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Blogosphere: Phoenix LRT Development, MO Transpo Sales Tax, Preparing For Streetcars, Saluting LA Transpo Future, Marin to SF Rail

March 15, 2013
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Affordability, Arizona, Bay Area, Boston, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, Chicago, Commuter Rail, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, EU, Federal Policy, Franklin, Highways & Automobiles, housing, Houston, Illinois, Lima, Livability & Sustainability, Los Angeles, Marin, Massachusetts, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Ridership, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Santa Rosa, State Policy, Streetcar, Tennessee, Texas, TOD, tracks, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Corridors, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Transit Supportive Density, urban, Urban Form, Zoning & Coding
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: Seeking to Cultivate Change on LRT Lines Global Site Plans
An ambitious project spearheaded by the City of Phoenix, Arizona State University (ASU), and St. Luke's Health Initiative called Reinvent Phoenix aims to change the way Phoenix's light rail is developed around neighborhoods...

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Blogosphere: Amtrak-State Partnerships, Senate Restores MAP-21 Funding, Eliminating STROADS, Indy Blue Line Alternatives

March 14, 2013
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bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, Chattanooga, China, Commuter Rail, DC, Development & Redevelopment, Federal Policy, health, Health & Environment, Highways & Automobiles, Indiana, Indianapolis, Lahore, Livability & Sustainability, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Minnesota, New York, New York State, Pakistan, Schools, St. Paul, State Policy, Sudan, Tennessee, Texas, tracks, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Twin Cities, urban, Urban Form, Washington DC, Wisconsin
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: Expand State Amtrak Partnerships Brookings
As passenger rail ridership grows nationwide, Amtrak and some states are engaging in innovative new partnerships to foster this demand...

Read On Blogosphere: Ambitious Plan Needed for Twin Cities Minnesota Public Radio
Transit planners are fantasizing about making Minnesota's next generation transportation system reality. That means changing the way…
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Blogosphere: Transit Funding Future, Giving Bikes Priority, How HSR Transforms, Instanbul Transpo Problems, Ped-Transit Oriented Design, Lazy Urbanism

March 13, 2013
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Affordability, airports, Ballard, Bay Area, bicycles, California, Canada, Dallas, Economic Development And TOD, Federal Policy, Health & Environment, Heavy Rail, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, housing, Istanbul, Maryland, Oklahoma, Ottawa, Pedestrians & Walkability, Prince George's County, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Texas, TOD, tracks, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Funding, Tulsa, Turkey, urban, Urban Form, Washington, Zoning & Coding
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: A Look Fed Funding for Transit Operations Transport Politic
With a budget stalemate in Congress, the future for transit funding may increasingly be in the hands of state and local governments. But that could magnify seriously inequitable outcomes, an analysis of data from 65 cities shows...

Read On Blogosphere: Amtrak Draws Fire, Aviation Ignored DC Streetsblog
There's never any shortage of…
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Blogosphere: Portland Bike Oriented Development, End Of Fed Highway Support, Accessing Academic Journals, Harvesting Rainwater, Building Better Civic Tech

March 12, 2013
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Affordability, bicycles, California, Chicago, Climate Change, England, Federal Policy, Ferries, Health & Environment, Highways & Automobiles, housing, Illinois, Livability & Sustainability, Livability In Smaller Cities, Marin, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oregon, Parking, Pedestrians & Walkability, Portland OR, Research, Rural, Seattle, St. Paul, tracks, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Funding, Travel Behavior, Twin Cities, UK, urban, Urban Form, Washington, Wisconsin
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: Portland Retailers Swoop In on Bikeways Green Lane Project
Urban commercial real estate has always been a rough-and-tumble scrum, and now Amazon.com has torn up the playbook. Across the country, many brick-and-mortar retailers are in big trouble...

Read On Blogosphere: Why Was State Street Ped Mall a Failure Chicago Streetsblog
When I was a bicycle messenger in the early nineties, the State…
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Blogosphere: Vegas HSR Opposition, Nashville BRT, DC Parking Regs, SF Railyard Dispute, LA Harbor Freight Yards OK'd, London $1.3B Bike Plan

March 11, 2013
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Bay Area, Boston, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, Commuter Rail, DC, Development & Redevelopment, England, Federal Policy, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, Nashville, Nevada, Parking, Pedestrians & Walkability, Performance, San Francisco, Smart Growth & Sprawl, Tennessee, tracks, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, UK, urban, Urban Form, Washington DC
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: The Goal of Abundant Access Human Transit
In my book Human Transit, I argued that the underlying geometry of transit requires communities to make a series of choices, each of which is a tradeoff between two things that are popular...

