Transport: Virginia Beach LRT Planning, Moderating Congestion Worries, San Diego Trolley Gets Fed OK, Fed Infrastructure Timelines
May 20, 2013
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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.
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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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.
Urban Issues: Housing Affordability, Atlanta Beltline Internet Incentive, Nashville Mixed-Income Plan, Twitter & Geography Of Communication
May 17, 2013
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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.
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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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.
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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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.
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: 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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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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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…
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…
Blogosphere: Anti-Transit Budget, Oklahoma City Streetcar Debate, Transit Poverty, Cyclist Etiquette, How Free Transit Works In US
March 7, 2013
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Blogosphere: Is Scott Walker Killing Off Public Transit
Express Milwaukee
Republican Gov. Scott Walker's proposed state budget could provide the death knell for public transit systems across the state...
Read On Blogosphere: Growing Debate Over Transit, Maps 3 News Oklahoma
Whether or not one agrees with the various stances taken by Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid, a couple of fundamentals are certainly indisputable...
Republican Gov. Scott Walker's proposed state budget could provide the death knell for public transit systems across the state...
Read On Blogosphere: Growing Debate Over Transit, Maps 3 News Oklahoma
Whether or not one agrees with the various stances taken by Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid, a couple of fundamentals are certainly indisputable...
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: SF Parking Opposition, Helping CTA's BRT Plan, High Gas Cost Share, Next DOT Secretary, Ban On Bikes Lifted
February 5, 2013
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San Francisco: Sierra Club Opposes SF Parking Proposal
SF Examiner
Developers of residential projects would be able to exceed parking caps by adding spaces designated only for car sharing, under legislation that advanced out of committee Monday...
Read On Chicago: CTA's BRT Plan Gets Help from Rockefeller Chicago Now
The CTA's efforts to develop a meaningful and successful bus rapid transit (BRT) system got a nice shot in…
Developers of residential projects would be able to exceed parking caps by adding spaces designated only for car sharing, under legislation that advanced out of committee Monday...
Read On Chicago: CTA's BRT Plan Gets Help from Rockefeller Chicago Now
The CTA's efforts to develop a meaningful and successful bus rapid transit (BRT) system got a nice shot in…
