Transport: Virginia Beach LRT Planning, Moderating Congestion Worries, San Diego Trolley Gets Fed OK, Fed Infrastructure Timelines
May 20, 2013
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Virginia Beach Light Rail at a Crossroads
Virginian Pilot
The once-abstract idea of light rail in the city continues to take shape as planners crunch the numbers and take public comment on the most detailed scenarios yet for sending The Tide to the Oceanfront.
Transport: Bill To Let Dallas Transit Into Arlington, 51 Metros Ranked On Accessibility, Arlington's 'Super Stop' Fight, London Cycling Festival, PPP Idea for Virginia LRT Line
April 4, 2013
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Green Line to Medford Won't Open Until 2019
Daily Free Press
Despite a growing burden of debt, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority could begin construction on extending the Green Line from Lechmere to College Avenue in Medford and Union Square in Somerville in the coming months.
Transport: SunRail Expectations, Amtrak National Network, Transit Vital To Pittsburgh, Denver East Colfax Corridor Planning
March 18, 2013
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Don't Expect SunRail to Be Cure All
Orlando Sentinel
There I was, happily reading a front-page story about plans to bring assorted rail projects to Orlando, when I ran face first into these statements from transit supporters:
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Local Businesses Giving Telecommuting a Try
Virginian Pilot
Julie Rowland's townhouse sits back from a crescent-shaped street in Virginia Beach's Timberlake neighborhood. Few cars travel down it during the day. Inside, the phone almost never rings.
News: Detroit Transit Vision, Texrail Project Map, Funding Colorado Fastracks, HOT Lanes Spreading, Charlotte Streetcar Caution
December 5, 2012
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Twin Cities: Feds Given More Time to Assess SW LRT
Minneapolis Star Tribune
A relatively obscure federal agency has been awarded extra time to weigh in on the proposed Southwest Corridor light-rail line...
Read On Los Angeles: Transit Tax Measure Loses, Streetcar Wins KCET
Bittersweet news has hit Los Angeles transit advocates over the past two days. First, Measure J, the L.A. County November 6 ballot initiative to extend a sales tax dedicated to transportation projects by 30 years, lost by nearly…
A relatively obscure federal agency has been awarded extra time to weigh in on the proposed Southwest Corridor light-rail line...
Read On Los Angeles: Transit Tax Measure Loses, Streetcar Wins KCET
Bittersweet news has hit Los Angeles transit advocates over the past two days. First, Measure J, the L.A. County November 6 ballot initiative to extend a sales tax dedicated to transportation projects by 30 years, lost by nearly…
News: Virginia Beach Light Rail Vote, NC LRT Sales Tax Passes, Houston Guts Transit Tax, Columbia Crossing Defeat
November 7, 2012
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Virginia Beach: LRT Support Measure Likely to Pass
Virginian Pilot
Light-rail supporters wanted a decisive approval of a referendum they hoped would spur the city to bring The Tide here...
Read On North Carolina: Orange County Passes LRT Ballot WCHL Chappel Hill
On Election Night, the controversial half-cent transit sales tax easily won the vote in Orange County-but while all of Orange County's urban precincts voted for the referendum, all of its rural precincts voted against…
Light-rail supporters wanted a decisive approval of a referendum they hoped would spur the city to bring The Tide here...
Read On North Carolina: Orange County Passes LRT Ballot WCHL Chappel Hill
On Election Night, the controversial half-cent transit sales tax easily won the vote in Orange County-but while all of Orange County's urban precincts voted for the referendum, all of its rural precincts voted against…
News: Detroit Regional Transit Needs, Bus-Only Lanes In Chicago, NY Taxi App Quits, BRT & TOD In Twin Cities
October 18, 2012
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Detroit: LaHood - Regional Organization Desired
Railway Age
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood visited Detroit Monday with a suggestion that a Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority might be better equipped to land federal funding for transportation projects, including assistance with a much-debated streetcar project...
Read On National: Is DC's Economic Future Tied to Cars? Transportation Nation
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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood visited Detroit Monday with a suggestion that a Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority might be better equipped to land federal funding for transportation projects, including assistance with a much-debated streetcar project...