Read On Blogosphere: Congressional R's Try to Block Vegas HSR CAHSR Blog
XpressWest has been waiting to hear from the federal government about their $5.5 billion loan request to help…
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Blogosphere: Bikes & Business, Urban Mobility Report Critique, Long Distance Commutes, Dirty Urbanization Truth, Boston Giant Farm

March 8, 2013
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Austin, Bay Area, bicycles, Boston, California, Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Employment & Transit, Health & Environment, Highways & Automobiles, Italy, Lancaster, Livability In Smaller Cities, Massachusetts, Milan, Pennsylvania, Performance, Philadelphia, Ridership, Rural, San Antonio, Texas, TOD, tracks, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Travel Behavior, urban, Urban Form, Zoning & Coding
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: Biz Impact of Bikes Dominates Meeting Streetsblog
'Bikes mean business' is the official theme of this year's National Bike Summit; but that idea hardly needs any help in being put front and center...

Read On Blogosphere: New Volvo Tech Keeps Cyclists Safe Grist
Those outside-the-car airbags are pretty sweet, but what if we could make cars automatically stop before they, you know, hit people?..

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Blogosphere: Anti-Transit Budget, Oklahoma City Streetcar Debate, Transit Poverty, Cyclist Etiquette, How Free Transit Works In US

March 7, 2013
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Bay Area, bicycles, Boston, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, Chapel Hill, DC, Detroit, Development & Redevelopment, EU, Federal Policy, Health & Environment, Highways & Automobiles, Latin America, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, Michigan, Milwaukee, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Performance, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, State Policy, Streetcar, Toronto, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Transit Supportive Density, urban, Urban Form, Washington, Washington DC, Wisconsin
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: Is Scott Walker Killing Off Public Transit Express Milwaukee
Republican Gov. Scott Walker's proposed state budget could provide the death knell for public transit systems across the state...

Read On Blogosphere: Growing Debate Over Transit, Maps 3 News Oklahoma
Whether or not one agrees with the various stances taken by Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid, a couple of fundamentals are certainly indisputable...

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Blogosphere: SF Transit Fund Priorities, Transit Economic Benefits, Minneapolis Biking Numbers, Downtown Life & Death

March 6, 2013
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airports, Bay Area, bicycles, bus, California, Commuter Rail, Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Employment & Transit, Federal Policy, housing, HUD, Light Rail, Livability & Sustainability, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, San Francisco, Stockton, TOD, TOD Finance, tracks, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, urban, Urban Form, Virginia
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 Commentary: SF Must Prioritize Public Transit Funds San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco fancies itself a transit-first city. We encourage people to give up their cars. We reduce parking...

Read On Blogosphere: Economic Benefits of Transit Citizens for Modern Transit
One item should be top priority for any employer and the region: Transit. You may not ride transit, you may not know anyone who uses the bus or MetroLink;…
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Blogosphere: Doing Chicago BRT Right, Lego Subway Train, Light Rail & Traffic, Bus-Rail Economics, Transportation Spending

March 5, 2013
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Athens, Bay Area, bicycles, Boston, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, Chicago, Cleveland, Climate Change, Commuter Rail, DC, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Federal Policy, Greece, Health & Environment, Heavy Rail, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Illinois, Indiana, Indianapolis, Light Rail, Marin, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, New York, New York State, Ohio, St. Paul, Streetcar, TOD, tracks, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Travel Behavior, Twin Cities, urban, Urban Form, Washington DC
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: It's Up to Chicago to Do BRT Right Chicago Streetsblog
"We knew how important it was for federal policy makers to see innovation and new ideas bubbling up from important cities around the country," said Nick Turner, managing director of the Rockefeller Foundation at a bus rapid transit roundtable last Friday...

Read On Commentary: Ross Valley Trolley Deserves a Close Look Marin Independent Journal
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Blogosphere: Bicycle Oriented Development, NYC Lessons For LA, Richmond Top Innovators, Participatory Budgeting, True Urban Mixed Use, Energy From Rope Drives

March 4, 2013
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Baltimore, Bay Area, bicycles, California, DC, Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, England, Federal Policy, health, Health & Environment, Highways & Automobiles, London, Los Angeles, Maryland, Missouri, New York, New York State, Oregon, Portland OR, Richmond VA, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, TOD, tracks, tracks opinion, Transit, Transit Design, UK, urban, Urban Form, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC
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: Bicycles and Economic Development Bacon's Rebellion
Richmond is gaining traction as a bicycle-friendly region but it is a slow and arduous process...

Read On Blogosphere: NYC Transport Boss Offers LA Lessons Metro's The Source
I had the good fortune of attending a forum last night with Janette Sadik-Khan, the innovative Transportation Commissioner for New York City...

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