Blogosphere: Case For Congestion, Paying Transit Tab, Charlotte Highway Noose, Housing Is Health Policy, Beating Traffic
December 16, 2011
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Blogosphere: Norquist - The Case for Congestion
Atlantic Cities
Yogi Berra once said, "nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded." It's certainly true that people complain about congestion. Yet it's just as true that popular destinations tend to be crowded. ..
Read On Opinion: We Should All Pay Transit Tab Indianapolis Star
Let's be honest. The proposed new Central Indiana transit plan -- with its enhanced bus lines and rail…
Yogi Berra once said, "nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded." It's certainly true that people complain about congestion. Yet it's just as true that popular destinations tend to be crowded. ..
Read On Opinion: We Should All Pay Transit Tab Indianapolis Star
Let's be honest. The proposed new Central Indiana transit plan -- with its enhanced bus lines and rail…
Blogosphere: Healthy Walk, TRAX Funding, Best Transit City, Roads Costs, Parking Space, Bendy Buses, Silicon Subway
December 13, 2011
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Blogosphere: Healthy Life with Half Hour Walk
Streetsblog.net
Arthritis? Diabetes? Depression? Anxiety? Whatever might ail you, the best prescription may just be a half-hour walk. That's according to research by Dr. Mike Evans, an expert on preventive health care...
Read On Blogosphere: Reinventing Cities with Ziplines The Atlantic Cities
Hill towns have always captivated me. I write about…
Arthritis? Diabetes? Depression? Anxiety? Whatever might ail you, the best prescription may just be a half-hour walk. That's according to research by Dr. Mike Evans, an expert on preventive health care...
Read On Blogosphere: Reinventing Cities with Ziplines The Atlantic Cities
Hill towns have always captivated me. I write about…
News: Selling Transit, Kirkland Rail Corridor, End Of Free Ride, NY Transit Infra Fund, Atlanta Transit Plan, Oil And Transpo Funding
December 12, 2011
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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. The Chatter, commentary and opposition articles will be found towards the bottom.
Charlotte: To Sell Transit, Dumb It Down
Charlotte Observer
We've long believed one of Pat McCrory's strengths as Charlotte mayor - and a big reason he was never really challenged in elections here - was his willingness to buck his party on issues he felt were critical to the city's future...
Read On Seattle: Kirkland to Consider Purchase of…
We've long believed one of Pat McCrory's strengths as Charlotte mayor - and a big reason he was never really challenged in elections here - was his willingness to buck his party on issues he felt were critical to the city's future...
Read On Seattle: Kirkland to Consider Purchase of…
Blogosphere: Human Transit, Twitter Places, Highway Excess, Urban Grocery, War On Cars, Tiny Houses, Smart Growth, Climate Change, Biz Clusters
December 8, 2011
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Blogosphere: Washington Post Gets Condescending
Forbes
It's no surprise that a lot of politicians and policymakers believe that America's biggest infrastructure problem is insufficient taxpayer funding. But never have I seen it expressed so condescendingly as in a Washington Post article published yesterday in the PostLocal section..
It's no surprise that a lot of politicians and policymakers believe that America's biggest infrastructure problem is insufficient taxpayer funding. But never have I seen it expressed so condescendingly as in a Washington Post article published yesterday in the PostLocal section..
News: Urban Redistricting, Urban Parakeets, Urban Oases, Buy America, Paying for Infrastructure, Denver TOD Opportunity
December 5, 2011
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National: Redistricting Carves Up Urban Areas
New York Times
There are no guard towers, or Checkpoint Charlies, or even walls. But scores of American cities, counties and metropolitan areas are being divided again - splitting apart families, neighbors and, most important, voters with similar interests and needs ..
There are no guard towers, or Checkpoint Charlies, or even walls. But scores of American cities, counties and metropolitan areas are being divided again - splitting apart families, neighbors and, most important, voters with similar interests and needs ..
News: Google Transit, TOD in Detroit, Cycling in SF, New Haven Streetcar, Lake Oswego Urban Renewal, Carmageddon, Suburban Ecological Danger
December 1, 2011
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Research: Google Transit Tool for Small Agencies
TRB
TRB's Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Final Report for Transit IDEA Project 58: Google Transit Data Tool for Small Transit Agencies discusses the process, results, and work effort carried out in creating a tool to have transit information such as routes, start and stop times, trips, fares, and schedules accessible online via Google Transit..
TRB's Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Final Report for Transit IDEA Project 58: Google Transit Data Tool for Small Transit Agencies discusses the process, results, and work effort carried out in creating a tool to have transit information such as routes, start and stop times, trips, fares, and schedules accessible online via Google Transit..
Blogosphere: Urban Housing Shift, Centralized HSR, Transit Hubs, Fringe Suburbs, IKEA Urbanism, Landscape Algorithms, Olympic Transit
December 1, 2011
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Blogosphere: Housing Prices Reveal Urban Shift
All About Cities
A new survey in the United States revealed that only 12% of future home buyers wanted to purchase a home in the suburban-fringe. A decade ago, it is quite possible that the number would have been reversed with over 80% wanting a large suburban home...
Read On Blogosphere: An HSR Country is a Centralized Country Pedestrian Observations
1950s' Japan was a fairly monocentric country, in…
A new survey in the United States revealed that only 12% of future home buyers wanted to purchase a home in the suburban-fringe. A decade ago, it is quite possible that the number would have been reversed with over 80% wanting a large suburban home...
Read On Blogosphere: An HSR Country is a Centralized Country Pedestrian Observations
1950s' Japan was a fairly monocentric country, in…
Blogosphere: Healthy Views, Waiting for HSR, Funding Bike & Pedestrian Projects, Missing TOD Opportunity, Congestion Pricing, Walmart's Climate Impact
November 30, 2011
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Blogosphere: Nature Scenes Help Patients Heal
Metropolis POV
In 1984, the environmental psychologist Roger Ulrich made a startling discovery. In studying hospital patients recovering from surgery, he found that one factor alone accounted for significant differences in post-operative complications, recovery times, and need for painkillers...
Read On Opinion: Long Road Until Front Range HSR Salt Lake Tribune
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In 1984, the environmental psychologist Roger Ulrich made a startling discovery. In studying hospital patients recovering from surgery, he found that one factor alone accounted for significant differences in post-operative complications, recovery times, and need for painkillers...
Read On Opinion: Long Road Until Front Range HSR Salt Lake Tribune
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Mobility Planning and Barrier-Free Access for People with Disabilities in Dresden
November 29, 2011|City Planing Office Dresden
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The topic of barrier-free access is of great importance in Dresden. Dresden has a population of over 508,000 inhabitants, more than 60,000 of whom have a disability. Demographic changes and an increase in the number of older people mean the number of people with disabilities continues to increase.
Blogosphere: Urban Farming, Hospital Parking, Megapolitan Scale, Sick of Buses, Mobility, Street Narrowing, Price of Water, Underground Transport
November 29, 2011
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Blogosphere: Technocrat Save City Democracy Failed?
Slate
To get to city hall, you drive up I-75, past the empty Silverdome where the Detroit Lions used to play, and into a nondescript concrete municipal building. The city clerk was laid off a few days ago, but the door to her office hangs open...
Read On Blogosphere: Extending Urban…
To get to city hall, you drive up I-75, past the empty Silverdome where the Detroit Lions used to play, and into a nondescript concrete municipal building. The city clerk was laid off a few days ago, but the door to her office hangs open...
Read On Blogosphere: Extending Urban…
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