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Transport: Rhode Island Bus Reorganization, HOT Lanes & Commute Time, Minneapolis Value Capture District

May 22, 2013
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TRANSPORT RIPTA to Reorganize Half of Its Bus Routes  Providence Journal   The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is preparing an unprecedented reorganization of its routes and schedules, affecting about half of its 56 fixed bus routes.
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Environment & Ecology: Grappling With Urban Air Pollution, TCU Prairie Prophet, BRT Lines Produce Less Smog

May 21, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY How Clean is the Air We Breath in Cities?  The City Fix   More and more cities worldwide are grappling with the ever-increasing menace of air pollution - especially in India, which contains some of the most polluted cities in the world.
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Transport: India's Electric Vehicle Future, Financing Infrastructure, Essential Zurich Transit, Dedicated Lanes Speed SF Bus Lines

May 13, 2013
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TRANSPORT Future of India Depends on Electric Vehicles  Business Standard   Public transport is very crucial for a nation as it provides access to employment, community resources, medical care and recreational opportunities.
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Urban Issues: Reporting Chicago Violence, Atlantic City's Fate, Infrastructure & India's Development, Silicon Valley Class Divide

May 7, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES 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.
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Urbanism & Design: India's IT Hub Trouble, Greek Crisis Urbanism, Portland Bans Downtown Parklets, Walking In Toronto

April 18, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Bengaluru Rues Rapid Growth as India's IT Hub  Guardian UK   Technology boom has brought higher incomes but slums proliferate and services are squeezed in crowded 'garden city'
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Urbanism & Design: Selling Federal Property, Sydney Transit-Friendly Plaza, Grants Fund Twin Cities TOD, Vizualizing Flying Cities

April 12, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN GSA Has Property to Sell, But Its Not Easy  New York Times, via: @bruce_katz   As government agencies are forced to do more with less, the General Services Administration has stepped up its efforts to dispose…
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Urbanism & Design: Missing Katrina HUD Money, Dallas' New Urban Center, India HUD To Plan Transit, Anchoring Transit Line Ends

April 5, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN $700M to Help Elevate New Orleans Homes Lost  RT   A new report by the Department of Housing and Urban Development paints a grim picture of a program that was supposed to help Louisiana's Katrina victims protect their homes from future storms - to the tune of $700 million in misplaced taxpayer money.
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Urbanism & Design: East Portland Rises, Makeover For Dead Dallas Mall, TOD Tax Near Subways In India, Pedestrian Injuries & Crosswalks, Placemaking TOD

April 4, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Biotech Firms Select Newer Urban Clusters  Commercial Property Executive   Out with the old and in with the new seems to be the motto for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies today-at least when it comes to their real estate.
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Urban Issues: Negotiating Density, Unemployment & Transit, DC Budget Of Urban Issues, Tech & Customer Service

March 29, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Negotiating Down Density is Not Fiscally Sustainable  Vibrant Bay Area   I know a land-use planner whose judgment I respect. During our years of working together, she often said that a compromise is appropriate if it equally disappoints people on both sides of a disagreement.
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Blogosphere: State Transpo Finance Options, Streetcars In California, Rural VelociRFTA, Walk Score Car Share Ranking, Walkability And Walking

February 15, 2013
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. TRANSPORT Blogosphere: Ready for a New Era of Transpo Finance? MZ Strategies
In just the first two months of 2013, we've seen a surprising array of ideas being advanced by Governors seeking to overcome the most pressing transportation challenge of our time: how to pay for the system we have and the system we need?..

Read On Blogosphere: More Urbanites Pose Safety Challenge The City Fix
As more and more people move into cities, more cars are also hitting the streets. That,…
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