News: Chicago Bus Lanes, Vancouver BRT, CAHSR Numbers, Caltrain Electrification, Gainesville Transit Taxes, London Smart City Test
May 4, 2012
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Chicago: Bus Only Lanes Are Coming Soon
Chicago Sun Times
Bus rapid transit is coming to Chicago. Within two years, CTA bus riders will get their own lane to get through the throngs of traffic near Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center...
Read On Vancouver WA: BRT Plan Gets the Green Light Columbian
A citizens committee Wednesday signaled it's on board for bus rapid transit…
Bus rapid transit is coming to Chicago. Within two years, CTA bus riders will get their own lane to get through the throngs of traffic near Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center...
Read On Vancouver WA: BRT Plan Gets the Green Light Columbian
A citizens committee Wednesday signaled it's on board for bus rapid transit…
Blogosphere: Speeding Cars & Child Safety, TIFIA Loan Value, CAHSR Business Plan, The Vienna Metropolis, Charlotte's Sidewalks
May 4, 2012
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Blogosphere: Think of the Children
Systemic Failure
Politicians will go to any length to protect children from underage sex, predators, and abductions. But when public health professionals suggest children should be protected from speeding automobiles - well, get ready for a whole lot of stupid:..
Read On Blogosphere: A Little TIFIA Goes a Long Way DOT Fastlane
While America waits for Congress to pass a comprehensive, long-term transportation plan, DOT…
Politicians will go to any length to protect children from underage sex, predators, and abductions. But when public health professionals suggest children should be protected from speeding automobiles - well, get ready for a whole lot of stupid:..
Read On Blogosphere: A Little TIFIA Goes a Long Way DOT Fastlane
While America waits for Congress to pass a comprehensive, long-term transportation plan, DOT…
Press Release: How Transit Can Create Opportunity At A Regional Level
April 30, 2012
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Reconnecting America and its partners in Mile High Connects recently released the Denver Regional Equity Atlas, which maps how current and future transit service can connect people to opportunities throughout the region.
How Transit Can Create Opportunity At A Regional Level
April 30, 2012
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Reconnecting America and its partners in Mile High Connects recently released the Denver Regional Equity Atlas, which maps how current and future transit service can connect people to opportunities throughout the region.
News: Tumlin On Congrestion, Houston Transit Funding Vote, Faster HSR, LA LRT Pushes West, Value Capture Research
April 27, 2012
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Ottawa: Jeff Tumlin on Congestion
Ottawa Citizen
It's hard to overstate how much fun Jeffrey Tumlin is to listen to. The California-based consultant on transit-oriented development gave an afternoon talk, a snappy one with an actually worthwhile set of slides, on fighting congestion on roads...
Read On Houston: Residents Will Vote on Transit Funding Houston Chronicle
The Metropolitan Transit…
It's hard to overstate how much fun Jeffrey Tumlin is to listen to. The California-based consultant on transit-oriented development gave an afternoon talk, a snappy one with an actually worthwhile set of slides, on fighting congestion on roads...
Read On Houston: Residents Will Vote on Transit Funding Houston Chronicle
The Metropolitan Transit…
Blogosphere: No TIFIA For Tappan Zee, TransitScore Rankings, Denver Airport City, Green Garage, Cultural Borders
April 27, 2012
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Blogosphere: Feds Reject TIFIA for Tappan Zee
Streetsblog
In a major rebuke to the Cuomo administration's plans for a transit-less Tappan Zee Bridge, the federal government rejected New York State's application for a low-interest federal loan yesterday. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Kubrick's Subway Photos Second Avenue Sagas
Once upon a time, Stanley Kubrick wasn't always an award-winning director. He…
In a major rebuke to the Cuomo administration's plans for a transit-less Tappan Zee Bridge, the federal government rejected New York State's application for a low-interest federal loan yesterday. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Kubrick's Subway Photos Second Avenue Sagas
Once upon a time, Stanley Kubrick wasn't always an award-winning director. He…
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…
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
The private…
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
The private…
News: LA Orange Line Testing, Denver LRT Corridor Ideas, NC LRT Extension Funding, Romeny's HUD Comments, Toronto Condo Boom
April 20, 2012
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Los Angeles: Orange Line Testing Starts Monday
Los Angeles Times
Three weeks of testing are scheduled to begin Monday for the new Orange Line extension -- a $216-million project in the San Fernando Valley that will add four miles to the bus rapid transit route and link it to the Chatsworth Metrolink rail station...
Read On Denver: RTD Seeking Ideas for I225 LRT Project Denver Post
Private firms will soon be asked to submit…
Three weeks of testing are scheduled to begin Monday for the new Orange Line extension -- a $216-million project in the San Fernando Valley that will add four miles to the bus rapid transit route and link it to the Chatsworth Metrolink rail station...
Read On Denver: RTD Seeking Ideas for I225 LRT Project Denver Post
Private firms will soon be asked to submit…
Blogosphere: Obama Veto Threat, Do Cycletracks Work?, Chicago BRT Investment, NJ Toll Brawl
April 20, 2012
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Blogosphere: Would Obama Veto the Bill? Maybe
Transportation Issues Daily
Could Congress pass a transportation bill only to see it vetoed by the President? It's possible, and here's why...
Read On Blogosphere: Do DC's Cycletracks Work? Greater Greater Washington
DDOT officials have said they are waiting to build the L Street cycletrack until they finished a study about the city's 2 existing cycletracks, on 15th Street and Pennsylvania…
Could Congress pass a transportation bill only to see it vetoed by the President? It's possible, and here's why...
Read On Blogosphere: Do DC's Cycletracks Work? Greater Greater Washington
DDOT officials have said they are waiting to build the L Street cycletrack until they finished a study about the city's 2 existing cycletracks, on 15th Street and Pennsylvania…
