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Urbanism & Design: Toronto's Waterfront Value, Shared Streets in LA, Smarter Smart Growth

May 2, 2013

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URBANISM & DESIGN Toronto Waterfront Generated Twice the Revenue Spent 680 News Toronto Waterfront Toronto is doing some bragging about taxpayers’ money being well spent. It has released a study that finds revitalizing the waterfront has generated more than twice the value of public investment to date.
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Reconnecting America To Provide Free Place-Based Sustainability Technical Assistance In Seattle And Phoenix

April 22, 2013

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Reconnecting America, as a partner in Livability Solutions, has been selected to provide technical assistance to the Seattle Department of Planning & Development and Valley Metro in Phoenix as part of a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Sustainable Communities under their Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program.

Environment & Ecology: Sustainability Debate In Phoenix, Dutch Lessons On Living With Water

April 12, 2013

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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Debate Over Sustainability in Phoenix Global Site Plans In a recent op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, William deBuys, author of A Great Aridness, predicted a bleak climate future for Phoenix, Arizona.

Urban Issues: Open Data & Big Issues, Healthy Food & Prices, Ridiculous Housing Market, CityScan Enforcement, Separate & Unequal In DC

April 9, 2013

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URBAN ISSUES Open Data Shifts from Apps to Big Issues Politico, via: @urbandata The term open data brings to mind images of next bus apps and geeks poring over data sets about potholes, but advocates say the next phase…

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.

Environment & Ecology: Getting US Off Oil, Water As Human Right, Chances Of Meteor Destruction, Phoenix's Hot Future

March 18, 2013

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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Obama Wants $2B To Get US Off Oil Washington Post President Obama's newest energy proposal is a $2 billion "Energy Security Trust" fund for research into advanced technologies to reduce America's reliance on oil. Read On Is Water a Human Right or Commodity Guardian UK In this month's podcast we'll be discussing the pressure on water resources. We want to hear your thoughts Read On

Blogosphere: Phoenix LRT Development, MO Transpo Sales Tax, Preparing For Streetcars, Saluting LA Transpo Future, Marin to SF Rail

March 15, 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: Seeking to Cultivate Change on LRT Lines Global Site Plans
An ambitious project spearheaded by the City of Phoenix, Arizona State University (ASU), and St. Luke's Health Initiative called Reinvent Phoenix aims to change the way Phoenix's light rail is developed around neighborhoods...

News: Transit Ridership Surges, Baltimore Red Line EIS OK, Death Of Cottonbelt Line, Ann Arbor's Transit-Supportive Density, DC Joint Development

March 11, 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. TRANSPORT National: Transit Surges as Americans Return to Work Reuters
The number of Americans commuting by public transportation rose to the second highest level on record last year, as more people returned to work, according to an annual survey released by the leading U.S. transit association on Monday...

Read On Baltimore: FTA Approves Final EIS for Red Line Progressive Railroading
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed off on the Baltimore Red Line's…

News: Tempe-Mesa Streetcar Link, Mexico HSR Proposal, People-Friendly Transit, Beijing Smog Fight, Dearborn TOD Input

January 31, 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. TRANSPORT Blogosphere: Unions Want a Transpo Funding Defender The Hill
Transportation unions are urging President Obama to appoint a staunch defender of federal road and transit funding to replace outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...

Read On Blogosphere: Rockefeller Wants NTSB Chief The Hill
The chairman of the Senate committee that has to approve Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's replacement is…

Blogosphere: Transit & Place Making, Why LA Needs Subway, GAO & Mileage Fees, Buried Freeways, Bike Master Planning

January 15, 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: 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...

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