Urbanism & Design: New Urbanism On Stilts, Sabermetrics Of Urbanism, Zoning Rewrite Fights Sprawl, Transit & Urbanism
May 9, 2013
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New Urbanism on Stilts, Literally
Witold Rybczynski
Beachtown is a New Urbanism second-home village in Galveston. Construction began in 2005, after a protracted planning and permitting period.
Transport: Madison BRT, Australian HSR $120B, DC Streetcar Joint Development, Designing Boston Transit Map
April 12, 2013
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Madison BRT Plan Greeted Favorably by Officials
Capital Times
Enthusiasm is high for a new model of speedy bus service for Madison - but so is the potential price tag.
Transport: Calif. Super Majority Law, Houston Pay To Play Driving, Flywheel Tram Energy Storage, Synchronizing Lights To Fight Gridlock, Fort Worth Bike Share
April 3, 2013
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In California, 2/3rds Vote Means You Lose
Los Angeles Times, via: @rpuentes
Measure J fell just 0.6% shy of the required two-thirds approval as support fell in upscale enclaves. Some politicians are pushing to cut the requirement.
News: New FTA Rules, Quantifiying Transit Performance, Atlanta Transit Funding, Palo Alto Downtown Plans, NY Mega Project
January 10, 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.
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Federal Register: Final Rule on Capital Investments
The Hill
This final rule sets a new regulatory framework for FTA's evaluation and rating of major transit capital investments seeking funding under the discretionary "New Starts" and "Small Starts" programs...
Read On National: LaHood's Name Not On List of Returnees The Hill
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is not among the group of Cabinet officials the White House on Wednesday said would be…
This final rule sets a new regulatory framework for FTA's evaluation and rating of major transit capital investments seeking funding under the discretionary "New Starts" and "Small Starts" programs...
Read On National: LaHood's Name Not On List of Returnees The Hill
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is not among the group of Cabinet officials the White House on Wednesday said would be…
News: LRT Track Design Handbook, Denver Commuter Rail Pressure, Guidelines For Suburban Transit, Gulf Coast Rail Considered, Court Ruling Against Hawaii Rail
August 27, 2012
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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.
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Dallas: Bridge Plans for Streetcar Line
Dallas Morning News
Several friends of the show have been asking when the city's expecting to close down the Houston Street Bridge to make room for the downtown-to-Oak Cliff starter streetcar line...
Read On Research: TCRP R155 Track Design Handbook for LRT TCRP Online
This report provides guidelines and descriptions for the…
Several friends of the show have been asking when the city's expecting to close down the Houston Street Bridge to make room for the downtown-to-Oak Cliff starter streetcar line...
Read On Research: TCRP R155 Track Design Handbook for LRT TCRP Online
This report provides guidelines and descriptions for the…
Blogosphere: Transpo Bill Comparison, Road Project Funding, SF's Wiggle, US Passenger Rail, Privatizing Transit, Cleveland's Brain Gain, Rural Urbanism
March 16, 2012
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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.
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Blogosphere: Compare the Senate and House Bills
DC Streetsblog
Now that the Senate has passed a transportation bill and everyone's waiting to see what the House will do next, Transportation for America has done us all a great service and compared the Senate's bill to the House's...
Read On Blogosphere: Senate's Transportation Program The Transport Politic
The U.S. Senate's passage of a…
Now that the Senate has passed a transportation bill and everyone's waiting to see what the House will do next, Transportation for America has done us all a great service and compared the Senate's bill to the House's...
Read On Blogosphere: Senate's Transportation Program The Transport Politic
The U.S. Senate's passage of a…
News: Good Urban Schools, Faster Wisconsin HSR, Trolley Debate, LRT Vs. Subway, Tampa Ballpark Rail, Viking Stadium, AC Transit BRT Guru
January 24, 2012
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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.
Philadelphia: A Public School So Good, Parents Line Up
Philadelphia Inquirer (via @OtisWhite)
Niambi Love doesn't mess around when it comes to her children's education. Friday night, her husband parked their car outside the Penn Alexander School in West Philadelphia. She kept checking to see whether anyone had lined up to grab one of the coveted kindergarten spots at the public school...
Niambi Love doesn't mess around when it comes to her children's education. Friday night, her husband parked their car outside the Penn Alexander School in West Philadelphia. She kept checking to see whether anyone had lined up to grab one of the coveted kindergarten spots at the public school...
Madison: Q&A w Joe Gromacki - TIF Master
November 2, 2011|The Capital Times
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When Mayor Paul Soglin and other urban pioneers started playing around in the 1970s with what back then was the fairly radical idea of using tax incremental financing to help fix up blighted urban neighborhoods, Joe Gromacki was just a kid playing Little League baseball in Milwaukee... Read On
Blogosphere: CNU 19, The Uprising
June 13, 2011|Place Shakers
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Like my anniversary, family birthdays and selected holidays, the Congress for the New Urbanism is an annual ceremony that I faithfully attend. My lovely wife would confirm that I never question the necessary time and money spent to participate in the congresses... Read On
Erin Christensen - Living Building Challenge
June 13, 2011
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Erin Christensen works in Seattle for a company called Mithun. They do all kinds of cool stuff including district plans that focus on sustainability goals for water, habitat, and energy. In this discussion recorded at CNU 19, Erin talks about an affordable housing project in Minneapolis and the Living Building Challenge.
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