Developers for a controversial project involving the parking lot of the University of Utah's Rice-Eccles Stadium have backed out of building on the property.  Inland American Communities Group Inc., an out-of-state company selected by the university as lead developer on the Universe Project one year ago, notified the U. with a letter on Nov. 13 saying it will not continue with plans to build a mixed-use development on the corner of 500 South and University Street (about 1400 East). The project was intended to maximize use of the TRAX station there.....
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Galveston should revitalize the historic urban core between 61st Street and the University of Texas Medical Branch by creating more transit opportunities on the island, developing high-quality housing near downtown and the medical branch, and pursuing commuter rail, an Urban Land Institute analysis found....
 

The Utah Transit Authority has picked a site for a new FrontRunner commuter rail stop -- the latest step in what has arguably been the agency's most contentious fight ever over a transit stop. UTA selected Draper over Bluffdale, and one advocacy group is blasting the agency over the move. This is a major decision because it has multi- million dollar ramifications regarding development next to the rail stop. Read On

From her home about two blocks from a proposed St. Paul light-rail station, Rena Moran can envision the good things economic development could bring, but also the pressures that rising property values can put on homeowners....
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In October 2008, construction finally ended along one of Cleveland's most essential avenues. The crumbling Euclid Avenue corridor had become a sparkling link between downtown and University Circle. The sleek buses, the slick stations and the smooth road offered a potential path to urban renewal...
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A year is hardly enough time to judge the success or failure of a major public infrastructure project. Nevertheless, a fair-minded observer would have to conclude that the Euclid Avenue HealthLine is measuring up well after its first anniversary, which fell a few weeks ago....
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The Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority recently approved $1.6 million in funding for six new transit-oriented development projects. The County TOD funding supports housing and commercial development in existing and planned transit corridors....
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The "Vision Line" route for East Link proposed by Kevin Wallace is fantastical, but in the real world of building effective mass transit, that is not a good thing....
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