Transport: Boston Line Adds Stations, Future Of Streetcars, Maryland Joint-Development LRT Project, Bike Share As Corporate Perk
May 17, 2013
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Fairmount Line Adds Two New Stations
Boston Globe
As the Fairmount Corridor Commuter Rail Line train peeled away from Readville one morning, a stocky conductor began collecting fares on the only car open to passengers.
Other Views: SF Transit History Website, Addictive New Geography Game, Punitive Gas Tax Alternatives
May 17, 2013
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Website Shows San Francisco Transit History
Huffington Post
In the nearly century and a half since San Francisco's first cable car completed its inaugural run down Clay Street, the city's public transit system has become as embedded in San Francisco's very fabric as sourdough bread, the Golden Gate Bridge or the omnipresent blanket of fog.
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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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.
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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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.
Urban Issues: Wisconsin Vs. Milwaukee, Obama Brand Of Regionalism, Housing Supply & Prices, Detroit's Terrible Finances, Science & Lethality Of Loneliness
May 14, 2013
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Is Wisconsin State Legislature at War with Milwaukee?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, via: @urbanophile
Even before such hot topics as residency and a proposed streetcar came before the …
Transport: India's Electric Vehicle Future, Financing Infrastructure, Essential Zurich Transit, Dedicated Lanes Speed SF Bus Lines
May 13, 2013
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Future of India Depends on Electric Vehicles
Business Standard
Public transport is very crucial for a nation as it provides access to employment, community resources, medical care and recreational opportunities.
Transport: Shanghai Monorail, Megabus 25M Rides, Making City Bike-Friendly, BRT In China, Bottineau LRT OK'd
May 10, 2013
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Shanghai Thinking Monorail
China Daily
Shanghai is likely to introduce the country's first suspended monorail train by 2015 to improve the city's worsening traffic congestion and pollution levels.
Urbanism & Design: Prescriptive vs. Market Urbanism, Using Dev Fees For Transpo, Sim City Greenwashes Parking
May 10, 2013
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Prescriptive vs. Market Urbanism
City Block
From Ilan Greenberg in The New Republic - San Francisco's Gentrification Problem isn't Gentrification. Greenberg compares the public debate (often writen, and discussed previously here) in San Francisco compared to more the more familiar narrative in other cities.
Transport: Bike Infrastructure Debate, Oakland Streetcar Study, Spanish HSR Lessons, Milwaukee Streetcar Plan Threatened
May 9, 2013
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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.
Transport: Colorado Road Funds For Transit, Infrastructure & Democracy, Streetcars & Overhead Wires, Pedestrian Death Toll
May 8, 2013
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Colorado Road Money Can Be Used for Transit Now
Denver Post, via: DC Streetsblog
A new state law that quietly moved through this year's legislature gives cities and counties unprecedented…





