Blogosphere: Calls For Gas Tax Hike, City Low-Emission Zones, Urban Innovation Model, Cycling In Snow, CAHSR Groundbreaking
January 11, 2013
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Blogosphere: US Chamber Calls for Higher Gas Tax
Governing Magazine
The nation's top business advocate said Thursday it was time for the federal government to "quit fooling around" with funding the transportation trust that fuels many state and local infrastructure projects and called for an increase in the gas tax...
Read On Blogosphere: Low Emission Zones Need Traffic Policies Eltis
Low emission zones (LEZs) that restrict old vehicles in…
The nation's top business advocate said Thursday it was time for the federal government to "quit fooling around" with funding the transportation trust that fuels many state and local infrastructure projects and called for an increase in the gas tax...
Read On Blogosphere: Low Emission Zones Need Traffic Policies Eltis
Low emission zones (LEZs) that restrict old vehicles in…
News: Identifying Road Congestion Source, VA Gas Tax Proposal, Spain-France HSR Link, Nashville Is New 'It' City
January 9, 2013
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San Jose: Key Source of Bay Area Traffic Revealed
San Jose Mercury News
A groundbreaking study by UC Berkeley and MIT researchers has pinpointed a small group of drivers making Bay Area freeways miserable for the rest of us, though the reason may surprise you. ..
Read On Virginia: McDonnell Proposes Getting Rid of Gas Tax Washington Post
Virginia would become the first state in the country to eliminate its gasoline tax under a proposal announced Tuesday by…
A groundbreaking study by UC Berkeley and MIT researchers has pinpointed a small group of drivers making Bay Area freeways miserable for the rest of us, though the reason may surprise you. ..
Read On Virginia: McDonnell Proposes Getting Rid of Gas Tax Washington Post
Virginia would become the first state in the country to eliminate its gasoline tax under a proposal announced Tuesday by…
News: Drunken Driving Toll, Minneapolis Hypercongestion Research, Amtrak To Wichita Expansion, Tulsa Rapid Bus Plans, Memphis Switches To BRT
January 8, 2013
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National: Rate of Fatal Crashes Involving Intoxication
Dallas Morning News (via Walkable DFW)
Dallas' rate of fatal car accidents involving drunken driving is a whopping 41.4 percent. That ranks the city No. 5 of the nation's 25 most populous cities in fatal car accidents involving intoxication, according to data from UX Blog...
Read On Research: Hypercongestion in Downtown Minneapolis Journal of…
Dallas' rate of fatal car accidents involving drunken driving is a whopping 41.4 percent. That ranks the city No. 5 of the nation's 25 most populous cities in fatal car accidents involving intoxication, according to data from UX Blog...
Read On Research: Hypercongestion in Downtown Minneapolis Journal of…
News: Conversation With LaHood, Cincinnati Streetcar Fight, Montana Coal Train Worries, Chattanooga Bike Share, Maine City Vs. Subsurbs
December 21, 2012
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National: Improving DOT - Conversation with Ray LaHood
Washington Post (via Streetsblog DC)
The idea that you engage employees and not only listen but follow through is central to the idea of building a relationship. I've met with all the employees in every department...
Read On Cincinnati: City Strikes Back in Streetcar Fight…
The idea that you engage employees and not only listen but follow through is central to the idea of building a relationship. I've met with all the employees in every department...
Read On Cincinnati: City Strikes Back in Streetcar Fight…
Blogosphere: Why Grids Matter, LRT Progress In Houston, Streetcars In DC, A Tale Of Two Subways, NJ Transit Village Tour
December 14, 2012
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Blogosphere: Why Grids Matter
Walkable DFW
I have written before about the difference between dendritic and reticulated grids. However, that was highly theoretical and still lacking in real world justification. Here I'm going to try and provide further justification for the grid in a more applicable manner...
Read On Blogosphere: Light Rail Construction Moving Fast Houston Press
Since 2004, anyone living or visiting the areas near Main Street,…
I have written before about the difference between dendritic and reticulated grids. However, that was highly theoretical and still lacking in real world justification. Here I'm going to try and provide further justification for the grid in a more applicable manner...
