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Transport: Detroit Highway Fixation, Bike Safety In Numbers, San Antonio Streetcar Pros & Cons, Flying Train Concept

June 18, 2013
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airports, bicycles, bus, Commuter Rail, Detroit, health, Health & Environment, Highways & Automobiles, Lima, Michigan, Pedestrians & Walkability, Pennsylvania, Peru, Pittsburgh, San Antonio, Streetcar, Texas, TOD, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Funding
TRANSPORT Detroit to Vote on Road Widening, Hasn't Learned  We Are Mode Shift, via: @streetsblognet   The General Assembly of the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments will soon finalize both short and long-term priorities for transportation funding in the region.
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Transport: Cleveland Motorists Vs. Cyclists, Ann Arbor To Detroit Rail Plan, MN Streetcar Value Capture

June 17, 2013
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Ann Arbor, bicycles, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, Cleveland, Commuter Rail, Detroit, Economic Development And TOD, Federal Policy, Flagstaff, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Michigan, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ohio, Seattle, St. Paul, Streetcar, TOD, TOD Finance, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Twin Cities, Value Capture, Washington
TRANSPORT Cleveland Motorists, Cyclists Seek a Truce  Cleveland Plain Dealer   Every cyclist who's spent time on the road has heard it - scolds, curses and shouts from drivers who want them to move over or get on the sidewalk.
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Urbanism&Design: Chines Rural To Urban Migration, Cleveland TOD Hopes, Urban Design For Aging Population

June 17, 2013
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Bay Area, Buffalo, California, China, Cleveland, Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, EU, Germany, Highways & Automobiles, Marin, New York State, Ohio, San Francisco, TOD, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, urban, Urban Form, Vienna VA, Virginia
URBANISM & DESIGN 250 Million Chinese from Rural to Urban  New York Times   Articles in this series look at how China's government-driven effort to push the population to towns and cities is reshaping a nation that for millenniums has been defined by its rural life.
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Transport: Innovative Infra Financing, Local Roads & Fewer Freeways, Denmark Cycle School, Bogotá Pedestrian Safety

June 14, 2013
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bicycles, Bogotá, California, Chicago, Columbia, Dallas, Denmark, Development & Redevelopment, Florida, Green Bay, Highways & Automobiles, Illinois, Joint Development, Los Angeles, New York, New York State, Odense, Pedestrians & Walkability, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Texas, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Wisconsin
TRANSPORT Finalists for Innovative Infrastructure Financing Award  National Journal   Florida provided a model for infrastructure improvements in cash-strapped times when it inked a deal in 2009 to ease congestion and upgrade Interstate 595.
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Urbanism&Design: Land Prices Near Thailand Transit Rise, Geography Of Takasim Sq, Planning Integration In LA

June 14, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Land Prices Near Transit Rise in Thailand  The Nation Thailand   Land prices have continued to rise, by over 20 per cent in locations close to existing and planned mass-transit routes and more than doubling in some areas, according to property experts.
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Transport: Central Corridor Lessons, NC To Block Transit & Livability Funds, FTC Sides With Uber In Taxi Fight, Buses Vs. Streetcars

June 13, 2013
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bicycles, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, Colorado, DC, Denver, EU, Federal Policy, Highways & Automobiles, Light Rail, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nashville, Netherlands, New York, New York State, North Carolina, Pedestrians & Walkability, Performance, St. Paul, State Policy, Streetcar, Tennessee, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Funding, Twin Cities, Washington DC
TRANSPORT Will Central Corridor Lessons Transfer to Southwest  Twin Cities Finance and Commerce   Businesses along the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit line had to sue in federal court to get the Metropolitan Council to provide an estimate of how much revenue local establishments lost during the transit line's construction.  
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Transport: Dumb Infrastructure Decisions, Lima's Insane Bus System, Transportation Alternatives Critics, Federal Transit Parity Act

June 12, 2013
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Arizona, Bay Area, bicycles, California, Development & Redevelopment, DOT, Economic Development And TOD, Federal Policy, Highways & Automobiles, Lima, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Pedestrians & Walkability, Peru, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, St. Paul, Tacoma, TOD, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Twin Cities, Utah, Washington
TRANSPORT The Politics of Dumb Infrastructure Decisions  Minneapolis Star Tribune   We have a political situation in the United States where Democrats are too eager to build anything if it creates a job and the Republicans are too willing to call a project a boondoggle without first investigating its merit.
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Transport: Columbia Crossing LRT, Roundabout Bike Bypass, Paying To Operate Dallas Streetcar Extension, FRA & Train Safety

June 11, 2013
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TRANSPORT Light Rail, Blight or Bliss?  The Columbian   Love it or hate it, light rail's tracks are firmly embedded in plans for the Columbia River Crossing. But what will that mean for Vancouver?
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Urbanism&Design: 100 Years Spatial Planning In Europe, Active Living Around Transit, St. Paul TOD Focus

June 11, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Spatial Planning in Europe Over the Last 100 Years  Planning Resource   The European Council of Spatial Planners has just published a book to mark "A Centenary of Spatial Planning in Europe".
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Environment&Ecology: Cincinnati's Green Infrastructure Project, CA Has More Cars Less Pollution, Water Systems Need Repair

June 11, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Cincinnati's Innovative Green Infrastructure Project  Urban Cincy   Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the solution proposed by the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSD) for fixing its combined sewer overflows (CSOs) into the Mill Creek.
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