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July 31, 2012|NRDC Switchboard
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News: Atlanta Infrastructure Vote, Cincinnati Streetcar Funds, MBTA Trolley Toy Sets, Adopt-A-Stop Program, Habitable Bridges
July 31, 2012
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TRANSPORT Georgia: Infrastructure Vote On Nation's Mind The Hill
Georgia will be on the minds of transportation observers this week as the state votes on a proposed infrastructure sales tax that has attracted national attention....
Read On Cincinnati: City Moving Money In Place For Streetcar Cincinnati.com
TRANSPORT Georgia: Infrastructure Vote On Nation's Mind The Hill
Georgia will be on the minds of transportation observers this week as the state votes on a proposed infrastructure sales tax that has attracted national attention....
Read On Cincinnati: City Moving Money In Place For Streetcar Cincinnati.com
Blogosphere: The Right To Ride Bus, Extending Seattle Rail, Expectations Of Rail To Airports, Defining Walkable Community
July 31, 2012
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Los Angeles: Transportation As A Civil Right
National Journal
The Bus Riders Union and several other civil rights organizations took to the streets in Los Angeles last week, saying the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority should restore 1 million hours of bus service that were lost over the last four years. The union charges that the cuts in service, along with fare increases, have disproportionately harmed 500,000 African-American, Latino, and Asian-Pacific Islander bus riders....
The Bus Riders Union and several other civil rights organizations took to the streets in Los Angeles last week, saying the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority should restore 1 million hours of bus service that were lost over the last four years. The union charges that the cuts in service, along with fare increases, have disproportionately harmed 500,000 African-American, Latino, and Asian-Pacific Islander bus riders....
Quote of the Day
July 30, 2012|Sacramento Press
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"The expectation has always been that, if transit is there, development will occur around transit." Read On
News: Atlanta Vote Tuesday, CAHSR Benefits, Caltrain Electrification, BRT & Econ Dev Study, Exurb Rescue, Singles & Cities
July 30, 2012
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Atlanta: TSPLOST Vote In Savannah, Chatham Counties
Savannah Morning News
On Tuesday, residents will be asked to increase the total sales tax by an additional penny on the dollar to raise almost $611 million for county transportation projects. If approved, Chatham's sales tax will increase from 7 percent to 8 percent....
On Tuesday, residents will be asked to increase the total sales tax by an additional penny on the dollar to raise almost $611 million for county transportation projects. If approved, Chatham's sales tax will increase from 7 percent to 8 percent....
Blogosphere: West's Transpo Revolution, Why Streetcars Don't Work, Bus Travel Comeback, New York Urban Farms, Bicycle Lending Library, Edible Bus Stops
July 30, 2012
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Blogosphere: Slow Start To LRT Line Is Part Of The Plan
Sacramento Press
The Green Line light rail segment's slow start with relatively low ridership, is part of the plan, officials say....
Read On Blogosphere: West's Transportation Revolution Planetizen
After decades of planning and development of its urban rail networks, will the American West change its image from car cornucopia to transit paradise? ...
The Green Line light rail segment's slow start with relatively low ridership, is part of the plan, officials say....
Read On Blogosphere: West's Transportation Revolution Planetizen
After decades of planning and development of its urban rail networks, will the American West change its image from car cornucopia to transit paradise? ...
Quote of the Day
July 27, 2012|Second Avenue Sagas
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"The conclusion of tunnel boring reminds us that New Yorkers remain capable of great achievements." Read On
News: Amtrak DC Union Station Plan, TriMet Record Ridership, Successful LRT, Olympic HSR, Ciclovía de Trujillo
July 27, 2012
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Washington, DC: Amtrak's Union Station Grand Plans
Greater Greater Washington
Amtrak released a master plan to guide Union Station's growth over the next several decades. The ambitious proposal includes several key components that will make the station easier to use, increase its capacity, and ensure a strong foundation for the transportation center....
Amtrak released a master plan to guide Union Station's growth over the next several decades. The ambitious proposal includes several key components that will make the station easier to use, increase its capacity, and ensure a strong foundation for the transportation center....
Blogosphere: End Of Boring NY, More Than Just Roadways, Postmortem On MAP-21, Cargo Bikes, Cincinnati Decline
July 27, 2012
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Blogosphere: MTA Capital Construction now less 'boring'
2nd Avenue Sagas
Earlier this week, the MTA made, in the annals of capital construction, a relatively major announcement. On Wednesday morning at around 7:30 p.m., the final East Side Access TBM came to a stop six feet beneath the LIRR Main Line in Long Island City. The TBM named "Molina" made two runs and will now be scrapped. With its end, for the first time in three years, the MTA has no active tunneling machine boring through the city. ...
Earlier this week, the MTA made, in the annals of capital construction, a relatively major announcement. On Wednesday morning at around 7:30 p.m., the final East Side Access TBM came to a stop six feet beneath the LIRR Main Line in Long Island City. The TBM named "Molina" made two runs and will now be scrapped. With its end, for the first time in three years, the MTA has no active tunneling machine boring through the city. ...
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July 26, 2012|Boise Weekly
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"From my standpoint, the upside of the down economy has been some of the worst conceived of that kind of project, especially residential project, they haven't done well in this economy." Read On
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