Blogosphere: POTUS Plan Lacks Transit, Making City Walkable, Streetcars Vs. Buses, Buying American Buses & Jobs, Cleveland TOD
February 21, 2013
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Blogosphere: Why Are School Buses Yellow?
New York Times Cityroom (via @mikelydon)
A question came to mind as school bus drivers prepared to start their engines on Wednesday on 7,700 public-school routes in New York City and end their monthlong strike: Why are most school buses yellow?..
Read On Blogosphere: POTUS' Infrastructure Plan, Lack Transit Next City (via @ttpolitic)
President Obama today…
A question came to mind as school bus drivers prepared to start their engines on Wednesday on 7,700 public-school routes in New York City and end their monthlong strike: Why are most school buses yellow?..
Read On Blogosphere: POTUS' Infrastructure Plan, Lack Transit Next City (via @ttpolitic)
President Obama today…
Blogosphere: Europe's Free Public Transit, Biking Gender Gap, Housing Crisis Tools, Inclusionary Housing, Growing Poverty In Suburbs
February 20, 2013
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Blogosphere: Many Roles of Lima's Informal Taxis
Next City
Becoming a taxi driver in the Peruvian capital is a multi-step process. Step one: Buy a plastic taxi sign. Step two: Place it on your dashboard. You are now driving one of the city's 230,000 taxis...
Read On Blogosphere: Walker's Massive Borrowing Scheme Urban Milwaukee
Gov. Scott Walker has made a big deal of decreasing the state's structural deficit and increasing its rainy day…
Becoming a taxi driver in the Peruvian capital is a multi-step process. Step one: Buy a plastic taxi sign. Step two: Place it on your dashboard. You are now driving one of the city's 230,000 taxis...
Read On Blogosphere: Walker's Massive Borrowing Scheme Urban Milwaukee
Gov. Scott Walker has made a big deal of decreasing the state's structural deficit and increasing its rainy day…
News: Legislating Active Travel, China & Iran HSR Deal, Neighborhood History & Transit, Cincinnati Streetcar Cost Lawsuit, LaHood Defends HSR Plans
February 19, 2013
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International: Active Travel Law to Boost Walk/Bike
BBC
One group said the Active Travel Bill had the potential to be one of the most effective public health interventions since the creation of the assembly...
Read On International: China Could Approve Joining Iran HSR Bloomberg
China's State Copuncil approved plans to take part in the building of a high-speed railway line in Iran, two people familiar with the matter said...
One group said the Active Travel Bill had the potential to be one of the most effective public health interventions since the creation of the assembly...
Read On International: China Could Approve Joining Iran HSR Bloomberg
China's State Copuncil approved plans to take part in the building of a high-speed railway line in Iran, two people familiar with the matter said...
Blogosphere: Reforming CEQA, Falling Private Car Use, Protected Bike Lanes, Water & Cities, Healthy Community Designs, Zoning As Hero & Villain
February 11, 2013
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Blogosphere: 66% Of Fillup Goes to Oil Company Coffers
Wired Autopia
That new car you just bought? You'll spend almost as much - if not more - filling it up as you paid at the dealer. And the majority of it will go directly into oil company's pockets...
Read On Blogosphere: What Would Ideal CEQA Reform Look Like CAHSR Blog
There's been a lot of discussion in recent weeks about various proposals to reform the California Environmental Quality Act. But the most interesting…
That new car you just bought? You'll spend almost as much - if not more - filling it up as you paid at the dealer. And the majority of it will go directly into oil company's pockets...
Read On Blogosphere: What Would Ideal CEQA Reform Look Like CAHSR Blog
There's been a lot of discussion in recent weeks about various proposals to reform the California Environmental Quality Act. But the most interesting…
News: Tempe-Mesa Streetcar Link, Mexico HSR Proposal, People-Friendly Transit, Beijing Smog Fight, Dearborn TOD Input
January 31, 2013
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Blogosphere: Unions Want a Transpo Funding Defender
The Hill
Transportation unions are urging President Obama to appoint a staunch defender of federal road and transit funding to replace outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...
Read On Blogosphere: Rockefeller Wants NTSB Chief The Hill
The chairman of the Senate committee that has to approve Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's replacement is…
Transportation unions are urging President Obama to appoint a staunch defender of federal road and transit funding to replace outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...
