Quote of the Day
July 29, 2011|New York Times
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"We are not trying to pretend that Harrison is something it is not" Read On
Opinion: Keep Projects Doable and Affordable
July 29, 2011|Atlanta Journal Constitution
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We're beginning to get an idea of how metro Atlanta's transportation network might change - and how it won't - if voters next year approve a 1 percent sales tax to pay for new infrastructure... Read On
Blogosphere: TED Talk on Math of Cities
July 29, 2011|The Urbanophile
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I've previously featured writings about Geoffrey West and his band of researchers who have been trying to show that cities follow a series of fairly simple mathematical laws related to their size, similar to biological organisms... Read On
Blogosphere: Mica & Opponents Find Common Ground
July 29, 2011|DC Streetsblog
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At a meeting with members of the U.S. High-Speed Rail Association Tuesday, House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica softened his stance somewhat on his plan to privatize the Northeast Corridor... Read On
Blogosphere: Tyson's Plans Diverge on Walkability
July 29, 2011|Greater Greater Washington
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Several developers have submitted proposals to make parts of Tysons Corner more urban. Among the proposals for the Tysons East (or "Tysons-McLean" station, two stand out on either end of the walkable spectrum: an excellent project by LCOR and a terrible one by Mitre. ... Read On
Blogosphere: EPA Smart Growth Office Targeted Cuts
July 29, 2011|DC Streetsblog
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For much of this week, the House has been debating next year's appropriations bill for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. The bill includes harsh cuts to many key safety and environmental programs, including the EPA's Smart Growth Office... Read On
Blogosphere: FAA Impasse Should Result in Reform
July 29, 2011|The New Republic
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The FAA furloughs continue ... and I can't help but get fired up by the Essential Air Service (EAS) portion of the equation. Again, we're talking about a 2,300-seat program as a major reason 4,000 federal employees are currently missing paychecks... Read On
Blogosphere: A Housing Bubble in China?
July 29, 2011|UCLA Real Estate Wire
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While I was in Beijing in July 2011, I spoke to real estate scholars who live and work there about the "China real estate bubble hypothesis". These scholars own apartments in Beijing and they remain "bullish" on Chinese urban real estate investments... Read On
Blogosphere: USC Study Compares Transit Air
July 29, 2011|The Source
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I'm not sure what to make of this: a new study from a USC professor concludes that the air on the Gold Line light rail is cleaner than the Red Line subway - and that both are far cleaner than the air along freeway corridors... Read On
Blogosphere: Park Service Inflexibility Draws Criticism
July 29, 2011|Greater Greater Washington
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Last night, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) brought up the pervasive problems with the National Park Service through an Interior Appropriations amendment... Read On
