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Transport: Boston Line Adds Stations, Future Of Streetcars, Maryland Joint-Development LRT Project, Bike Share As Corporate Perk

May 17, 2013
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TRANSPORT Fairmount Line Adds Two New Stations  Boston Globe   As the Fairmount Corridor Commuter Rail Line train peeled away from Readville one morning, a stocky conductor began collecting fares on the only car open to passengers.  
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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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Transport: Oregon Wants Light Rail Or No Bridge, VMT Of Rural Vs Urban Drivers, NOLA Streetcar Expansion Plans, First BRT Corridor In Rio

April 24, 2013
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TRANSPORT Oregon Will Kill CRC If It Doesn't Include Light Rail  Seattle Times   Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's office says a proposed $3.4 billion Columbia River bridge will die if Washington state tries to remove light rail from the project.
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Transport: China's HSR Theft From Japan, 'Dreamy' Administration Transpo Budget, NYC Bike Share, Banning Bikes In Toronto

April 16, 2013
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TRANSPORT In State Rebuttal, Charlotte Could Vote Against Road Expansion  The Naked City Blog   Charlotte City Council is threatening to withdraw its support for the proposed Monroe Bypass in a key, regional transportation planning group.
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Transport: Madison BRT, Australian HSR $120B, DC Streetcar Joint Development, Designing Boston Transit Map

April 12, 2013
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TRANSPORT Madison BRT Plan Greeted Favorably by Officials  Capital Times   Enthusiasm is high for a new model of speedy bus service for Madison - but so is the potential price tag.
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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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News: Transit Ridership Surges, Baltimore Red Line EIS OK, Death Of Cottonbelt Line, Ann Arbor's Transit-Supportive Density, DC Joint Development

March 11, 2013
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Affordability, Ann Arbor, Arizona, Baltimore, California, Canada, China, Commuter Rail, DC, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Federal Policy, Florida, Fort Worth, FTA, Heavy Rail, housing, Joint Development, Light Rail, Maryland, Michigan, Middletown, Ohio, Phoenix, Plano, Richardson, Ridership, Sacramento, San Diego, Smart Growth & Sprawl, Tampa, Tempe, Texas, TOD, tracks, tracks news, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Transit Supportive Density, Urban Form, Vancouver BC, Washington DC
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 National: Transit Surges as Americans Return to Work Reuters
The number of Americans commuting by public transportation rose to the second highest level on record last year, as more people returned to work, according to an annual survey released by the leading U.S. transit association on Monday...

Read On Baltimore: FTA Approves Final EIS for Red Line Progressive Railroading
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed off on the Baltimore Red Line's…
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News: Transit Fuels Metro Vancouver Growth, FTA Joint-Development Circular, Tucson Streetcar Operating Costs, How To Expand DART

March 7, 2013
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Arizona, Canada, Carrollton, Clackamas, Commuter Rail, Dallas, Economic Development And TOD, Federal Policy, Fort Worth, FTA, Germany, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Joint Development, Michigan, Oregon, Streetcar, Stuttgart, Texas, TOD, tracks, tracks news, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Tucson, Value Capture, Vancouver BC, Ypsilanti
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 International: Stuttgart 21 Project Costs Rise $2B Rail.co
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has signalled its support for the Stuttgart 21 station project, approving an additional 2 billion euros for the controversial scheme...

Read On Toronto: Transit Fueling Burnaby's Growth Globe and Mail
Mr. Ferreira, who attended broadcasting school in Burnaby in 1986, recalls that year as the turning point for Burnaby as the Expo Line opened and spurred a development craze...

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Blogosphere: Rethinking Gas Tax, Keeping CNN Honest, Prioritizing CA Bike-Ped, Broadband Investment Bonus

February 1, 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: Why Isn't the US Better at PPPs? Governing Magazine
Officials in British Columbia have encountered a unique problem in recent years that most jurisdictions would be thrilled to have: Infrastructure projects are being completed not just on time, but early. Way too early...

Read On Blogosphere: Five Trends to Watch in Urban China The City Fix
With new leadership in Beijing in 2013, Chinese people may express their need for change to…
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News: SF $2M Bike Projects, Loyola Streetcar Stimulus, Indiana Transit Funding, Minnesota Sales Tax Boon, Dallas Throwing Away $4B

January 29, 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 San Francisco: $200M in Bike Projects Planned San Francisco Examiner
The City is proposing $200 million worth of changes to its cycling network in the next five years. Building 12 new miles of bike lanes, upgrading 50 miles of existing paths and installing more than 20,000 new racks are all part of the plan...

Read On New Orleans: Officials Tout Loyola Streetcar Stimulus New Orleans Times Picayune
U.S. Secretary of…
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