Read On Blogosphere: Rockefeller Wants NTSB Chief The Hill
The chairman of the Senate committee that has to approve Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's replacement is…
Blogosphere: Chicago BRT Jobs Advantage, Next Secretary Of Transportation, Urban American Dreams, STL Public Housing
January 31, 2013
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Blogosphere: Revolving Door, Asphalt Lobby/DOT Head
DC Streetsblog
Like Jerry Wray, Oklahoma DOT Director Gary Ridley has split his career between public office and lobbying on behalf of the asphalt industry. He started out in the mid-1960s, working as an equipment officer for the DOT...
Read On Blogosphere: BRT Advantage in Creating Jobs Chicago Streetsblog
This morning at Freedman Seating, a Humboldt…
Like Jerry Wray, Oklahoma DOT Director Gary Ridley has split his career between public office and lobbying on behalf of the asphalt industry. He started out in the mid-1960s, working as an equipment officer for the DOT...
Read On Blogosphere: BRT Advantage in Creating Jobs Chicago Streetsblog
This morning at Freedman Seating, a Humboldt…
Blogosphere: 'Socialist' LRT, Twin Cities Accessibility Measures, Business Miss BRT Benefits, Fed Transpo Funding Role
January 28, 2013
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Commentary: About that 'Socialist' Light Rail Line
Columbian
Let's assume that Portland State University economist Tom Potiowsky was swinging for the fence when he took a swing at light-rail opponents at Thursday's Economic Forecast Breakfast, sponsored by The Columbian...
Read On Blogosphere: Twin Cities Accessibility Measure Out Transportationist
This report summarizes previous phases of the Access to Destinations project and applies the…
Let's assume that Portland State University economist Tom Potiowsky was swinging for the fence when he took a swing at light-rail opponents at Thursday's Economic Forecast Breakfast, sponsored by The Columbian...
Read On Blogosphere: Twin Cities Accessibility Measure Out Transportationist
This report summarizes previous phases of the Access to Destinations project and applies the…
Blogosphere: Detroit Freeways, Modifying Gas Tax, BRT In US Not Golden, Funding With Value Capture, Bike Crash Lessons, War On Pedestrians
January 18, 2013
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Blogosphere: Does Detroit Need Another Freeway?
DC Streetsblog
If there's a city that could serve as a cautionary tale for overbuilding highways, that city is Detroit. So it's fascinating - and encouraging - to see this city going through an internal tussle over the wisdom of building a highway...
Read On Blogosphere: Outgoing AASHTO Director - Tax by Dollar DC Streetsblog
When the federal gas tax was set at…
If there's a city that could serve as a cautionary tale for overbuilding highways, that city is Detroit. So it's fascinating - and encouraging - to see this city going through an internal tussle over the wisdom of building a highway...
Read On Blogosphere: Outgoing AASHTO Director - Tax by Dollar DC Streetsblog
When the federal gas tax was set at…
Blogosphere: Biking Research From TRB, America Is Walking Disaster, Hopes & Obstacles For DC Streetcars, View For Transit Foes
January 17, 2013
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Blogosphere: El Camino Development Could Help/Hurt
Peninsula Transportation Blog
Menlo Park's new El Camino Real/Downtown Specific Plan, approved by City Council last summer, envisions greatly enhancing El Camino's role as a place for people in addition to cars...
Read On Blogosphere: Turn Downtown One Ways into Two Ways Stockton City Limits
Driving in downtown…
Menlo Park's new El Camino Real/Downtown Specific Plan, approved by City Council last summer, envisions greatly enhancing El Camino's role as a place for people in addition to cars...
Read On Blogosphere: Turn Downtown One Ways into Two Ways Stockton City Limits
Driving in downtown…
Blogosphere: Transit & Place Making, Why LA Needs Subway, GAO & Mileage Fees, Buried Freeways, Bike Master Planning
January 15, 2013
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Blogosphere: Alternatives for the Valley BRT Project
The Source
A bus rapid transit or light rail line along Van Nuys Boulevard are among the options recommended for further study in the Alternative Analysis released today by Metro for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project...
A bus rapid transit or light rail line along Van Nuys Boulevard are among the options recommended for further study in the Alternative Analysis released today by Metro for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project...
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