Environment & Econology: Fastest Warming City, Beauty Amid Chicago Industry, Planning Sustainability Focus
May 9, 2013
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Few Trees in Louisville, The Fastest Warming City
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What's the scariest weather event you can think of? A hurricane? Tornado? Storm surge?
News: MTA's Rat Problem, Ft. Worth Rail Plan, Toledo's Better Bus Station, Streetcar Economic Boost, Disney & Anaheim Streetcar, CAHSR Lawsuit Dismissed
March 4, 2013
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New York: Box Tunnel Pact Reserves Space for Future
Railway Age
Amtrak has reached tentative agreement with private developers in Manhattan to construct an 800-foot-long box tunnel on site at the 26-acre Hudson Yards development site on Manhattan's West Side...
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Amtrak has reached tentative agreement with private developers in Manhattan to construct an 800-foot-long box tunnel on site at the 26-acre Hudson Yards development site on Manhattan's West Side...
Read On New York: MTA Works on Rat Problem Wall Street Journal
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News: Chicago Details BRT Lanes, Virginia Transpo Deal, Federal Repair First Focus, SimCity Education, NYU Big Data Campus, Multifamily Housing Starts Drop
February 21, 2013
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Chicago: City Outlines Bus Only Lanes
Crain's Chicago Business
Chicago's Department of Transportation and the CTA today released details on a new public transportation initiative called Bus Rapid Transit...
Read On National: Virginia House/Senate Strike Transpo Deal Transportation Nation
In a final attempt to reach a compromise on measures to raise substantial new revenues for transportation before the scheduled adjournment of the…
Chicago's Department of Transportation and the CTA today released details on a new public transportation initiative called Bus Rapid Transit...
Read On National: Virginia House/Senate Strike Transpo Deal Transportation Nation
In a final attempt to reach a compromise on measures to raise substantial new revenues for transportation before the scheduled adjournment of the…
News: World Bank Transport Spending, Bridge Project Divides City, Charlotte Streetcar Questions, Downtown Seattle Rebound
February 20, 2013
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National: 'Fix it First' Fantasy
National Journal Transportation Experts
President Obama loves to invest in infrastructure. He has been asking for a $50 billion in "frontloaded" investments to repair bridges and roads for the past four years. ..
Read On Research: Urban Transport Spending by World Bank TRB TRID
Over the preceding decade, the World Bank committed about US$7.5bn in loans for urban transport projects in its client countries, involving total project costs of nearly…
President Obama loves to invest in infrastructure. He has been asking for a $50 billion in "frontloaded" investments to repair bridges and roads for the past four years. ..
Read On Research: Urban Transport Spending by World Bank TRB TRID
Over the preceding decade, the World Bank committed about US$7.5bn in loans for urban transport projects in its client countries, involving total project costs of nearly…
Blogosphere: Investing In Multipurpose Streets, Citywide Transport Planning, St. Louis TOD Market Study, Unburying Lexington Stream
January 16, 2013
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Blogosphere: Invest in Multipurpose Streets
LA Streetsblog
Municipal bond rates are at historic lows. A memo by two respected faculty members at the UCLA Anderson Forecast (available at Streetsblog, for some reason link to city website is broken) suggests the city take advantage of these low rates to fund a $3 billion program to resurface, rehabilitate, and reconstruct city streets...
Read On Blogosphere: DC Tries for Citywide…
Municipal bond rates are at historic lows. A memo by two respected faculty members at the UCLA Anderson Forecast (available at Streetsblog, for some reason link to city website is broken) suggests the city take advantage of these low rates to fund a $3 billion program to resurface, rehabilitate, and reconstruct city streets...
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News: Hawaii BRT Alternative, Buses As Wannabe Trains, Beavers Vs. Human Engineers, Rio Slum's Olympic Facelift, Downtown Pop Growth
September 28, 2012
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Louisville: Does City Need More Highways?
New York Times
More and more Americans, educated 20-somethings and empty nesters among them, want to live downtown. Plenty of downtowns are coming back; many are thriving. Even so, we remain a nation in thrall to suburbs, highways, cars...
Read On Hawaii: Mayoral Candidate Releases BRT Alternative Honolulu…
More and more Americans, educated 20-somethings and empty nesters among them, want to live downtown. Plenty of downtowns are coming back; many are thriving. Even so, we remain a nation in thrall to suburbs, highways, cars...
Read On Hawaii: Mayoral Candidate Releases BRT Alternative Honolulu…
News: Planning Delhi's Future, Beijing Congestion Levies, Obama 'Can't Wait' Projects, Detroit LRT Fed Discussion, NY Love Bike Lanes
August 22, 2012
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International: Planning Dehli's Future
Wall Street Journal
It's no secret that Indian cities face infrastructure challenges. Problems are often exacerbated by the lack of coordination among local government agencies, who anyway need to take a much more prominent role in urban planning...
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It's no secret that Indian cities face infrastructure challenges. Problems are often exacerbated by the lack of coordination among local government agencies, who anyway need to take a much more prominent role in urban planning...
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Blogosphere: Autos Vs. Bikes & Peds, Chinese Urban Rail Investments, Affordable Housing Map, Defining A Global City
August 20, 2012
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Blogosphere: Safety in Walking, Biking, Transit
Metropolis Magazine
In June, 24-year-old Emma Blumstein was bicycling along Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, in the bike lane, when a flatbed truck turned in front of her. She went under the wheels, and was killed...
Read On Blogosphere: Civil Rights Suit Over Zoo Interchange DC Streetsblog
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In June, 24-year-old Emma Blumstein was bicycling along Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, in the bike lane, when a flatbed truck turned in front of her. She went under the wheels, and was killed...
Read On Blogosphere: Civil Rights Suit Over Zoo Interchange DC Streetsblog
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News: TIFIA Highway Projects, Delhi Bus Corridor, Milan Congestion Charge, Landscape Typology, Cycling & Pedestrian Appeal
August 14, 2012
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National: TIFIA Puts 'Bridge to Nowhere' Back On Track
Financial Times
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood discussed the changes to TIFIA on a conference call with reporters late last month, saying it would jumpstart financing for construction, "Each dollar of federal funds can provide approximately $10 in TIFIA credit assistance, meaning $17 billion in loans through TIFIA. That in turn, can leverage $20 to $30 billion in investment." ....
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood discussed the changes to TIFIA on a conference call with reporters late last month, saying it would jumpstart financing for construction, "Each dollar of federal funds can provide approximately $10 in TIFIA credit assistance, meaning $17 billion in loans through TIFIA. That in turn, can leverage $20 to $30 billion in investment." ....
Blogosphere: Big Dig's Big Costs, Infrstructure Bank, Transit & Work In Dallas, Cheapness Of BRT
July 13, 2012
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Blogosphere: Boston's Big Dig Buries Other Projects
Planetizen
Completed years ago, the true cost of Boston's "Big Dig" is finally being tallied. Unfortunately, for residents of Massachusetts, the tab is far from paid, imperiling funding for other necessary transportation projects, reports Eric Moskowitz. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Infrastructure Bank is a Mixed Bag Transportation Issues Daily
A new report concludes a federal infrastructure bank could depoliticize decisions, but would duplicate existing…
Completed years ago, the true cost of Boston's "Big Dig" is finally being tallied. Unfortunately, for residents of Massachusetts, the tab is far from paid, imperiling funding for other necessary transportation projects, reports Eric Moskowitz. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Infrastructure Bank is a Mixed Bag Transportation Issues Daily
A new report concludes a federal infrastructure bank could depoliticize decisions, but would duplicate existing…
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