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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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Urbanism & Design: Changing Urban Fish Tank Water, Measuring Weighted Density, Marin 'Backyard Cottage' Housing Option, Repairing Denver Parking Crater

May 14, 2013
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Affordability, California, Colorado, Denver, Highways & Automobiles, housing, Marin, Oklahoma, Parking, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, Transit Supportive Density, Tulsa, urban, Urban Form
URBANISM & DESIGN Changing the Water in the Fish Tank (Changing Our Surroundings)  Planetizen, Tim Halbur   The late David Foster Wallace, author of Infinite Jest, apparently gave a commencement speech at Kenyon College in 2005 - now circulating as a fully-produced viral video (below).
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Urbanism & Design: Prescriptive vs. Market Urbanism, Using Dev Fees For Transpo, Sim City Greenwashes Parking

May 10, 2013
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Affordability, Austin, Bay Area, California, Canada, Development & Redevelopment, Highways & Automobiles, housing, New York, New York State, Oakland, Ontario Province, Parking, San Francisco, Texas, Toronto, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, Transit Funding, urban, Urban Form
URBANISM & DESIGN 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.
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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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Transport: Disneyland Streetcar Demands, Public Roads & Private Funding, Strategic Freight Plan, 100,000 Budapest Critical Mass Ride

May 7, 2013
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TRANSPORT Disneyland Demands Raise Streetcar Costs  Kitsap Sun   While various stakeholders continue to disagree on the merits of Anaheim's proposed streetcar project, there is no debating that it is the most expensive project of its kind in recent memory.
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Urbanism & Design: Nike Expansion Skips Portland, Jobs Leaving Downtowns, Oakland Waterfront Project, 15 Steps To Parking Reform

April 19, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Las Colinas Attracts a Young Workforce  Dallas Morning News   Mary Clare Harkins credits perfect timing and location in landing her first full-time job out of college.
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Urbanism & Design: India's IT Hub Trouble, Greek Crisis Urbanism, Portland Bans Downtown Parklets, Walking In Toronto

April 18, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Bengaluru Rues Rapid Growth as India's IT Hub  Guardian UK   Technology boom has brought higher incomes but slums proliferate and services are squeezed in crowded 'garden city'
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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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Urbanism & Design: Free Parking Fallacies, Why People Perceive Some Cities Safer, Houston Walkability Audit, SimCity Debacle

April 17, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Free Parking Fallacies: Infographics  My Parking Sign   We at MyParkingSign are in a unique position to discern trends in how people are managing their parking lots.
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Urbanism & Design: Vancouver Density Lessons For Seattle, Skateboarding Vs. Architecture, Urban Cores & Socializing

April 16, 2013
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British Columbia, Canada, Chicago, DC, Flint, Highways & Automobiles, housing, Illinois, Michigan, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Parking, Seattle, State Policy, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, Transit Supportive Density, urban, Urban Form, Vancouver BC, Washington, Washington DC
URBANISM & DESIGN Craft Brewer Surly buys Minneapolis site for $20 million Brewery  Minneapolis Star Tribune   The company bought land for a "destination brewery" in Minneapolis' Prospect Park neighborhood that could open by 2014.
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