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Urbanism & Design: New Urbanism On Stilts, Sabermetrics Of Urbanism, Zoning Rewrite Fights Sprawl, Transit & Urbanism

May 9, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN New Urbanism on Stilts, Literally  Witold Rybczynski   Beachtown is a New Urbanism second-home village in Galveston. Construction began in 2005, after a protracted planning and permitting period.
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Transport: Bill To Let Dallas Transit Into Arlington, 51 Metros Ranked On Accessibility, Arlington's 'Super Stop' Fight, London Cycling Festival, PPP Idea for Virginia LRT Line

April 4, 2013
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TRANSPORT Green Line to Medford Won't Open Until 2019  Daily Free Press   Despite a growing burden of debt, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority could begin construction on extending the Green Line from Lechmere to College Avenue in Medford and Union Square in Somerville in the coming months.
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Transport: Texas Untoll Road, Maryland Indexing Gas Tax, San Antonio Streetcar Routes, St. Louis Streetcar Feasibility, Dallas Downtown Light Rail Connector

March 28, 2013
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TRANSPORT $3B Plan Would End Tolls on New Road  Austin American Statesman, via: @WalkableDFW   How could the state lure people away from Interstate 35 and onto the Texas 130 tollway several miles to the east? State Rep. Paul Workman has a $3 billion answer to that question: make it free.
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Urbanism & Design: Impact Of Toronto Condo Boom, LA's Wilshire Blvd., Luring Rich Back To Cleveland, St. Paul's Next Hot Neighborhood

March 25, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Is Toronto's Condo Boom Causing Too Much Density?  Toronto Star   Urban density is recognized by planners as the best way to combat sprawl. But is Toronto's downtown condo boom too much density?   Read On  
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Urban Issues: Boston Adding Housing, Ethiopia's Middle Class, San Antonio's Busines Savvy Immigrants, Bay Area Low Income Workers Struggle

March 25, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Boston Looks to Add 30,000 Housing Units by 2020  Boston Globe   The city of Boston plans to add up to 30,000 new housing units by 2020 to meet the needs of a changing population that includes more families moving to the downtown area, Mayor Thomas M. Menino is set to announce on Monday.  
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Urbanism & Design: Low Impact Design Standards, Pittsburgh TOD, Height Isn't Density, Preserving Berlin Wall, Affordable Housing & Corridor Planning

March 21, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN DDOT Drafting Low Impact Design Standards  Georgetown Patch   DDOT welcomes public feedback on draft design standards for low impact development and green infrastructure for the public right-of-way.
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Transport: SunRail Expectations, Amtrak National Network, Transit Vital To Pittsburgh, Denver East Colfax Corridor Planning

March 18, 2013
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TRANSPORT Don't Expect SunRail to Be Cure All  Orlando Sentinel   There I was, happily reading a front-page story about plans to bring assorted rail projects to Orlando, when I ran face first into these statements from transit supporters:   Read On   Local Businesses Giving Telecommuting a Try  Virginian Pilot   Julie Rowland's townhouse sits back from a crescent-shaped street in Virginia Beach's Timberlake neighborhood. Few cars travel down it during the day. Inside, the phone almost never rings.  
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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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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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News: Texas HSR Complications, Ft. Lauderdale Streetcar OK, London's New Urban Park, Retail Prospers Downtown, Penn Station TOD

March 14, 2013
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Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues.  It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news. TRANSPORT Texas: Begging TXDOT to Not Mess Up HSR Dallas Observer
Texas Central Railway's plan, announced almost a year ago now, to build a high-speed rail line linking Houston and North Texas has hit a not altogether unexpected complication: inter-city squabbling over where the bullet train will stop...

Read On Fort Lauderdale: Streetcar Gets County OK Railway Age
Broward County, Fla., gave its approval Tuesday for a streetcar loop, dubbed "The Wave," to serve Fort…
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News: Right-Size Parking, Transpo Performance Funding, Light Rail & Transit Use Impact, CAHSR Plan Scrutinized, NJ Bergen BRT Plan

February 28, 2013
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Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues.  It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news. TRANSPORT Seattle: Right Size Parking Project King County Metro
Over-building of parking supply leads to increased automobile ownership, vehicle miles traveled, congestion and housing costs. In addition, it presents barriers to smart growth and efficient transit service...

Read On Chicago: Performance Based Funding for Transpo CMAP Go To 2040
Since the passage of GO TO 2040, CMAP has advocated that the State of Illinois and regional stakeholders should implement performance-based funding to prioritize…
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