Blogosphere: Bike Score, Evaluating TOD Justice, Census Change Impact, Form Based Code Value, Brazil Urban Development
May 15, 2012
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Blogosphere: Walk Score Releases Bike Score
Walk Score Blog
Just in time for Bike to Work Week, we are thrilled to launch Bike Score and our first ranking of the most bikeable U.S. cities. See how your city ranks and vote for your city to be next to get Bike Score...
Read On Blogosphere: TOD That Is Healthy, Green & Just Seattle Transit Blog
Today Puget Sound Sage released a new report on Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in the Rainier Valley. It outlines changes seen in the…
Just in time for Bike to Work Week, we are thrilled to launch Bike Score and our first ranking of the most bikeable U.S. cities. See how your city ranks and vote for your city to be next to get Bike Score...
Read On Blogosphere: TOD That Is Healthy, Green & Just Seattle Transit Blog
Today Puget Sound Sage released a new report on Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in the Rainier Valley. It outlines changes seen in the…
News: BRT Rating System, HSR Research, PA Transpo Funding, Trading Lawn For TOD, NY Green Zoning, Student Debt and Home Ownership
May 2, 2012
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National: BRT Systems Getting Rating Standard
Transportation Nation
Now it can be told: there are objective standards for measuring how good your Bus Rapid Transit system is. The Institute for Transportation Development Policy has issued new scoring system to see how good BRT systems around the world are...
Read On Research: Accessibility Impacts of HSR The Transportationist (Full Article)
This paper reviews the state of high-speed rail (HSR)…
Now it can be told: there are objective standards for measuring how good your Bus Rapid Transit system is. The Institute for Transportation Development Policy has issued new scoring system to see how good BRT systems around the world are...
Read On Research: Accessibility Impacts of HSR The Transportationist (Full Article)
This paper reviews the state of high-speed rail (HSR)…
Blogosphere: LA Rail Car Politics, Bike & Walk Investments Pay Off, Affording Affordable Housing, Urban Pollution & Obesity
May 2, 2012
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Opinion: MTA Does Right Thing on Rail Cars
Los Angeles Times
It is in the nature of politicians to keep making the same mistakes over and over again, especially if they're the kind of mistakes favored by a lawmaker's key financial backers...
Read On Blogosphere: Small Investments Can Pay Off DC Streetsblog
If you ever doubted whether a small investment in biking and walking could have a large impact, here is…
It is in the nature of politicians to keep making the same mistakes over and over again, especially if they're the kind of mistakes favored by a lawmaker's key financial backers...
Read On Blogosphere: Small Investments Can Pay Off DC Streetsblog
If you ever doubted whether a small investment in biking and walking could have a large impact, here is…
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…
Blogosphere: Fed Transpo Posturing, True BRT In SF, Atlanta 50/50 Mandate, Sterilized Bus Air, Streetlight Budget Drain, Tea Party Vs. Planners
May 1, 2012
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Opinion: Cars, Trains, Political Posturing
New York Times
The transportation bill is vital, providing billions of dollars to states and communities to build and repair roads, ensure bridges are safe and improve mass transit for millions of commuters. It also sustains some 2.9 million jobs, many in the hard-pressed construction industry. ..
Read On Blogosphere: SF Ready to Commit to True BRT Transbay Blog
In San Francisco, the…
The transportation bill is vital, providing billions of dollars to states and communities to build and repair roads, ensure bridges are safe and improve mass transit for millions of commuters. It also sustains some 2.9 million jobs, many in the hard-pressed construction industry. ..
Read On Blogosphere: SF Ready to Commit to True BRT Transbay Blog
In San Francisco, the…
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: MD Gas Tax Hike Fails, Developer Sidewalk Responsibility, Indianapolis BRT, Boomer Retirees, Giving Mayors More Power
April 19, 2012
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Blogosphere: Maryland Gov Not Able to Raise Gas Tax
DC Streetsblog
Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley of Maryland was dealt a setback last week when the legislature failed to approve a revenue package that would have shored up funding for transportation projects...
Read On Blogosphere: Developers Should Provide Sidewalks Too Greater Greater Washington
Prince George's County, like many other jurisdictions, requires…
Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley of Maryland was dealt a setback last week when the legislature failed to approve a revenue package that would have shored up funding for transportation projects...
Read On Blogosphere: Developers Should Provide Sidewalks Too Greater Greater Washington
Prince George's County, like many other jurisdictions, requires…
Blogosphere: SoCal Sustainability, Walkability Politics, Atlanta Rail Plans, Fresno TOD Imposter, Metropolitan Revolution
April 18, 2012
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Commentary: SoCal Hailed as Model of Sustainability
Los Angeles Times
Southern California is no longer the Great Satan of suburban sprawl. Last month, the Census Bureau released a list of America's densest urban areas, and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim ranked first. New York-Newark was fifth...
Read On Blogosphere: Why Don't Conservative Cities Walk? Slate Moneybox
Reading Tom Vanderbilt's series…
Southern California is no longer the Great Satan of suburban sprawl. Last month, the Census Bureau released a list of America's densest urban areas, and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim ranked first. New York-Newark was fifth...
Read On Blogosphere: Why Don't Conservative Cities Walk? Slate Moneybox
Reading Tom Vanderbilt's series…
News: Pedestrian Safety, Transpo Deductions, Expanding Atlanta Rail, Des Moines BRT, Seattle's Newest Streetcar, A Tax For Affordable Housing
April 11, 2012
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National: The Crisis in American Walking
Slate
A few years ago, at a highway safety conference in Savannah, Ga., I drifted into a conference room where a sign told me a "Pedestrian Safety" panel was being held...
Read On National: Transportation Deductions, Good Idea? Transportation Nation
With gas prices rising, the economy plodding toward a recovery and tax day nearly upon us, the handful of available transportation-related…
A few years ago, at a highway safety conference in Savannah, Ga., I drifted into a conference room where a sign told me a "Pedestrian Safety" panel was being held...
Read On National: Transportation Deductions, Good Idea? Transportation Nation
With gas prices rising, the economy plodding toward a recovery and tax day nearly upon us, the handful of available transportation-related…
Blogosphere: Private Rail Profitability, Charlotte Sidewalks, Parking Mandates, Poticha On Infrastructure, Jacobs On Car-Based Cities
March 28, 2012
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Blogosphere: Can 100% Private Rail Turn Profit?
DC Streetsblog
Public-private partnerships have recently become a popular policy prescription for the prospect of reviving inter-city passenger rail...
Read On Blogosphere: Did Senate Kill Private Finance The New Republic
The federal transportation reauthorization passed by the U.S. Senate earlier this month is notable for its (relative)…
Public-private partnerships have recently become a popular policy prescription for the prospect of reviving inter-city passenger rail...
Read On Blogosphere: Did Senate Kill Private Finance The New Republic
The federal transportation reauthorization passed by the U.S. Senate earlier this month is notable for its (relative)…