Read On Blogosphere: Light Rail Construction Moving Fast Houston Press
Since 2004, anyone living or visiting the areas near Main Street,…
News: Virginia Streetcar Route, Transit & Economy, $1 Billion Sprawl Plans, Hitchhiking Carpools, Tampa Future Vision
November 14, 2012
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Virginia: Route 1 Streetcar Wanted
WTOP
Arlington and Alexandria both want a streetcar line along Route 1 to link the Northern Virginia communities but the two are at odds over timing and tactics...
Read On Nashville: Transit Plans Drive Economy Tennessean
My family has long recognized the impact transit has on development. My great-grandfather built his H.G. Hill Food Stores business by putting a grocery store everywhere the old Nashville streetcar stopped...
Arlington and Alexandria both want a streetcar line along Route 1 to link the Northern Virginia communities but the two are at odds over timing and tactics...
Read On Nashville: Transit Plans Drive Economy Tennessean
My family has long recognized the impact transit has on development. My great-grandfather built his H.G. Hill Food Stores business by putting a grocery store everywhere the old Nashville streetcar stopped...
News: LaHood Future Unclear, Twin Cities LRT Intrigue, San Antonio Streetcar Money, Cars Replace China Bikes
November 8, 2012
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National: Observers Unclear on LaHood's Future
The Hill
Transportation observers are unclear of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's future in President Obama's second term. LaHood said publicly as early as October 2011 that he planned to step down if Obama was reelected, as the president was on Tuesday night...
Read On Twin Cities: Corporate Intrigue on the SW LRT Line Finance and Commerce (via @mzstrat)
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Transportation observers are unclear of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's future in President Obama's second term. LaHood said publicly as early as October 2011 that he planned to step down if Obama was reelected, as the president was on Tuesday night...
Read On Twin Cities: Corporate Intrigue on the SW LRT Line Finance and Commerce (via @mzstrat)
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News: Nashville BRT Branding, Atlanta Streetcar & Bike Lanes, India BRT Ruling, Ottawa TOD Near LRT, Transit-Oriented Rezoning
October 29, 2012
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New York: Businesses Near Cycle Improvements Boom
NY Times Cityroom (via @jeffreytumlin)
The Bloomberg administration has long trumpeted the safety benefits of its many roadway initiatives, hoping to rebuff critics who consider the policies to be undue interventions from a meddling city...
Read On Nashville: Branding Crucial for BRT Plans Nashville Tennessean
Branding Nashville's proposed East-West Connector as…
The Bloomberg administration has long trumpeted the safety benefits of its many roadway initiatives, hoping to rebuff critics who consider the policies to be undue interventions from a meddling city...
Read On Nashville: Branding Crucial for BRT Plans Nashville Tennessean
Branding Nashville's proposed East-West Connector as…
Blogosphere: Private Bonds For Infrastructure, Nashville Future Tied To Transit Growth, Communities As Social Networks
October 26, 2012
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Blogosphere: Promoting Infrastructure w Private Bonds
The New Republic
The federal government contributed about 25 percent of total public spending on transportation and water infrastructure over the past decade. So, for good reason, many local governments and transportation agencies are preoccupied these days with the threat of the automatic across-the-board spending cuts from Washington...
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The federal government contributed about 25 percent of total public spending on transportation and water infrastructure over the past decade. So, for good reason, many local governments and transportation agencies are preoccupied these days with the threat of the automatic across-the-board spending cuts from Washington...
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News: Tampa LRT Push, Mica's 'Holy Jihad', SF Main Drag, Nashville BRT Funding, Subsidized Job Sprawl
September 12, 2012
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Tampa: Mayor to Renew Push for LRT
WTSP Tampa
Though the Republican National Convention may have run smoothly overall, one trouble spot for Tampa Bay was the busing system. Described as a "fiasco" by some Florida delegates, some buses got lost, others arrived several hours late...
Read On National: Lima's Priority to Reform Public Transport Guardian UK
Though the Republican National Convention may have run smoothly overall, one trouble spot for Tampa Bay was the busing system. Described as a "fiasco" by some Florida delegates, some buses got lost, others arrived several hours late...
Read On National: Lima's Priority to Reform Public Transport Guardian UK
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