Blogosphere: Transit Funding Future, Giving Bikes Priority, How HSR Transforms, Instanbul Transpo Problems, Ped-Transit Oriented Design, Lazy Urbanism
March 13, 2013
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Blogosphere: A Look Fed Funding for Transit Operations
Transport Politic
With a budget stalemate in Congress, the future for transit funding may increasingly be in the hands of state and local governments. But that could magnify seriously inequitable outcomes, an analysis of data from 65 cities shows...
Read On Blogosphere: Amtrak Draws Fire, Aviation Ignored DC Streetsblog
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With a budget stalemate in Congress, the future for transit funding may increasingly be in the hands of state and local governments. But that could magnify seriously inequitable outcomes, an analysis of data from 65 cities shows...
Read On Blogosphere: Amtrak Draws Fire, Aviation Ignored DC Streetsblog
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News: LaHood's Future, UTA Opens Front Runner, Columbia Pike Streetcar, CA HSR Brawl, TOAH Fund Honored
December 6, 2012
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National: LaHood Talks About Staying
Politico
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood looks like he'll be sticking around DOT into President Barack Obama's second term...
Read On Utah: UTA Marks the Opening of the Front Runner Progressive Railroading
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) will host a celebration tomorrow for the Dec. 10 opening of the new FrontRunner South commuter-rail line between Salt Lake City and Provo...
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood looks like he'll be sticking around DOT into President Barack Obama's second term...
Read On Utah: UTA Marks the Opening of the Front Runner Progressive Railroading
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) will host a celebration tomorrow for the Dec. 10 opening of the new FrontRunner South commuter-rail line between Salt Lake City and Provo...
News: Honolulu Fed Funding, $353M Passenger Railcar Purchase, Barriers To Passenger Rail, Tolling Federal Highways, Austin Auto-Ped Fatalities
November 20, 2012
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National: AASHTO Gets a New Executive Director Governing
Frederick "Bud" Wright, a former executive director of the Federal Highway Administration, will lead the association that represents state transportation departments...
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Hawaii: Feds to Sign Grant Agreement for Rail Soon Honolulu Star Advertiser
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation will sign a full-funding grant agreement with the Federal Transit Administration to provide $1.55 billion for…
National: AASHTO Gets a New Executive Director Governing
Frederick "Bud" Wright, a former executive director of the Federal Highway Administration, will lead the association that represents state transportation departments...
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Hawaii: Feds to Sign Grant Agreement for Rail Soon Honolulu Star Advertiser
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation will sign a full-funding grant agreement with the Federal Transit Administration to provide $1.55 billion for…
News: Ann Arbor Transit Connector Study, Jumpstarting Detroit Transit, Twin Cities BRT OK, Charlotte LRT Extension
October 16, 2012
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Ann Arbor: Transit Connector Study OK'd
Ann Arbor Chronicle
The study of a transportation connector between the northeast and south sides of Ann Arbor has received the final nudge forward it needed to get started - a $30,000 contribution from the city of Ann Arbor...
Read On Detroit: Time to Jumpstart Transit in Metro Detroit Detroit Free Press
Gov. Rick Snyder said today he wants to see progress on stalled legislation to overhaul mass transit in metro Detroit by the…
The study of a transportation connector between the northeast and south sides of Ann Arbor has received the final nudge forward it needed to get started - a $30,000 contribution from the city of Ann Arbor...
Read On Detroit: Time to Jumpstart Transit in Metro Detroit Detroit Free Press
Gov. Rick Snyder said today he wants to see progress on stalled legislation to overhaul mass transit in metro Detroit by the…
News: Apple iOS Ignores Transit, Trolley-Oriented Development, DC Streetcar Neighborhood, Free Tampa Streetcar
September 20, 2012
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National: Apple Tells Transit Riders "Take a Hike"
Forbes
Apple just released its new highly anticipated iPhone operating system iOS 6 to the public. The upgrade offers tons of new features. But the biggest change for me so far is the new Apple Maps app, which replaces the Google Maps app...
Read On St. Louis: Will Loop Trolley Spur Development? Riverfront Times
Writing just days after the Loop Trolley route was finalized, prolific urban-issues…
Apple just released its new highly anticipated iPhone operating system iOS 6 to the public. The upgrade offers tons of new features. But the biggest change for me so far is the new Apple Maps app, which replaces the Google Maps app...
Read On St. Louis: Will Loop Trolley Spur Development? Riverfront Times
Writing just days after the Loop Trolley route was finalized, prolific urban-issues…
News: Walkability, Honolulu Rail, Anti-Bus Bus Ads, Light Pollution, Ottawa's Infill Rules, Protecting Dallas Trees
April 13, 2012
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National: What's Your Walk Score?
Slate (Part 3 of Walking Series)
The first thing to note about Walk Score-the company that tracks the "walkability" of locations around the world-is that its office, in the Laurelhurst section of Seattle, is not exactly a paragon of pedestrianism...
Read On Honolulu: Rail Project Gains Momentum, Critics Bond…
The first thing to note about Walk Score-the company that tracks the "walkability" of locations around the world-is that its office, in the Laurelhurst section of Seattle, is not exactly a paragon of pedestrianism...
Read On Honolulu: Rail Project Gains Momentum, Critics Bond…
Blogosphere: Pinellas Light Rail, Bay Area Rail Conspiracies, Deadly Roads, Modernist City Planning, Freeway Parklands, Low Income Housing Cutbacks
February 27, 2012
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Editorial: Light Rail Plans Get Rolling
Tampa Bay Times
After more than a year of quiet discussions between local officials and transportation experts, the conversation about public transportation in Pinellas is about to get broader and louder...
Read On Blogosphere: Various BART v HSR Conspiracy Theories Caltrain HSR Compatibility Blog
The unfortunate reality of Bay Area transit politics is that twenty-eight agencies compete for funding and…
After more than a year of quiet discussions between local officials and transportation experts, the conversation about public transportation in Pinellas is about to get broader and louder...
Read On Blogosphere: Various BART v HSR Conspiracy Theories Caltrain HSR Compatibility Blog
The unfortunate reality of Bay Area transit politics is that twenty-eight agencies compete for funding and…
News: American Wall Map, Policies & Foreclosure, Urban Development Politics, Phoenix Transit Plan, End Of California Redevelopment Agencies
January 3, 2012
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National: Best American Wall Map You've Never Seen
Slate (via Mike L)
American mapmaking's most prestigious honor is the "Best of Show" award at the annual competition of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society. The five most recent winners were all maps designed by large, well-known institutions: National Geographic (three times), the Central Intelligence Agency Cartography Center, and the U.S. Census Bureau...
American mapmaking's most prestigious honor is the "Best of Show" award at the annual competition of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society. The five most recent winners were all maps designed by large, well-known institutions: National Geographic (three times), the Central Intelligence Agency Cartography Center, and the U.S. Census Bureau...
Ottawa: Regional Commuter Rail Gaining Steam
September 15, 2011|CBC News
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The company hoping to launch a passenger rail service through the National Capital region to six outlying communities says the plan is gathering steam... Read On
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July 28, 2011|Ottawa Citizen
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"One way or another, people buying new homes in Ottawa over the next several decades are going to foot a very big share of the city's transit construction costs" Read On
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