Transport: Boston Line Adds Stations, Future Of Streetcars, Maryland Joint-Development LRT Project, Bike Share As Corporate Perk
May 17, 2013
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Fairmount Line Adds Two New Stations
Boston Globe
As the Fairmount Corridor Commuter Rail Line train peeled away from Readville one morning, a stocky conductor began collecting fares on the only car open to passengers.
Urban Issues: Wisconsin Vs. Milwaukee, Obama Brand Of Regionalism, Housing Supply & Prices, Detroit's Terrible Finances, Science & Lethality Of Loneliness
May 14, 2013
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Is Wisconsin State Legislature at War with Milwaukee?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, via: @urbanophile
Even before such hot topics as residency and a proposed streetcar came before the …
Transport: Shanghai Monorail, Megabus 25M Rides, Making City Bike-Friendly, BRT In China, Bottineau LRT OK'd
May 10, 2013
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Shanghai Thinking Monorail
China Daily
Shanghai is likely to introduce the country's first suspended monorail train by 2015 to improve the city's worsening traffic congestion and pollution levels.
Transport: Bike Infrastructure Debate, Oakland Streetcar Study, Spanish HSR Lessons, Milwaukee Streetcar Plan Threatened
May 9, 2013
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Bike Infrastructure Debate Settled
Streetsblog Net
For decades, cyclists bickered amongst themselves about the efficacy and safety of bike infrastructure. With the proliferation of protected bike lanes in recent years, however, everyone can see that predictions about bike lanes making streets more dangerous for cycling simply didn't come to pass.
Urban Issues: Detroit Quest, Baby Boomer Urban Housing Impact, Building A Better City, Investing In Fiber, Housing Mititagates Transit Noise
April 15, 2013
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Dan Gilbert's Quest to Bring Back Detroit
New York Times Magazine
THE best way to experience all that is strange and a little otherworldly about downtown Detroit is to walk the streets around 5 p.m. on a weekday.
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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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.
Blogosphere: Amtrak-State Partnerships, Senate Restores MAP-21 Funding, Eliminating STROADS, Indy Blue Line Alternatives
March 14, 2013
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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…
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…
Blogosphere: Portland Bike Oriented Development, End Of Fed Highway Support, Accessing Academic Journals, Harvesting Rainwater, Building Better Civic Tech
March 12, 2013
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Blogosphere: Portland Retailers Swoop In on Bikeways
Green Lane Project
Urban commercial real estate has always been a rough-and-tumble scrum, and now Amazon.com has torn up the playbook. Across the country, many brick-and-mortar retailers are in big trouble...
Read On Blogosphere: Why Was State Street Ped Mall a Failure Chicago Streetsblog
When I was a bicycle messenger in the early nineties, the State…
Urban commercial real estate has always been a rough-and-tumble scrum, and now Amazon.com has torn up the playbook. Across the country, many brick-and-mortar retailers are in big trouble...
Read On Blogosphere: Why Was State Street Ped Mall a Failure Chicago Streetsblog
When I was a bicycle messenger in the early nineties, the State…
Blogosphere: Anti-Transit Budget, Oklahoma City Streetcar Debate, Transit Poverty, Cyclist Etiquette, How Free Transit Works In US
March 7, 2013
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Blogosphere: Is Scott Walker Killing Off Public Transit
Express Milwaukee
Republican Gov. Scott Walker's proposed state budget could provide the death knell for public transit systems across the state...
Read On Blogosphere: Growing Debate Over Transit, Maps 3 News Oklahoma
Whether or not one agrees with the various stances taken by Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid, a couple of fundamentals are certainly indisputable...
Republican Gov. Scott Walker's proposed state budget could provide the death knell for public transit systems across the state...
Read On Blogosphere: Growing Debate Over Transit, Maps 3 News Oklahoma
Whether or not one agrees with the various stances taken by Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid, a couple of fundamentals are certainly indisputable...
News: Gas Prices & Consumer Spending, San Antonio Streetcar, Winnipeg BRT Expansion, Lessons From 40s On Housing & Health, San Jose BART TOD Project
February 27, 2013
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National: Gas Price Changes Have No Lasting Damage
NBC News
The recent run-up in gasoline prices has some economists - including Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke - worried about the impact on consumer spending and the economy...
Read On National: Is President Just Talk on Infrastructure? Governing (via Streetsblog DC)
It's becoming a bit of a running gag in the transportation community: President Obama is one of the loudest…
The recent run-up in gasoline prices has some economists - including Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke - worried about the impact on consumer spending and the economy...
Read On National: Is President Just Talk on Infrastructure? Governing (via Streetsblog DC)
It's becoming a bit of a running gag in the transportation community: President Obama is one of the loudest…
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