News: MTA's Rat Problem, Ft. Worth Rail Plan, Toledo's Better Bus Station, Streetcar Economic Boost, Disney & Anaheim Streetcar, CAHSR Lawsuit Dismissed
March 4, 2013
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New York: Box Tunnel Pact Reserves Space for Future
Railway Age
Amtrak has reached tentative agreement with private developers in Manhattan to construct an 800-foot-long box tunnel on site at the 26-acre Hudson Yards development site on Manhattan's West Side...
Read On New York: MTA Works on Rat Problem Wall Street Journal
Locked in endless…
Amtrak has reached tentative agreement with private developers in Manhattan to construct an 800-foot-long box tunnel on site at the 26-acre Hudson Yards development site on Manhattan's West Side...
Read On New York: MTA Works on Rat Problem Wall Street Journal
Locked in endless…
Blogosphere: Transit Policy Without Left-Right Tilt, Minn. Transit Investments, Valuing Frequency, Strategic Freight Rail Plan, Casablanca's Tramway
February 19, 2013
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Blogosphere: GIFs of Beijing Metro Riders
The Atlantic Cities
Most GIFs immortalize an iconic moment -- an eye-roll, a grin, a sip from a water bottle -- in a compact and easily shareable box of repeating footage...
Read On Blogosphere: If You Love This Bill, It Won't Pass Transportation Issues Daily
A $6 billion dollar proposal to maintain and preserve Washington state roads, bridges and transit systems will be…
Most GIFs immortalize an iconic moment -- an eye-roll, a grin, a sip from a water bottle -- in a compact and easily shareable box of repeating footage...
Read On Blogosphere: If You Love This Bill, It Won't Pass Transportation Issues Daily
A $6 billion dollar proposal to maintain and preserve Washington state roads, bridges and transit systems will be…
News: Tempe-Mesa Streetcar Link, Mexico HSR Proposal, People-Friendly Transit, Beijing Smog Fight, Dearborn TOD Input
January 31, 2013
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Blogosphere: Unions Want a Transpo Funding Defender
The Hill
Transportation unions are urging President Obama to appoint a staunch defender of federal road and transit funding to replace outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...
Read On Blogosphere: Rockefeller Wants NTSB Chief The Hill
The chairman of the Senate committee that has to approve Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's replacement is…
Transportation unions are urging President Obama to appoint a staunch defender of federal road and transit funding to replace outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...
Read On Blogosphere: Rockefeller Wants NTSB Chief The Hill
The chairman of the Senate committee that has to approve Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's replacement is…
News: Transit Access Satisfaction Factors, Vancouver Anti-LRT Law, Seattle Rent Forcast, Beijing To Focus On Ecology, Denver Brownfield Revitalization
January 18, 2013
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Twin Cities: 70% Residents Support Spending for SWLRT
Twin Cities Finance and Commerce
A new survey shows support is growing for the Southwest Light Rail Transit line and that most respondents think Minnesota should spend $118 million to help pay for its construction...
Read On DC: Smartphone Developers - Metro Limiting Bus Data Washington Post
Developers of transit apps for smartphones say Metro unnecessarily limits the data it provides, and when the transit agency does provide…
A new survey shows support is growing for the Southwest Light Rail Transit line and that most respondents think Minnesota should spend $118 million to help pay for its construction...
Read On DC: Smartphone Developers - Metro Limiting Bus Data Washington Post
Developers of transit apps for smartphones say Metro unnecessarily limits the data it provides, and when the transit agency does provide…
Blogosphere: Investing In Multipurpose Streets, Citywide Transport Planning, St. Louis TOD Market Study, Unburying Lexington Stream
January 16, 2013
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Blogosphere: Invest in Multipurpose Streets
LA Streetsblog
Municipal bond rates are at historic lows. A memo by two respected faculty members at the UCLA Anderson Forecast (available at Streetsblog, for some reason link to city website is broken) suggests the city take advantage of these low rates to fund a $3 billion program to resurface, rehabilitate, and reconstruct city streets...
