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Transport: Life At 3MPH, LA BRT Crush Loaded, Conservatives & Bicycles, An Infrastructure Bank Without Fed Money

May 21, 2013
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TRANSPORT Video: What If We Lived at 3MPH?  TEDX, via: @Civitae   What if we all lived life at 3 mph? Wayfarer Jonathon has walked thousands of miles over the last few years in response to that question, including an across-country walk
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Urbanism & Design: National Parking Policy Graphics, Zero Parking Toronto Skyscraper, Train Station Development

May 21, 2013
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Apple Valley MN, Auckland, Bellevue WA, Canada, Chicago, Commuter Rail, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Highways & Automobiles, Illinois, Minnesota, New Zealand, Ontario Province, Parking, Pedestrians & Walkability, Smart Growth & Sprawl, TOD, Toronto, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, urban, Urban Form, Washington
URBANISM & DESIGN Kemper Freeman Plans Big Bellevue Development  Seattle Times   Kemper Development wants to build 2 million square feet of additional retail, office, hotel and residential space covering more than a block of prime real estate at Northeast Fourth Street and Bellevue Way Northeast.
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Urbanism & Design: Security Trumps Urbanism In NY, Charlotte Streetcar Gains Impress, Making Walking To School Safer

May 20, 2013
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Affordability, Bay Area, California, Charlotte, CNU, Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Greece, health, Health & Environment, housing, New York, New York State, North Carolina, Pedestrians & Walkability, San Mateo, Schools, Streetcar, TOD, TOD And Equity, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, urban, Urban Form
URBANISM & DESIGN World Trade Center Security Will Kill Its Urbanism  New York Times City Room, via: @witoldr   The wreckage had not been cleared from ground zero when planners and neighbors began…
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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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Urbanism & Design: Connecting Bikes & Business, Miami Ballpark A Bad Deal, Nashville Subdivision Offers Walkability, Pedestrian Tunnels

May 13, 2013
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Affordability, bicycles, Charlottesville, Development & Redevelopment, Florida, housing, Indiana, Indianapolis, Miami, Nashville, Pedestrians & Walkability, San Antonio, Tennessee, Texas, Transit, Transit Design, Virginia
URBANISM & DESIGN Charlottesville Explores Connections Between Bikes, Business  Charlottesville Tomorrow   Bikes and walking - we all know they are possible alternatives to driving cars.
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Transport: Colorado Road Funds For Transit, Infrastructure & Democracy, Streetcars & Overhead Wires, Pedestrian Death Toll

May 8, 2013
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Anaheim, California, Charlotte, Colorado, DC, DOT, Federal Policy, Highways & Automobiles, Light Rail, North Carolina, Pedestrians & Walkability, Performance, Ridership, State Policy, Streetcar, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Funding, Vancouver WA, Washington, Washington DC
TRANSPORT 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…
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Urbanism & Design: Citizen Placemakers, Misapplying Transect To Region, Tyson's Tallest Skyscraper, Parking Garage Rooftop Bars

May 8, 2013
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Bay Area, California, DC, housing, Monaco, Pedestrians & Walkability, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Tysons Corner, urban, Urban Form, Virginia, Washington DC
URBANISM & DESIGN How to be a Citizen Placemaker  Project for Public Spaces   Imagine that you live in a truly vibrant place: the bustling neighborhood of every Placemaker's dreams. Picture the streets, the local square, the waterfront, the public market.
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Urbanism & Design: Fort Worth Pedestrian Focus, Palo Alto Wasted Opportunity, Mall of America Tax Breaks, Salt Lake Planning

May 6, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Downtown Fort Worth Seeks Pedestrian Focus Fort Worth Star Telegram   Future development in downtown Fort Worth should be done with the pedestrian in mind but should also find ways to transport people to the Cultural District, the Stockyards and even Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, according to a draft report of a new strategic action plan.
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Transport: Charlotte Mayor Named DOT Secretary, Inianapolis Transit Expansion Paused, Denver To Golden Line Opens, Travel Time Perception Errors

April 29, 2013
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TRANSPORT Foxx Named Transportation Secretary  Washington Post   President Obama plans to nominate Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to serve as transportation secretary, a White House official said Sunday.
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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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airports, Austin, bicycles, California, China, Climate Change, Colorado, Commuter Rail, Denver, Federal Policy, FTA, Health & Environment, Heavy Rail, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Light Rail, Los Angeles, Pedestrians & Walkability, Ridership, State Policy, Texas, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Funding
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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