Read On National: Is DC's Economic Future Tied to Cars? Transportation Nation
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Blogosphere: Techno Transit Fantasy, TIFIA Rush, S.America Road Use Pricing, Virginia Beach LRT Vote, City Rankings
October 2, 2012
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Blogosphere: The Techno Fantasy that Refuses to Die
Human Transit
An article in Fast Company, by Li Wen and Shawn Gayle, has unfortunately give more oxygen to the so-called NETWORK_LA proposal, which is founded on the delusion..
Read On Blogosphere: DOT Approves $545m Loan for Crenshaw The Source
The loan was announced back in 2010, but a lot of paperwork goes into securing these things. The good news is that the deal is now…
An article in Fast Company, by Li Wen and Shawn Gayle, has unfortunately give more oxygen to the so-called NETWORK_LA proposal, which is founded on the delusion..
Read On Blogosphere: DOT Approves $545m Loan for Crenshaw The Source
The loan was announced back in 2010, but a lot of paperwork goes into securing these things. The good news is that the deal is now…
News: VA Beach LRT Vote, Streetcar Return To Houston, Portland's Bike Focus, Austin Downtown Residential
September 10, 2012
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Norfolk: VA Beach LRT Splits Council
Virginian Pilot
Some city officials want to create what they call a "citizen information campaign" to educate residents on an upcoming referendum on extending light rail from Norfolk...
Read On Houston: East End Looking Towards Streetcars Houston Chronicle
As the once solidly industrial East End transforms with a 4-month-old soccer stadium, a light rail line under construction and the imminent sale of a 136-acre plot that could…
Some city officials want to create what they call a "citizen information campaign" to educate residents on an upcoming referendum on extending light rail from Norfolk...
Read On Houston: East End Looking Towards Streetcars Houston Chronicle
As the once solidly industrial East End transforms with a 4-month-old soccer stadium, a light rail line under construction and the imminent sale of a 136-acre plot that could…
News: Transit Resiliency, Des Moines BRT Stalls, Bike & Pedestrian Funding, TIF District Benefits, City Allergies
May 10, 2012
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Salt Lake City: Sugarhouse Streetcar Starts Construction
Salt Lake Tribune
Under the warm spring sun Wednesday, a crowd gathered at 2235 Main St. in South Salt Lake to celebrate the beginning of the long anticipated return of streetcars to the Salt Lake Valley...
Read On Pittsburgh: Impact of Port Authority Route Eliminations UCSUR Pub
The Port Authority of Allegheny County has proposed a 35 percent service reduction to cope with a looming $64 million budget shortfall.
Under the warm spring sun Wednesday, a crowd gathered at 2235 Main St. in South Salt Lake to celebrate the beginning of the long anticipated return of streetcars to the Salt Lake Valley...
Read On Pittsburgh: Impact of Port Authority Route Eliminations UCSUR Pub
The Port Authority of Allegheny County has proposed a 35 percent service reduction to cope with a looming $64 million budget shortfall.
Blogosphere: Virginia Beach Rail Vote, Transit Score, Transit-Oriented Burbs, Sustainable Cities, Urban Planning For Dummies, 'Evil' Suburbs
April 30, 2012
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Blogosphere: The Onion Releases Transit Issue
Planetizen
Out this week, the satirical newspaper The Onion has collected a host of stories dedicated to transit and transportation. Some of these you may have seen before, but many are new to us...
Read On Editorial: Virginia Beach's Second Chance for Rail Virginian Pilot
People in Virginia Beach have been talking about light rail since the 1970s. In 1999, the last time they were asked whether to bring it to the city, about 42,000 voters said no. ..
Out this week, the satirical newspaper The Onion has collected a host of stories dedicated to transit and transportation. Some of these you may have seen before, but many are new to us...
Read On Editorial: Virginia Beach's Second Chance for Rail Virginian Pilot
People in Virginia Beach have been talking about light rail since the 1970s. In 1999, the last time they were asked whether to bring it to the city, about 42,000 voters said no. ..
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