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…
Blogosphere: Houston Transpo Challenges, Indy Green Line, Transit & Congestion, Portland Lessons For Twin Cities, God Created Transit
February 7, 2013
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Blogosphere: Transpo Challenges Defy Simple Solutions
Houston Chronicle Highwayman Blog
Houston is a big, sprawling, diverse place; people often point to this as one of its charms. As a frequent eater (see photo) I enjoy having creole, Asian, Latin and a host of other flavors just a short drive away...
Read On Blogosphere: Electric Won't be Mainstream Green Car Website UK
Fear is the key factor which will prevent electric cars from…
Houston is a big, sprawling, diverse place; people often point to this as one of its charms. As a frequent eater (see photo) I enjoy having creole, Asian, Latin and a host of other flavors just a short drive away...
Read On Blogosphere: Electric Won't be Mainstream Green Car Website UK
Fear is the key factor which will prevent electric cars from…
News: SF $2M Bike Projects, Loyola Streetcar Stimulus, Indiana Transit Funding, Minnesota Sales Tax Boon, Dallas Throwing Away $4B
January 29, 2013
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San Francisco: $200M in Bike Projects Planned
San Francisco Examiner
The City is proposing $200 million worth of changes to its cycling network in the next five years. Building 12 new miles of bike lanes, upgrading 50 miles of existing paths and installing more than 20,000 new racks are all part of the plan...
Read On New Orleans: Officials Tout Loyola Streetcar Stimulus New Orleans Times Picayune
U.S. Secretary of…
The City is proposing $200 million worth of changes to its cycling network in the next five years. Building 12 new miles of bike lanes, upgrading 50 miles of existing paths and installing more than 20,000 new racks are all part of the plan...
Read On New Orleans: Officials Tout Loyola Streetcar Stimulus New Orleans Times Picayune
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News: Ice Fog Danger, Road & Transit Tax Hikes, New Orleans Transit & Redevelopment, Church Vs. Rail Line, Urban Immobility & Identity
January 25, 2013
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Salt Lake City: Particulate Laced Ice Fog A Danger
MSNBC
Michelle Francis keeps one eye on Utah's air quality index and the other on her 9-year-old daughter's chronic asthma these days...
Read On National: Metro's Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels Transportation Nation
Metro transit agency officials are proposing new tunnels to help the…
Michelle Francis keeps one eye on Utah's air quality index and the other on her 9-year-old daughter's chronic asthma these days...
Read On National: Metro's Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels Transportation Nation
Metro transit agency officials are proposing new tunnels to help the…
News: LaHood To Stay At DOT, Inaugural Bike Lane, NYC's Expensize School Buses, Detroit To Begin Streetcar Construction, Oregon HSR Study
January 23, 2013
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National: Boxer - Mayor V Good Transpo Sec Candidate
The Hill
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa would make a "terrific" replacement for Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...
Read On South Bend: Could City See A Streetcar? South Bend Tribune
Residents and visitors may soon be able to hop on an urban people mover such as a rapid transit bus, rubber-tire…
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa would make a "terrific" replacement for Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...
Read On South Bend: Could City See A Streetcar? South Bend Tribune
Residents and visitors may soon be able to hop on an urban people mover such as a rapid transit bus, rubber-tire…
Blogosphere: Revolutionizing Transit, FTA Funding Cuts, Mexico City's Commuter Paradise, Tucson Streetcar View, Terrifying Maintenance Backlog
January 22, 2013
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Blogosphere: How to Revolutionize City's Transit System
CNU Salons
How does a city go from a bus-only transit system to a multi-modal network in a decade? Despite early setbacks, metropolitan Orlando is well on its way to getting connected. In the next few years, public and private projects - mostly on existing rails - will shape the way Central Floridians get around...
Read On Blogosphere: A Triumph of Marketing Over…
How does a city go from a bus-only transit system to a multi-modal network in a decade? Despite early setbacks, metropolitan Orlando is well on its way to getting connected. In the next few years, public and private projects - mostly on existing rails - will shape the way Central Floridians get around...
Read On Blogosphere: A Triumph of Marketing Over…
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
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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...
Blogosphere: Calls For Gas Tax Hike, City Low-Emission Zones, Urban Innovation Model, Cycling In Snow, CAHSR Groundbreaking
January 11, 2013
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Blogosphere: US Chamber Calls for Higher Gas Tax
Governing Magazine
The nation's top business advocate said Thursday it was time for the federal government to "quit fooling around" with funding the transportation trust that fuels many state and local infrastructure projects and called for an increase in the gas tax...
Read On Blogosphere: Low Emission Zones Need Traffic Policies Eltis
Low emission zones (LEZs) that restrict old vehicles in…
The nation's top business advocate said Thursday it was time for the federal government to "quit fooling around" with funding the transportation trust that fuels many state and local infrastructure projects and called for an increase in the gas tax...
Read On Blogosphere: Low Emission Zones Need Traffic Policies Eltis
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Blogosphere: Mica Vs. Amtrak, Austin Cycling Rate, EmX BRT Fed OK, Charlotte Streetcar Funding, Defining BRT Success
January 4, 2013
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Blogosphere: Mica's New Post for Sniping at Amtrak
DC Streetsblog
Perhaps Rep. John Mica's most remarkable legacy as chair of the House Transportation Committee is the single-minded focus he gave to attacking Amtrak. Under the guise of wanting it to succeed, Mica has repeatedly excoriated it as a "Soviet-style monopoly" and a waste of taxpayer dollars...
Read On Blogosphere: Austin Cycling More, Reaches 2% Burnt Orange…
Perhaps Rep. John Mica's most remarkable legacy as chair of the House Transportation Committee is the single-minded focus he gave to attacking Amtrak. Under the guise of wanting it to succeed, Mica has repeatedly excoriated it as a "Soviet-style monopoly" and a waste of taxpayer dollars...
Read On Blogosphere: Austin Cycling More, Reaches 2% Burnt Orange…
