Blogosphere: Light Rail & Racial Justice, Car Sharing Impact, Traffic Fatality & Poverty, Complete Streets For All, Bike Share Parking
May 16, 2012
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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.
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Blogosphere: Light Rail and Racial Justice
Sightline Daily
Anyone familiar with Seattle's Rainier Valley knows it's a place in transition. Long one of the most racially diverse neighborhoods in the Northwest, it has for many decades struggled economically...
Read On Blogosphere: Car Sharing Could Cut Carbon Emissions DC Streetsblog
The brilliant thing about car-sharing is that it leads people to drive less by providing access to cars. It…
Anyone familiar with Seattle's Rainier Valley knows it's a place in transition. Long one of the most racially diverse neighborhoods in the Northwest, it has for many decades struggled economically...
Read On Blogosphere: Car Sharing Could Cut Carbon Emissions DC Streetsblog
The brilliant thing about car-sharing is that it leads people to drive less by providing access to cars. It…
FTA's New Starts Program Will Still Evaluate Alternatives
May 3, 2012
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The Wall Street Journal’s April 30 opinion piece, “The New Earmarkers: Cost Analysis for Transit Projects Gives Way to ‘Social Equity’”, demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of how the Federal Transit Administration evaluates proposed transit projects under its New Starts grant program. The piece implies that proposed rules issued earlier this year would “do away with … comparative cost analysis” and would instead give more weight in the evaluation process to “social equity and environmental considerations.” This assertion is wrong on both counts.
News: NY Vs. Megabus, Funding Detroit LRT, LA Mayor Transpo Secy?, Harm In Sprawl, Talking About Gentrification
April 25, 2012
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New York: Port Authority Wants Megabus Out
Transportation Nation
The Port Authority doesn't want Megabus to be able to pick up passengers on the sidewalk outside the West-side bus terminal. The city's Department of Transportation gave the discount carrier - known for occasional $1 fares - a three-month trial permit to operate on West 41st Street outside the terminal, which expires in early May...
Read On Detroit: M1 Rail Getting Ready to Go Crain's Detroit
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The Port Authority doesn't want Megabus to be able to pick up passengers on the sidewalk outside the West-side bus terminal. The city's Department of Transportation gave the discount carrier - known for occasional $1 fares - a three-month trial permit to operate on West 41st Street outside the terminal, which expires in early May...
Read On Detroit: M1 Rail Getting Ready to Go Crain's Detroit
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House Passage of Transportation Reauthorization Bill
April 19, 2012
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I am pleased there is now bipartisan action on transportation reauthorization by the House that can be conferenced with the Senate. While this six-month extension does not provide the certainty of a multi-year reauthorization, it will keep our transportation network functioning at current funding levels and allow for a conference to begin with the Senate on a longer-term transportation bill.
I look forward to working with the conference committee to ensure that the final version of the bill includes language to keep our existing transit systems operating and provides support for local communities to invest in new transit services, bicycle and pedestrian projects, and transit-oriented development. These items combined will offer more options for Americans in how they travel to meet their daily needs, reducing costs for families struggling with today’s high gas prices.
Blogosphere: NY Transit Trends, Atlanta Conflicting Priorities, Urbanism & Travel Behavior, Top Planning Trends, Visualizing Transit Trip Distance
March 2, 2012
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Blogosphere: NY Transit Use Up, Commute Times Down
Urbanophile
My latest blog post is online over at New Geography. It's called "Commuting in New York City, 2000-2010." In it, I examine some of the trends in commuting over the last decade in New York...
Read On Blogosphere: Different Priorities in Atlanta Conflicting Transport Politic
Getting the residents of the 10-county Atlanta region to agree…
My latest blog post is online over at New Geography. It's called "Commuting in New York City, 2000-2010." In it, I examine some of the trends in commuting over the last decade in New York...
Read On Blogosphere: Different Priorities in Atlanta Conflicting Transport Politic
Getting the residents of the 10-county Atlanta region to agree…
News: TIGER III Grants, Detroit LRT Support, Ann Arbor Commuter Rail, Austin Prime Opportunity, California Eliminates School Bus Funds
December 15, 2011
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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. The Chatter, commentary and opposition articles will be found towards the bottom.
National: TIGER III News Begins to Break
DC Streetsblog
U.S. DOT is officially announcing the winners of the third round of TIGER grants tomorrow, but they give the news to members of Congress first so those members can brag about all the bacon they bring home. See below for a list of the grants we know about so far...
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U.S. DOT is officially announcing the winners of the third round of TIGER grants tomorrow, but they give the news to members of Congress first so those members can brag about all the bacon they bring home. See below for a list of the grants we know about so far...
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News: Transpo Bill, TIGGER Funds, Highway Suffering, Cool Glacier, Retiring HSR Talk, Twin Cities BRT
November 18, 2011
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Blogosphere: USDOT Tries to Bring Back HSR Dreams
October 5, 2011|Streetsblog DC
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High-speed rail has had a rough go of it lately. The House refused to give it a dime for next year, while the Senate only managed to allocate a fraction of what the president wanted. President Obama stuck some money back in via his jobs package, but it already seems clear that the package won't pass as proposed, and we know high-speed rail is the always first for the chopping block... Read On
National: RITA, USDOT Administrator Appel Leaves Traffic
October 3, 2011|Technology Today (via @dani_elkins)
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The administrator of the USDOT Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Peter Appel, has announced that he is leaving the position that he has held for the past two and a half years... Read On
Blogosphere: Federal Partnership On the Line
September 20, 2011|DC Streetsblog
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Tomorrow, a Senate panel will vote on two budget bills for FY2012, one of which is for transportation and housing programs. The draft of the bill isn't available until after the subcommittee markup tomorrow, but Smart Growth America is calling attention to the fact that it's important to make sure the bill includes funding for the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, the partnership between USDOT, the EPA, and HUD... Read On
