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Urbanism & Design: NJ Waterfront Development Feud, Sheep As Lawmowers, Chicago TIF Strategy, Creating Silicon Valley Urban Center

April 8, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN A City Model During the Great War  Bldg Blog   Past Horizons reported the other week that "a large concrete terrain model on Cannock Chase, representing a section of the Great War battle of Messines Ridge, is to be excavated" by archaeologists later this year.
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Transport: Indiana Senate Transit Bill, DC Buses, Transit Lifeline In Rural America, Using BRT To Extend St. Louis Metro Reach

April 5, 2013
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TRANSPORT Transit Bill Moves Through Indiana Senate, Slowly  Urban Indy   HB1011 was heard in the Senate Tax & Fiscal Policy committee on Tuesday, April 2nd. Before any lobbying could begin, the chairman offered an amendment which was seconded and taken up.
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Urbanism & Design: Crowdfunding Rotterdam Bridge, Density Done Well, Exclusive London, Seattle Small Lot Housing Fight, Parking & Affordable Housing

April 3, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Moscow Business Complex Sees Rebirth  Wall Street Journal   Watch out Canary Wharf, Moscow City is rising. Five years after grinding to a halt during the global economic crisis, the ambitious real-estate development in Moscow is fast becoming a reality.
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Transport: Indiana Mass Transit Bill, Transport Petroleum Use Decline, Salt Lake Street Route Dispute, How US Tax Code Favors Autos

March 20, 2013
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TRANSPORT State Sen. Drops Out as Sponsor of Mass Transit Bill  Indianapolis Business Journal, via: @curtailes   Already skeptical of a mass-transit plan for the Indianapolis metro area, influential Sen. Luke Kenley has dropped his sponsorship of a related bill that's due for its first Senate hearing Wednesday.  
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Urbanism & Design: High-Rise Talent Magnets, Wheelchair Office Access, LA Expo Station Rezoning, Willy Wonka Urbanism's Pitfalls

March 20, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Salt Lake County Hopes High Rises Near Transit Attract Talent  Salt Lake Tribune   Draper's ambitious plan to surround its FrontRunner station with a complex of high-rise office towers catering to high-tech companies secured Salt Lake County's financial support Tuesday.   Read On  
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Other Views: Opposition To Transit Bubbles Up In Indianapolis

March 20, 2013
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OTHER VIEWS Opposition to Transit Bubbles Up in Indianapolis  Indianapolis Star   Tea Party activists are organizing the first formal opposition to expanded mass transit in Central Indiana, and they're willing to spend cash to defeat a proposed referendum on the issue.   Read On  
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Blogosphere: Amtrak-State Partnerships, Senate Restores MAP-21 Funding, Eliminating STROADS, Indy Blue Line Alternatives

March 14, 2013
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. TRANSPORT Blogosphere: Expand State Amtrak Partnerships Brookings
As passenger rail ridership grows nationwide, Amtrak and some states are engaging in innovative new partnerships to foster this demand...

Read On Blogosphere: Ambitious Plan Needed for Twin Cities Minnesota Public Radio
Transit planners are fantasizing about making Minnesota's next generation transportation system reality. That means changing the way…
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Blogosphere: Doing Chicago BRT Right, Lego Subway Train, Light Rail & Traffic, Bus-Rail Economics, Transportation Spending

March 5, 2013
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. TRANSPORT Blogosphere: It's Up to Chicago to Do BRT Right Chicago Streetsblog
"We knew how important it was for federal policy makers to see innovation and new ideas bubbling up from important cities around the country," said Nick Turner, managing director of the Rockefeller Foundation at a bus rapid transit roundtable last Friday...

Read On Commentary: Ross Valley Trolley Deserves a Close Look Marin Independent Journal
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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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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. TRANSPORT 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...

Read On New York: MTA Works on Rat Problem Wall Street Journal
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Blogosphere: AASHTO Bike Regs Challenged, LA Transport History, Ode To NY DIY Seating, Protecting Pedestrians, Lincoln Revitalization

March 1, 2013
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. TRANSPORT Commentary: We Found Our Son on the Subway New York Times Opinionator
The story of how Danny and I were married last July in a Manhattan courtroom, with our son, Kevin, beside us, began 12 years earlier, in a dark, damp subway station...

Read On Blogosphere: King County Has Chance to Raise Money Crosscut
The King County Council could find its ability boosted to increase vehicle-related taxes without a public ballot under a bill introduced…
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