The vision for Tucson's modern streetcar never included grinding downtown to a halt with yearlong construction.
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Transport: House T&I Changes, Charlotte Streetcar OK, $34B Toronto Transit Strategy, Peru Aerial Tram Plans

May 29, 2013
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aerial tram, bicycles, Canada, Charlotte, China, Colorado, Commuter Rail, Demographics, Denver, Federal Policy, Heavy Rail, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, New York, New York State, North Carolina, Ontario Province, Peru, Shanghai, Streetcar, Toronto, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Funding
TRANSPORT New Leadership Soon on the T&I Committee  Transportation Issues Daily   It is very likely that there will be changes in subcommittee leadership on the House Transportation Committee in July.
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Transport: West Salt Lake Transpo Options, NY Bike Share Rack Resistance, National Household Travel Survey, Young Driving Habits & Aging Impact

May 15, 2013
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Atlanta, Austin, bicycles, Commuter Rail, Demographics, England, Georgia, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, housing, London, Minneapolis, Minnesota, New York, New York State, Pedestrians & Walkability, Performance, Salt Lake City, St. Paul, State Policy, Streetcar, Texas, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Funding, Travel Behavior, Twin Cities, UK, Utah
TRANSPORT No Freeway in West Salt Lake May Be Best Choice  Salt Lake Tribune   A freeway to carry heavy traffic north and south though west Davis County has been on Utah Department of Transportation drawing boards for years. The agency is ready to release its draft environmental impact study and name its preferred route.
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Transport: Newport VA PPP Deal Blocked, Micro-Managing Indianapolis Transit Plan, Charlotte Streetcar Gains Support, Atlanta Streetcar Costs Grow

May 14, 2013
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Atlanta, bicycles, Brooklyn Park, Charlotte, Chicago, Commuter Rail, Development & Redevelopment, Georgia, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Illinois, Indiana, Indianapolis, Joint Development, Light Rail, Minneapolis, Minnesota, North Carolina, Parking, Salt Lake City, Streetcar, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Funding, Utah
TRANSPORT Bottineau Light Rail Not Quite a Done Deal  Minnesota Post   The Metropolitan Council the other day approved the 13-mile Bottineau Transitway between Minneapolis and Brooklyn Park.
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Transport: Bike Infrastructure Debate, Oakland Streetcar Study, Spanish HSR Lessons, Milwaukee Streetcar Plan Threatened

May 9, 2013
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Arizona, Australia, Bay Area, bicycles, California, Commuter Rail, England, EU, Federal Policy, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Milwaukee, Minnesota, New York, New York State, Oakland, Parking, Seattle, Spain, State Policy, Streetcar, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Funding, Tucson, UK, Washington, Wisconsin
TRANSPORT Bike Infrastructure Debate Settled  Streetsblog Net   For decades, cyclists bickered amongst themselves about the efficacy and safety of bike infrastructure. With the proliferation of protected bike lanes in recent years, however, everyone can see that predictions about bike lanes making streets more dangerous for cycling simply didn't come to pass.
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Urbanism & Design: Toronto's Waterfront Value, Shared Streets in LA, Smarter Smart Growth

May 2, 2013
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Amsterdam, Arizona, Bay Area, California, Canada, Commuter Rail, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Los Angeles, Ontario Province, Phoenix, Smart Growth & Sprawl, Toronto, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, urban, Urban Form
URBANISM & DESIGN Toronto Waterfront Generated Twice the Revenue Spent 680 News Toronto   Waterfront Toronto is doing some bragging about taxpayers’ money being well spent. It has released a study that finds revitalizing the waterfront has generated more than twice the value of public investment to date.
Read On   LA Union Station Draft Plans Released The Source  …
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