Urban Issues: Reporting Chicago Violence, Atlantic City's Fate, Infrastructure & India's Development, Silicon Valley Class Divide
May 7, 2013
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Reporter Reflects on 20 Years Reporting Chicago Violence
The Fader, via: @owashb
For the past 20 years, Alex Kotlowitz has been reporting on why young people in Chicago shoot each other.
Transport: Transit Wiki, Richmond VA Transit Network Plans, Driving Down & Highway Spending Up, Speeding Seattle Transit Studies
April 11, 2013
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Transit Wiki for Information Sharing
Human Transit
I've recently learned of a new resource for sharing knowledge and best practices related to transit planning: transitwiki.org.
Urbanism & Design: NJ Waterfront Development Feud, Sheep As Lawmowers, Chicago TIF Strategy, Creating Silicon Valley Urban Center
April 8, 2013
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A City Model During the Great War
Bldg Blog
Past Horizons reported the other week that "a large concrete terrain model on Cannock Chase, representing a section of the Great War battle of Messines Ridge, is to be excavated" by archaeologists later this year.
Urban Issues: Boston Adding Housing, Ethiopia's Middle Class, San Antonio's Busines Savvy Immigrants, Bay Area Low Income Workers Struggle
March 25, 2013
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Boston Looks to Add 30,000 Housing Units by 2020
Boston Globe
The city of Boston plans to add up to 30,000 new housing units by 2020 to meet the needs of a changing population that includes more families moving to the downtown area, Mayor Thomas M. Menino is set to announce on Monday.
News: Right-Size Parking, Transpo Performance Funding, Light Rail & Transit Use Impact, CAHSR Plan Scrutinized, NJ Bergen BRT Plan
February 28, 2013
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Seattle: Right Size Parking Project
King County Metro
Over-building of parking supply leads to increased automobile ownership, vehicle miles traveled, congestion and housing costs. In addition, it presents barriers to smart growth and efficient transit service...
Read On Chicago: Performance Based Funding for Transpo CMAP Go To 2040
Since the passage of GO TO 2040, CMAP has advocated that the State of Illinois and regional stakeholders should implement performance-based funding to prioritize…
Over-building of parking supply leads to increased automobile ownership, vehicle miles traveled, congestion and housing costs. In addition, it presents barriers to smart growth and efficient transit service...
Read On Chicago: Performance Based Funding for Transpo CMAP Go To 2040
Since the passage of GO TO 2040, CMAP has advocated that the State of Illinois and regional stakeholders should implement performance-based funding to prioritize…
News: Gas Prices & Consumer Spending, San Antonio Streetcar, Winnipeg BRT Expansion, Lessons From 40s On Housing & Health, San Jose BART TOD Project
February 27, 2013
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National: Gas Price Changes Have No Lasting Damage
NBC News
The recent run-up in gasoline prices has some economists - including Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke - worried about the impact on consumer spending and the economy...
Read On National: Is President Just Talk on Infrastructure? Governing (via Streetsblog DC)
It's becoming a bit of a running gag in the transportation community: President Obama is one of the loudest…
The recent run-up in gasoline prices has some economists - including Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke - worried about the impact on consumer spending and the economy...
Read On National: Is President Just Talk on Infrastructure? Governing (via Streetsblog DC)
It's becoming a bit of a running gag in the transportation community: President Obama is one of the loudest…
News: Amtrak Privatization, Texas Money For Roads, Manchester City Tram-Pions, Virginia Gas Tax Plan, LaHood Was Right For Job
February 13, 2013
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National: Mica Revives Amtrak Privatization Plan
The Hill
Former House Transportation Committee Chairman Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) is aiming at of his favorite targets when he led the panel, Amtrak, with legislation to end its "monopoly" on rail service...
Read On Dallas: TXDOT Wants State Infrastructure Fund for Roads Dallas Morning News
Texas…
Former House Transportation Committee Chairman Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) is aiming at of his favorite targets when he led the panel, Amtrak, with legislation to end its "monopoly" on rail service...
Read On Dallas: TXDOT Wants State Infrastructure Fund for Roads Dallas Morning News
Texas…
Blogoshere: Silicon Valley Shuttles, Underestimating Historic Congestion, Amtrak Station Ridership, Sacramento Sprawl Fight
February 5, 2013
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Blogosphere: Ripping Silicon Shuttles Won't Solve Prob
SF Streetsblog
The corporate shuttles that whisk tech workers from the highly-valued urban habitat of San Francisco down to the burgeoning suburban campus job centers of Silicon Valley are the newest additions to San Francisco's streets...
Read On Blogosphere: Amtrak Stations Mapped by Ridership Greater Greater Washington
It's common knowledge…
The corporate shuttles that whisk tech workers from the highly-valued urban habitat of San Francisco down to the burgeoning suburban campus job centers of Silicon Valley are the newest additions to San Francisco's streets...
Read On Blogosphere: Amtrak Stations Mapped by Ridership Greater Greater Washington
It's common knowledge…
News: LaHood's Departure, Paying Per Mile, Aging Demographics & Transport, Dallas TOD Wins Award, Memphis Innovation Community
January 30, 2013
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National: It's Official, LaHood is Out
DC Streetsblog
After a few false alarms, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has finally come out and said it: He's leaving the administration...
Read On National: "I Will Not Serve a Second Term" DOT Fastlane
I want Fast Lane readers to be among the first to know that I will not serve a second term as Secretary of Transportation...
After a few false alarms, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has finally come out and said it: He's leaving the administration...
Read On National: "I Will Not Serve a Second Term" DOT Fastlane
I want Fast Lane readers to be among the first to know that I will not serve a second term as Secretary of Transportation...
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…
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