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Urbanism&Design: Detroit TOD Streetcar Plans, Transit-Oriented Housing Demand, Why Urbanism Matters

June 12, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Detroit Turns to Streetcar to Catalyze Development  Progressive Railroading   Detroit may be the historic home of the U.S. automotive industry, but business and community leaders are banking on a new streetcar rail system to help drive the economic revival of Motor City.
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Transport: Columbia Crossing LRT, Roundabout Bike Bypass, Paying To Operate Dallas Streetcar Extension, FRA & Train Safety

June 11, 2013
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TRANSPORT Light Rail, Blight or Bliss?  The Columbian   Love it or hate it, light rail's tracks are firmly embedded in plans for the Columbia River Crossing. But what will that mean for Vancouver?
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Urban Issues: Locals Gain As Feds Lose Power, San Diego Partisan Politics, Housing & Loneliness, Homes For Millenials, Detroit Whole Foods Example

June 10, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Local Governments Gain Power as Feds Lose it  New York Times, David Brooks   There's a weird calm around Washington these days. The Obama administration only has a year before the lame-duck status sets in. Yet you don't get a sense of urgency.
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Transport: Virginia Beach LRT Planning, Moderating Congestion Worries, San Diego Trolley Gets Fed OK, Fed Infrastructure Timelines

May 20, 2013
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TRANSPORT Virginia Beach Light Rail at a Crossroads  Virginian Pilot   The once-abstract idea of light rail in the city continues to take shape as planners crunch the numbers and take public comment on the most detailed scenarios yet for sending The Tide to the Oceanfront.
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Transport: Boston Line Adds Stations, Future Of Streetcars, Maryland Joint-Development LRT Project, Bike Share As Corporate Perk

May 17, 2013
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TRANSPORT Fairmount Line Adds Two New Stations  Boston Globe   As the Fairmount Corridor Commuter Rail Line train peeled away from Readville one morning, a stocky conductor began collecting fares on the only car open to passengers.  
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Urban Issues: Housing Affordability, Atlanta Beltline Internet Incentive, Nashville Mixed-Income Plan, Twitter & Geography Of Communication

May 17, 2013
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  URBAN ISSUES What's Happening to Housing Affordability  AARP Blog   The National Association of Realtors announced earlier this year that its Housing Affordability Index shows 2012 was a record year for housing affordability.  
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Urban Issues: Mapping Social Hot Spots, Culture Shock & SF Tech Enclaves, 'Chief Resilience Officer', LA Finds $42.6 Million Accounting Error

May 15, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Tampa Teams Up with Researchers to Map Social Hot Spots  Tampa Bay Times   Lines on a map are one thing. But maybe real-time data on where people shop, eat and hang out can reveal more about the life of the city.
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Urbanism & Design: Missouri Land Assembly Tax Credit, Detroit Development Plans, San Diego Mixed Use Project, Visualizing Four Square Check-Ins, Cleveland Vs. Spokane Parking

March 28, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Controversial Land Assembly Tax Credit Hearing in Missouri  St. Louis Post Dispatch   St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay was among several people to testify in favor of extending the controversial Distressed Areas Land Assemblage tax credit before a Missouri Senate committee hearing Wednesday.
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Blogosphere: Transit Funding Future, Giving Bikes Priority, How HSR Transforms, Instanbul Transpo Problems, Ped-Transit Oriented Design, Lazy Urbanism

March 13, 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: A Look Fed Funding for Transit Operations Transport Politic
With a budget stalemate in Congress, the future for transit funding may increasingly be in the hands of state and local governments. But that could magnify seriously inequitable outcomes, an analysis of data from 65 cities shows...

Read On Blogosphere: Amtrak Draws Fire, Aviation Ignored DC Streetsblog
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News: Transit Ridership Surges, Baltimore Red Line EIS OK, Death Of Cottonbelt Line, Ann Arbor's Transit-Supportive Density, DC Joint Development

March 11, 2013
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Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues.  It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news. TRANSPORT National: Transit Surges as Americans Return to Work Reuters
The number of Americans commuting by public transportation rose to the second highest level on record last year, as more people returned to work, according to an annual survey released by the leading U.S. transit association on Monday...

Read On Baltimore: FTA Approves Final EIS for Red Line Progressive Railroading
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed off on the Baltimore Red Line's…
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