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Transport: Rhode Island Bus Reorganization, HOT Lanes & Commute Time, Minneapolis Value Capture District

May 22, 2013
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TRANSPORT RIPTA to Reorganize Half of Its Bus Routes  Providence Journal   The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is preparing an unprecedented reorganization of its routes and schedules, affecting about half of its 56 fixed bus routes.
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Transport: Virginia Beach LRT Planning, Moderating Congestion Worries, San Diego Trolley Gets Fed OK, Fed Infrastructure Timelines

May 20, 2013
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TRANSPORT Virginia Beach Light Rail at a Crossroads  Virginian Pilot   The once-abstract idea of light rail in the city continues to take shape as planners crunch the numbers and take public comment on the most detailed scenarios yet for sending The Tide to the Oceanfront.
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Transport: Chinese Transit Excess, Fixing LA's 405, Cap&Trade Transit Funding, Transit & Traffic, Lease Airport To Build Rail

April 26, 2013
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TRANSPORT Chinese Cities are Building Metros They Might Not Need  The Economist   NOT many global cities of nearly 9m people lack an underground line, but until the end of last year the eastern city of Hangzhou was one of them.
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Transport: Maryland Seeks Fed Funds For LRT, Regulating Ride Sharing, House Panel Vs. LaHood, Reducing Driving Saves Colleges Money

April 17, 2013
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TRANSPORT Maryland Presses for Federal Support in Building LRT Systems  Baltimore Sun   Backed by an affirming legislative session and soon to be flush with transportation money, state officials went to Washington on Monday to assure the administration that Maryland has both the means and the will to build two light rail systems.
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Transport: FY2014 New Starts, Cambodia Overpass 'Achievement', Nashville 'Amp' BRT, Salt Lake Airport LRT, CAHSR Chooses Contractor

April 15, 2013
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TRANSPORT FTA Releases FY2014 New Starts Report  FTA   This Annual Report on Funding Recommendations is issued by the United States Secretary of Transportation to help inform the appropriations process for the upcoming fiscal year by providing information on projects included in the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) discretionary Capital Investment Grant Program.
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Transport: Extending Pittsburgh Light Rail, Vienna Auto Use Just 27%, Fall Of China's Rail Ministry, Rail Vs. Air Market Share, Denver West Line Ready

March 25, 2013
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TRANSPORT Pittsburgh Considers Light Rail to the North  WPXI   A year after opening the North Shore Connector, elected officials are talking with engineers about again extending Port Authority of Allegheny County's light-rail system.   Read On  
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News: Transit Ridership Surges, Baltimore Red Line EIS OK, Death Of Cottonbelt Line, Ann Arbor's Transit-Supportive Density, DC Joint Development

March 11, 2013
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Affordability, Ann Arbor, Arizona, Baltimore, California, Canada, China, Commuter Rail, DC, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Federal Policy, Florida, Fort Worth, FTA, Heavy Rail, housing, Joint Development, Light Rail, Maryland, Michigan, Middletown, Ohio, Phoenix, Plano, Richardson, Ridership, Sacramento, San Diego, Smart Growth & Sprawl, Tampa, Tempe, Texas, TOD, tracks, tracks news, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Transit Supportive Density, Urban Form, Vancouver BC, Washington DC
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. TRANSPORT National: Transit Surges as Americans Return to Work Reuters
The number of Americans commuting by public transportation rose to the second highest level on record last year, as more people returned to work, according to an annual survey released by the leading U.S. transit association on Monday...

Read On Baltimore: FTA Approves Final EIS for Red Line Progressive Railroading
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed off on the Baltimore Red Line's…
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News: Transit Fuels Metro Vancouver Growth, FTA Joint-Development Circular, Tucson Streetcar Operating Costs, How To Expand DART

March 7, 2013
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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. TRANSPORT International: Stuttgart 21 Project Costs Rise $2B Rail.co
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has signalled its support for the Stuttgart 21 station project, approving an additional 2 billion euros for the controversial scheme...

Read On Toronto: Transit Fueling Burnaby's Growth Globe and Mail
Mr. Ferreira, who attended broadcasting school in Burnaby in 1986, recalls that year as the turning point for Burnaby as the Expo Line opened and spurred a development craze...

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Blogosphere: Zipcar Vs. Car2Go, Federal Transpo Role, Better Bike Lanes, Wasteful Road Expansion, Arlington BRT Deception, Dallas Density

February 13, 2013
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Arlington, VA, Barcelona, Bay Area, bicycles, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, Dallas, DOT, Federal Policy, FTA, Highways & Automobiles, Minneapolis, Minnesota, San Francisco, Seattle, Smart Growth & Sprawl, Spain, St. Paul, Streetcar, Texas, tracks, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Corridors, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Twin Cities, urban, Urban Form, Virginia, Washington
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: Zipcar vs Car2Go Seattle Transit Blog
I've been a ZipCar member for 8 years, beginning in Boston in the pre-smartphone era in which I would (gasp!) call in to find available cars...

Read On Blogosphere: Reform, Don't Devolve, Federal Role Transportation Issues Daily
Everyone wants to change the federal government's role in transportation, and can be grouped into two categories: devolutionists and reformers. Fiscal pressures along with a lack of focus since the…
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News: LaHood To Stay At DOT, Inaugural Bike Lane, NYC's Expensize School Buses, Detroit To Begin Streetcar Construction, Oregon HSR Study

January 23, 2013
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Afghanistan, Bay Area, bicycles, bus, California, Canada, Chattanooga, DC, Detroit, Development & Redevelopment, Eugene, Federal Policy, Florida, FTA, Health & Environment, Hercules, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, India, Indiana, Kabul, Michigan, New Urbanism, New York, New York State, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Performance, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Schools, South Bend, St. Petersburg, State Policy, Streetcar, Tennessee, Toronto, tracks, tracks news, Transit, Transit Funding, urban, Urban Form, Washington DC
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. TRANSPORT National: Boxer - Mayor V Good Transpo Sec Candidate The Hill
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa would make a "terrific" replacement for Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...

Read On South Bend: Could City See A Streetcar? South Bend Tribune
Residents and visitors may soon be able to hop on an urban people mover such as a rapid transit bus, rubber-tire…
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