News: Reno Rapid Bus, Best Case Fed Transpo Bill, Twin Cities Central Corridor, Subway Evolution, Urban Suburban
May 16, 2012
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Reno: City to Get Rapid Bus Line
Fox Reno
Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff today announced that the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County received a $5.1 million grant to purchase new hybrid-electric buses and build a new fueling station...
Read On Pennsylvania: Rendell - Bill Should 'Do No Harm' Transportation Nation
Transit backers have…
Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff today announced that the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County received a $5.1 million grant to purchase new hybrid-electric buses and build a new fueling station...
Read On Pennsylvania: Rendell - Bill Should 'Do No Harm' Transportation Nation
Transit backers have…
News: SunRail Funding, Tucson-Phoenix Rail, Texas HSR Plans, Rough Road Tax, Austin Rail Plan, Salt Lake Gentrification, High Tech Ghost Town
May 11, 2012
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Orlando: Bill Would Capture Value for Operations
Orlando Sentinel
A bipartisan bill circulating in Congress could help the SunRail commuter train in Central Florida pay for millions of dollars in annual operating deficits...
Read On Arizona: Rail Between Tucson and Phoenix Studied Arizona Public Media
Several options for passenger rail service…
A bipartisan bill circulating in Congress could help the SunRail commuter train in Central Florida pay for millions of dollars in annual operating deficits...
Read On Arizona: Rail Between Tucson and Phoenix Studied Arizona Public Media
Several options for passenger rail service…
Central Corridor Funders Collabortiave
May 9, 2012
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Reconnecting America Program Director Catherine Cox Blair will be in Twin Cities on May 5 to attend the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative's annual stakeholders event.
News: Planning Megaprojects, Personalized Travel Planning, Encouraging Walking, NY Bike Share, Chicago Train Congestion
May 8, 2012
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National: Amtrak Ticket Checkers to Use iPhones
New York Times
Old-school train conductors are finally ready to give up their hole punchers to try something new: the iPhone...
Read On Research: Why Mass Media Matters to Planning Research Journal of Planning Education and Research (Abstract)
(Note from JW - This paper is by Bent Flyvbjerg and discusses megaprojects) This article asks how planning scholarship may effectively gain impact in planning…
Old-school train conductors are finally ready to give up their hole punchers to try something new: the iPhone...
Read On Research: Why Mass Media Matters to Planning Research Journal of Planning Education and Research (Abstract)
(Note from JW - This paper is by Bent Flyvbjerg and discusses megaprojects) This article asks how planning scholarship may effectively gain impact in planning…
News: Fed Transpo Pressure, Enviro Vs. Infrastructure, CA HSR Testimony, Fed Golden Handcuffs, Food Desert Maps
May 1, 2012
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National: Obama Hits Congress on Transportation Bill
Transportation Nation
President Barack Obama is getting pointed on the transportation bill. Speaking at the AFL-CIO's Building and Construction Trades Department Conference today, Obama whacked the Republican-led House of Representatives for "refusing to pass a bipartisan bill that could guarantee work for millions of construction workers...
Read On Atlanta: Sierra Club Comes Out Against Sales Tax Atlanta Journal…
President Barack Obama is getting pointed on the transportation bill. Speaking at the AFL-CIO's Building and Construction Trades Department Conference today, Obama whacked the Republican-led House of Representatives for "refusing to pass a bipartisan bill that could guarantee work for millions of construction workers...
Read On Atlanta: Sierra Club Comes Out Against Sales Tax Atlanta Journal…
News: KC Streetcar Tax Districts, Anatomy Of Transit Vote Defeat, CA Statewide Rail Planning, Strip Mall Parks
April 30, 2012
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Kansas City: Streetcar Taxing District Advances
Kansas City Business Journal
A Jackson County judge has ruled that Kansas City officials can move forward with plans to create a special taxing district in Downtown to build a streetcar system...
Read On Tampa: Combination of Factors Led to LRT Defeat Tampa Tribune
Frugality, opposition to new taxes, concerns about the bad economy and confusion about rail plans led Hillsborough County voters to defeat a…
A Jackson County judge has ruled that Kansas City officials can move forward with plans to create a special taxing district in Downtown to build a streetcar system...
Read On Tampa: Combination of Factors Led to LRT Defeat Tampa Tribune
Frugality, opposition to new taxes, concerns about the bad economy and confusion about rail plans led Hillsborough County voters to defeat a…
News: Denver Nixes Transit Vote, Bellevue LRT Cost Cutting, Expanding Dallas LRT, Twin Cities TOD Biz Boost
April 26, 2012
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Denver: RTD Board Nixes Fastracks Extension Fall Vote
Denver Post (via Bill S)
A FasTracks proposal to link commuters in the northwest Denver metro area to downtown is stalled after the Regional Transportation District board of directors decided Tuesday night not to pursue a tax increase in November that would fund the idea...
Read On National: Daimler Closing Orion Bus Manufacturing Plant Toronto Star
German automotive giant Daimler announced Wednesday…
A FasTracks proposal to link commuters in the northwest Denver metro area to downtown is stalled after the Regional Transportation District board of directors decided Tuesday night not to pursue a tax increase in November that would fund the idea...
Read On National: Daimler Closing Orion Bus Manufacturing Plant Toronto Star
German automotive giant Daimler announced Wednesday…
Blogoshere: Copenhagen Difference, Robert Moses Effect, Toronto Green Roof Policy, Really Compact Building
April 26, 2012
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Blogosphere: Why Streets of Copenhagen are Different
The Atlantic Cities
Yesterday, I wrote about how the streets of cities in the United States were transformed over time into the exclusive province of cars. Fundamental changes in infrastructure and in law have solidified an attitude of resignation to the idea that people on foot or on bikes will inevitably be struck by vehicles...
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Yesterday, I wrote about how the streets of cities in the United States were transformed over time into the exclusive province of cars. Fundamental changes in infrastructure and in law have solidified an attitude of resignation to the idea that people on foot or on bikes will inevitably be struck by vehicles...
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News: Houston TOD Preference, LA LRT Problems, Oakland BRT Benefits, Italy's Private HSR, Betting Big On TOD, Air Pollution Death Toll
April 23, 2012
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Houston: Mass Transit Gains Momentum in Survey
Houston Chronicle
This year's Kinder Houston Area Survey found strong support for mass transit and a growing number of people who say they want to live within walking distance of work and shopping, reflecting what survey founder Stephen Klineberg predicts will become a fundamental shift in one of the nation's most car-centric cities...
Read On San Francisco: App Built for Muni Goes Unused New York…
This year's Kinder Houston Area Survey found strong support for mass transit and a growing number of people who say they want to live within walking distance of work and shopping, reflecting what survey founder Stephen Klineberg predicts will become a fundamental shift in one of the nation's most car-centric cities...
Read On San Francisco: App Built for Muni Goes Unused New York…
Twin Cities TOD Advisory Committee meeting
April 17, 2012
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Reconnecting America Policy Associate Elizabeth Wampler will be in Minneappolis on April 17 and 18 for the local TOD Advisory Committee meeting. The TOD Advisory Committee brings together a collection of public agency representatives, regional non-profit advocacy groups, the business community, foundation staff and others that represent a growing network of groups proactively engaged in supporting transit-oriented development in the Twin Cities. Read more about the committee here.
