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Transport: Transit Wiki, Richmond VA Transit Network Plans, Driving Down & Highway Spending Up, Speeding Seattle Transit Studies

April 11, 2013
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TRANSPORT Transit Wiki for Information Sharing  Human Transit   I've recently learned of a new resource for sharing knowledge and best practices related to transit planning: transitwiki.org.
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Urbanism & Design: TOD As Sprawl Repair, Architect Paolo Soleri, 'Pedestrian Street' Zoning, 3 Pillars Of Seoul Development, Sidewalks As Parking Lots

April 11, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN TOD Project Begins Sprawl Repair in Baltimore  Better Cities and Towns   Metro Centre at Owings Mills, Maryland, is a mixed-use, transit-oriented development (TOD) that, upon completion, will support more than 1.2 million square feet of commercial office space
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Urbanism & Design: Urbanist Bracket Challenge, Classical Music As Crime Deterent, Tulsa Vs. Milwaukee In Parking, Zurich Bike-In Cafe

April 10, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Winner of the Urbanist Bracket Challenge  The Atlantic Cities   Now that the Unpaid Pro Basketball Championship is out of the way, we can finally get to the competition that has consumed much of my desktop for the last month: the Urbanist Toolkit Bracket Challenge of 2013.
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Other Views: Agenda 21, Visualizing North American Subways, The Next Great American City

April 9, 2013
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OTHER VIEWS Agenda 21: World Domination or Sustainable Dev?  Tulsa World   Depending on whom you ask, Agenda 21 is either a harmless, nonbinding, 20-year-old United Nations agreement or an action plan for world domination.
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Transport: Bill To Let Dallas Transit Into Arlington, 51 Metros Ranked On Accessibility, Arlington's 'Super Stop' Fight, London Cycling Festival, PPP Idea for Virginia LRT Line

April 4, 2013
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TRANSPORT Green Line to Medford Won't Open Until 2019  Daily Free Press   Despite a growing burden of debt, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority could begin construction on extending the Green Line from Lechmere to College Avenue in Medford and Union Square in Somerville in the coming months.
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Environment & Ecology: Wireless Bus Recharging, NY Subway Seawall Rising, Chicago Learns From High Line, NY Rat Sterilization, Sustainability In St. Louis

April 2, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Germany Testing Wireless Bus Recharge at Stops  Ecology.com   The city of Mannheim, Germany, is about to undertake a pilot project that just might pave the way to the future for zero-emissions and low-noise public transit - electric buses that charge themselves wirelessly while waiting for passengers to get on and off at bus stops.
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Urbanism & Design: Missouri Land Assembly Tax Credit, Detroit Development Plans, San Diego Mixed Use Project, Visualizing Four Square Check-Ins, Cleveland Vs. Spokane Parking

March 28, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Controversial Land Assembly Tax Credit Hearing in Missouri  St. Louis Post Dispatch   St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay was among several people to testify in favor of extending the controversial Distressed Areas Land Assemblage tax credit before a Missouri Senate committee hearing Wednesday.
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Transport: A Look At St. Louis Streetcar Proposal, Portland Mulls Tri-Met Takeover, Freight Rail Anti-Trust Legislation, Controversial 'Bike Highway'

March 22, 2013
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TRANSPORT A Look at the Downtown St. Louis Streetcar  Urban Review St. Louis   Much of the talk about the proposed Downtown to CWE modern streetcar line has been focused on.
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Transport: CAHSR Bond Sale, Toronto Transit Fees & Taxes Supported, Taking BART North, Clean Cars Vs. Efficient Modes

March 19, 2013
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TRANSPORT California Officials Approve HSR Bond Sale  Reuters   California officials approved on Monday the sale of up to $8.6 billion in state bonds to help build a planned high-speed rail system projected to cost $68 billion.
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Urban Issues: Big Ideas For Columbus, Best Comeback Small Towns, Municipal Utilities & Disaster, Seating On The Subway

March 18, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Brainstorming Big Ideas for Columbus' Future  Columbus Dispatch   Almost every day, Mayor Michael B. Coleman walks by LeVeque Tower. He looks to the top of the 555-foot-tall skyscraper, his mind wanders and he imagines.   Read On   America's Best Comeback Small Towns  CNN   Everyone loves a good get-back-up, Rocky-style story. But inspirational tales don't always have to star a guy in shiny shorts - or a big city like Philadelphia.
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