News: Houston TOD Preference, LA LRT Problems, Oakland BRT Benefits, Italy's Private HSR, Betting Big On TOD, Air Pollution Death Toll
April 23, 2012
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Houston: Mass Transit Gains Momentum in Survey
Houston Chronicle
This year's Kinder Houston Area Survey found strong support for mass transit and a growing number of people who say they want to live within walking distance of work and shopping, reflecting what survey founder Stephen Klineberg predicts will become a fundamental shift in one of the nation's most car-centric cities...
Read On San Francisco: App Built for Muni Goes Unused New York…
This year's Kinder Houston Area Survey found strong support for mass transit and a growing number of people who say they want to live within walking distance of work and shopping, reflecting what survey founder Stephen Klineberg predicts will become a fundamental shift in one of the nation's most car-centric cities...
Read On San Francisco: App Built for Muni Goes Unused New York…
Blogosphere: People & Station Areas, Calif. Transpo Needs, Biking In London, Foodie Cities, Greenwashing Sprawl
April 12, 2012
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Blogosphere: Humans Better than Cars Near Transit
Slate Moneybox
Stamford, Conn. is home to a commuter rail station heading in to New York City. Currently, land near the station is largely allocated to be used as parking lots or parking garages...
Read On Blogosphere: California Needs $538B to Maintain System LA Streetsblog
One of the things I do each year is read the California Transportation Commission Annual Report. I…
Stamford, Conn. is home to a commuter rail station heading in to New York City. Currently, land near the station is largely allocated to be used as parking lots or parking garages...
Read On Blogosphere: California Needs $538B to Maintain System LA Streetsblog
One of the things I do each year is read the California Transportation Commission Annual Report. I…
News: DART Parking Fees, Fed Transpo Funding Extension, Times Square Fuels City, Destroying Vacant Homes
March 21, 2012
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Dallas: DART to Charge Parking Fees for Non Members
Business Journals
Dallas Area Rapid Transit soon will start charging a parking fee for customers who don't live in agency member cities. The parking fee takes effect April 2 and applies to the Parker Road and North Carrollton/Frankford stations...
Read On National: House Opts for Short Term…
Dallas Area Rapid Transit soon will start charging a parking fee for customers who don't live in agency member cities. The parking fee takes effect April 2 and applies to the Parker Road and North Carrollton/Frankford stations...
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News: San Jose BART Extension, Public Transit Ridership, Cost Of Silver Line To Dulles, TransMilenio Too Successful
March 13, 2012
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San Jose: Extending BART Under Downtown Next Task
San Jose Mercury News
Just a few hours after federal and Bay Area transit leaders raised champagne glasses Monday to celebrate clearing the final financial hurdle to extend BART to East San Jose, attention turned to downtown San Jose...
Read On National: Use of Public Transit Rose in 2011 New York Times
In another indication that more people are getting…
Just a few hours after federal and Bay Area transit leaders raised champagne glasses Monday to celebrate clearing the final financial hurdle to extend BART to East San Jose, attention turned to downtown San Jose...
Read On National: Use of Public Transit Rose in 2011 New York Times
In another indication that more people are getting…
A Holistic Approach to TODs
February 28, 2012
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Jeff Wood, Reconnecting America New Media Director and Chief Cartographer, will address the Urban Planning Coalition Speaker Series at San Jose State University on Feb. 28. Speaking about a "Holistic Approach to TOD," Wood's presentation will touch on parcel, district, corridor, and regional scales; why TODs matter to regional development and transportation coordination; and policy implications of TODs. More information is available here.
News: HSR In Britain, Funding BART to San Jose, California HSR Under State DOT, Suffolk Redevelopment
January 10, 2012
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Blogosphere: HS2 HSR Link Gets Green Light
Guardian UK
The biggest leap forward in Britain's rail network since the 19th century was announced on Tuesday with a £32.7bn investment in high-speed rail linking London with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds...
Read On Blogosphere: BART to San Jose Could Get Funding San Francisco Chronicle
A long-awaited BART extension to San Jose could break ground this spring after federal transit…
The biggest leap forward in Britain's rail network since the 19th century was announced on Tuesday with a £32.7bn investment in high-speed rail linking London with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds...
Read On Blogosphere: BART to San Jose Could Get Funding San Francisco Chronicle
A long-awaited BART extension to San Jose could break ground this spring after federal transit…
The Urban Future of Work
January 3, 2012|SPUR
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High unemployment rates and slow employment growth continue to threaten our economy. Once-successful sectors are in decline. Even the workplace itself is in transition. New technologies and ways of working have disrupted everything from the speed of a typical product cycle to the amount of real estate a company needs.
News: Seattle Light Rail Route, North Texas Transit Funding, Ridership & Jobs, San Jose Bart Extension, Public-Private Partnershpis
December 9, 2011
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Seattle: No Light Rail Up State Route 99
Seattle Post Intelligencer
While light rail is a decade away from reaching North Seattle, Sound Transit is close to selecting a route that will connect Northgate with Lynnwood...
Read On Fort Worth: North Texas Again to Lobby for Funding Fort Worth Star Telegram
North Texas officials…
While light rail is a decade away from reaching North Seattle, Sound Transit is close to selecting a route that will connect Northgate with Lynnwood...
Read On Fort Worth: North Texas Again to Lobby for Funding Fort Worth Star Telegram
North Texas officials…
Blogoshpere: Rust Belt Stereotypes, Transit Confusion, Multipolar Cities, A Better Bus, The Transit Core, Indoor Bee Keeping
November 21, 2011
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Blogosphere: Rust Belt Stereotypes
Rust Belt
The Rust Belt is poor. It's not news. The Rust Belt is also heavily segregated. Both facts are related. Zones of extreme segregation and poverty serve to siphon potential of a city's limited human capital, and they create negative externalities that sap a city's limited resources...
Read On Blogosphere: Streetfilms Q&A with Mia Birk Streetfilms
In the past year,…
The Rust Belt is poor. It's not news. The Rust Belt is also heavily segregated. Both facts are related. Zones of extreme segregation and poverty serve to siphon potential of a city's limited human capital, and they create negative externalities that sap a city's limited resources...
Read On Blogosphere: Streetfilms Q&A with Mia Birk Streetfilms
In the past year,…
San Jose: Updated Plan Emphasizes 'Smart Growth'
November 2, 2011|San Jose Mercury News
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Jobs before housing. People before cars. After 51 task force meetings, seven community workshops and 125 "outreach sessions" stretching over four years, San Jose's Planning Department will cross the finish line at Tuesday's City Council meeting with that message when it delivers a blueprint of what San Jose will look and feel like in the decades to come... Read On