Read On Blogosphere: DC Tries for Citywide…
Municipal bond rates are at historic lows. A memo by two respected faculty members at the UCLA Anderson Forecast (available at Streetsblog, for some reason link to city website is broken) suggests the city take advantage of these low rates to fund a $3 billion program to resurface, rehabilitate, and reconstruct city streets...
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News: Tyson's Corner Buses, Underground At 150, Houston-Dallas HSR Study, DC Focus Jobs & Activity Centers, Guatamala's Private City For Elites
January 14, 2013
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National: Sen KBH Denies Transpo Secretary Rumors
CBS DFW
Former Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is dismissing a report that mentioned her as a potential Transportation Secretary during President Obama's second term...
Read On Virginia: Buses at the Center of Tyson's Plan Washington Post
With Metro's arrival in Tysons Corner less than a year away, mass transit is the talk of Northern Virginia planning and transportation experts. The…
Former Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is dismissing a report that mentioned her as a potential Transportation Secretary during President Obama's second term...
Read On Virginia: Buses at the Center of Tyson's Plan Washington Post
With Metro's arrival in Tysons Corner less than a year away, mass transit is the talk of Northern Virginia planning and transportation experts. The…
News: Twin Cities LRT Benefits, SF Central Subway Funding, Delhi BRT Class Divide, Beijing Smart City
October 15, 2012
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Twin Cities: SW Rail Benefits Greater Than Issues
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Noise from future Southwest Corridor light-rail trains is likely to be "severe" for hundreds of homeowners, but the benefits of transit ridership outweigh environmental problems, concludes a report released Friday...
Read On San Francisco: Central Subway Gets Federal Funding Progressive Railroading
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide $942.2 million in New Starts funds to extend San Francisco's Third…
Noise from future Southwest Corridor light-rail trains is likely to be "severe" for hundreds of homeowners, but the benefits of transit ridership outweigh environmental problems, concludes a report released Friday...
Read On San Francisco: Central Subway Gets Federal Funding Progressive Railroading
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide $942.2 million in New Starts funds to extend San Francisco's Third…
News: Planning Delhi's Future, Beijing Congestion Levies, Obama 'Can't Wait' Projects, Detroit LRT Fed Discussion, NY Love Bike Lanes
August 22, 2012
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International: Planning Dehli's Future
Wall Street Journal
It's no secret that Indian cities face infrastructure challenges. Problems are often exacerbated by the lack of coordination among local government agencies, who anyway need to take a much more prominent role in urban planning...
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It's no secret that Indian cities face infrastructure challenges. Problems are often exacerbated by the lack of coordination among local government agencies, who anyway need to take a much more prominent role in urban planning...
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News: Transpo Bill Negotiations, A Driving Tax, Impact Of Clustered Development, National Highway Tolls, Romney & HUD, Urban Spatial Strategy
April 17, 2012
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National: More Quiet Cars on Commuter Trains
USA Today
Riders on New York's Long Island Railroad and Metro-North will have an easier time finding a quiet car now that the busiest commuter rail lines in North America increased the number of quiet spaces this month...
Read On National: Heritage Foundation Not Happy with Bill The Hill
The conservative Heritage Foundation's political arm is warning its members…
Riders on New York's Long Island Railroad and Metro-North will have an easier time finding a quiet car now that the busiest commuter rail lines in North America increased the number of quiet spaces this month...
Read On National: Heritage Foundation Not Happy with Bill The Hill
The conservative Heritage Foundation's political arm is warning its members…
Blogosphere: Freeway Removal Opportunity, De-Bikification Of Beijing, Exurban Decline, Urban Forests, Rural Housing Finance
April 10, 2012
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Blogosphere: Freeway Removal Creates Opportunity
The City Fix
The famed U.S. intellectual Lewis Mumford once said, "Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends." The recently released report on freeway removal from by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy and EMBARQ (the producer of this blog) seems to be getting a bit closer to that ideal..
Read On Blogosphere: De-Bikification of Beijing …
The famed U.S. intellectual Lewis Mumford once said, "Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends." The recently released report on freeway removal from by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy and EMBARQ (the producer of this blog) seems to be getting a bit closer to that ideal..
Read On Blogosphere: De-Bikification of Beijing …
