Environment & Ecology: A Calming Walk, Open Space-Development Balance, Urban Agriculture Benefits, Harnessing City Road Heat
March 27, 2013
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A Walk in the Park Can Calm Brain Fatigue
New York Times
Scientists have known for some time that the human brain's ability to stay calm and focused is limited and can be overwhelmed by the constant noise and hectic, jangling demands of city living, sometimes resulting in a condition informally known as brain fatigue.
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News: Stations Key To Texas HSR, KC Commuter Plans Stall, OKC To Brownsville Rail, Bike & Ped Counting Research, TOD Satisfaction Research
March 15, 2013
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Fort Worth: Locating Stations May Determine HSR Future
Fort Worth Star Telegram
The fate of a proposal to build a high-speed rail line connecting Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston may rest on whether North Texas leaders can agree on where to put a station...
Read On Kansas City: Commuter Rail Plans Off for Now Kansas City Star
Jackson County's commuter rail proposal has suddenly stalled out, ending for now County Executive Mike Sanders' hope of having a sales tax…
The fate of a proposal to build a high-speed rail line connecting Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston may rest on whether North Texas leaders can agree on where to put a station...
Read On Kansas City: Commuter Rail Plans Off for Now Kansas City Star
Jackson County's commuter rail proposal has suddenly stalled out, ending for now County Executive Mike Sanders' hope of having a sales tax…
News: Speeding Seattle Rail Plans, Cincinnati Streetcar Costs Challenged, Kansas City Streetcar Study, Atlanta Driving Down, California Home Prices
February 15, 2013
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Seattle: Mayor Wants to Speed Up Rail Planning
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn wants to speed up planning on two big transit projects, including a potential new span for a light rail or a rapid streetcar line across the Lake Washington ship canal to Ballard...
Read On National: Sen Lautenberg Announces Retirement Streetsblog DC
Yesterday afternoon, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, announced that…
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn wants to speed up planning on two big transit projects, including a potential new span for a light rail or a rapid streetcar line across the Lake Washington ship canal to Ballard...
Read On National: Sen Lautenberg Announces Retirement Streetsblog DC
Yesterday afternoon, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, announced that…
News: St. Paul Streetcar Vision, Alpert Making DC Greater, Schenectady Seeks 'Urban Pioneers', London Art District
February 12, 2013
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San Diego: Why the Trolley Doesn't Connect Airport
San Diego Union Tribune
Not long ago, U-T San Diego reported that the new planned San Diego Trolley line from Old Town to University City would cost $1.7 billion, and a Voice of San Diego member sent the article to me with a question...
Read On St. Paul: City Focuses Streetcar Vision Twin Cities Finance and Commerce
A list of 30 potential streetcar corridors in St. Paul has been cut in half amid an ongoing…
Not long ago, U-T San Diego reported that the new planned San Diego Trolley line from Old Town to University City would cost $1.7 billion, and a Voice of San Diego member sent the article to me with a question...
Read On St. Paul: City Focuses Streetcar Vision Twin Cities Finance and Commerce
A list of 30 potential streetcar corridors in St. Paul has been cut in half amid an ongoing…
News: Shanghai's First BRT, Streetcar Vs. Bus, Portugal HSR Plans Canceled, City Parking Price, Dallas Suburbs Think TOD, Sprawl Impacts Inner Ring Burbs
February 11, 2013
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Shanghai: Blueprint of City's First BRT System
Shanghai Daily
SHANGHAI will start to build its first Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT system, in Fengxian, Minhang and Pudong districts to ease traffic congestion and better assist transport for residents in the areas, according to the city's planning and land administrative bureau...
SHANGHAI will start to build its first Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT system, in Fengxian, Minhang and Pudong districts to ease traffic congestion and better assist transport for residents in the areas, according to the city's planning and land administrative bureau...
Sustainable Neighborhoods, Thriving Residents: Strategies for Building Equitable Communities
February 6, 2013
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Reconnecting America Program Associate Bill Sadler will be participating in a preconference session on Sustainable Neighborhoods, Thriving Residents: Strategies for Building Equitable Communities at the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference on Feb. 6. This workshop will explore how low-income, minority, tribal, and other overburdened communities are integrating land use and economic development strategies to renew their neighborhoods and build residents’ skills and wealth. Representatives from community-based organizations, local and regional planners, economic developers, and businesses will share how they’re working together to address health and environmental concerns, provide more housing and transportation options, promote wellness, increase access to opportunities, train workers, support local businesses, build on community assets,…
News: SF $2M Bike Projects, Loyola Streetcar Stimulus, Indiana Transit Funding, Minnesota Sales Tax Boon, Dallas Throwing Away $4B
January 29, 2013
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San Francisco: $200M in Bike Projects Planned
San Francisco Examiner
The City is proposing $200 million worth of changes to its cycling network in the next five years. Building 12 new miles of bike lanes, upgrading 50 miles of existing paths and installing more than 20,000 new racks are all part of the plan...
Read On New Orleans: Officials Tout Loyola Streetcar Stimulus New Orleans Times Picayune
U.S. Secretary of…
The City is proposing $200 million worth of changes to its cycling network in the next five years. Building 12 new miles of bike lanes, upgrading 50 miles of existing paths and installing more than 20,000 new racks are all part of the plan...
Read On New Orleans: Officials Tout Loyola Streetcar Stimulus New Orleans Times Picayune
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News: CAHSR Engineering Oversight, Detroit Streetcar Gets Fed Funds, Modeling Travel Behavior, Multifamily Streetcar TOD, Urban Design & Health
January 22, 2013
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California: Engineers Questions HSR Oversight
San Jose Mercury News
As California prepares to embark on its largest public works project in decades, a union that represents state engineers is questioning whether all the construction work will be thoroughly scrutinized...
Read On Blogosphere: Detroit Streetcar Project Wins Fed Funding Rail.Co
The U.S. government has backed a community-led light rail project in…
As California prepares to embark on its largest public works project in decades, a union that represents state engineers is questioning whether all the construction work will be thoroughly scrutinized...
Read On Blogosphere: Detroit Streetcar Project Wins Fed Funding Rail.Co
The U.S. government has backed a community-led light rail project in…
Blogosphere: Detroit Freeways, Modifying Gas Tax, BRT In US Not Golden, Funding With Value Capture, Bike Crash Lessons, War On Pedestrians
January 18, 2013
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Blogosphere: Does Detroit Need Another Freeway?
DC Streetsblog
If there's a city that could serve as a cautionary tale for overbuilding highways, that city is Detroit. So it's fascinating - and encouraging - to see this city going through an internal tussle over the wisdom of building a highway...
Read On Blogosphere: Outgoing AASHTO Director - Tax by Dollar DC Streetsblog
When the federal gas tax was set at…
If there's a city that could serve as a cautionary tale for overbuilding highways, that city is Detroit. So it's fascinating - and encouraging - to see this city going through an internal tussle over the wisdom of building a highway...
Read On Blogosphere: Outgoing AASHTO Director - Tax by Dollar DC Streetsblog
When the federal gas tax was set at…
Reconnecting America At New Partners For Smart Growth Conference
January 3, 2013
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Reconnecting America Policy Director Sarah Kline and Program Associate Bill Sadler will be participating in the 12th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference Feb. 6-10 in Kansas City, MO.
