News: Virginia Beach Light Rail Vote, NC LRT Sales Tax Passes, Houston Guts Transit Tax, Columbia Crossing Defeat
November 7, 2012
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Virginia Beach: LRT Support Measure Likely to Pass
Virginian Pilot
Light-rail supporters wanted a decisive approval of a referendum they hoped would spur the city to bring The Tide here...
Read On North Carolina: Orange County Passes LRT Ballot WCHL Chappel Hill
On Election Night, the controversial half-cent transit sales tax easily won the vote in Orange County-but while all of Orange County's urban precincts voted for the referendum, all of its rural precincts voted against…
Light-rail supporters wanted a decisive approval of a referendum they hoped would spur the city to bring The Tide here...
Read On North Carolina: Orange County Passes LRT Ballot WCHL Chappel Hill
On Election Night, the controversial half-cent transit sales tax easily won the vote in Orange County-but while all of Orange County's urban precincts voted for the referendum, all of its rural precincts voted against…
News: Baltimore Red Line LRT, Storm's Bike Surge, Storm Damage Legacy, Hawaii Rail Politics, Phoenix TOD Value
November 6, 2012
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Baltimore: State Pushes Ahead on Red Line
Baltimore Sun
Even though there's no promise of construction money, the state is pushing ahead to draft blueprints for Baltimore's $2.2 billion Red Line light rail project...
Read On New York: Sandy Causes a Mini Bike Boom Transportation Nation
When Sandy's storm surge flooded New York's subway and split the city into its island parts, normal commutes were washed away. City-mandated restrictions prevented cars…
Even though there's no promise of construction money, the state is pushing ahead to draft blueprints for Baltimore's $2.2 billion Red Line light rail project...
Read On New York: Sandy Causes a Mini Bike Boom Transportation Nation
When Sandy's storm surge flooded New York's subway and split the city into its island parts, normal commutes were washed away. City-mandated restrictions prevented cars…
News: Honolulu Rail Debate, LRT & Freight Rail Traffic, Milwaukee Streetcar Dreams, Twin Cities BRT Development Plans
November 5, 2012
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Honolulu: Debate Rages After Rail Court Ruling
Honolulu Star Advertiser
Supporters and opponents of the city's $5.26 billion rail project continue to disagree over the impact of a ruling by a federal court judge on Thursday that orders transit officials to do more work before proceeding...
Read On Twin Cities: Worried About More Freight Trains Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jami LaPray's St. Louis Park neighborhood is a…
Supporters and opponents of the city's $5.26 billion rail project continue to disagree over the impact of a ruling by a federal court judge on Thursday that orders transit officials to do more work before proceeding...
Read On Twin Cities: Worried About More Freight Trains Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jami LaPray's St. Louis Park neighborhood is a…
News: Toronto LRT Expansion, Honolulu Rail Woes, Atlanta Streetcar Work, Light Rail Impact On Sprawl, Studio Apt Boom
November 2, 2012
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Toronto: Mayor Ford Can't Stop the LRT Expansion
Toronto Sun
Against Mayor Rob Ford's wishes, city council overwhelmingly approved the master agreement to build four light rail lines in Toronto...
Read On Orange County: Half Cent for Transit on Ballot Orange County News
Orange County has many benefits that draw people to the area: It's a great place to live, near both the Triangle and the Triad, and boasts great schools and universities. This has led to an influx of new…
Against Mayor Rob Ford's wishes, city council overwhelmingly approved the master agreement to build four light rail lines in Toronto...
Read On Orange County: Half Cent for Transit on Ballot Orange County News
Orange County has many benefits that draw people to the area: It's a great place to live, near both the Triangle and the Triad, and boasts great schools and universities. This has led to an influx of new…
News: Salt Lake Streetcar, LRT & Columbia Crossing, Caltrain Tax Plan, Vancouver Mayors Reject Transit Taxes
October 19, 2012
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Salt Lake City: Davis Trax/Streetcar Under Study Again
Salt Lake Tribune
Imagine a streetcar or TRAX line running through Bountiful, Woods Cross and North Salt Lake that ties into the existing TRAX system near the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City...
Read On Vancouver WA: LRT Defining Part of CRC Bridge Oregonian
Light rail is built into the definition of the multi-billion dollar I-5 Columbia River Crossing project, according to the…
Imagine a streetcar or TRAX line running through Bountiful, Woods Cross and North Salt Lake that ties into the existing TRAX system near the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City...
Read On Vancouver WA: LRT Defining Part of CRC Bridge Oregonian
Light rail is built into the definition of the multi-billion dollar I-5 Columbia River Crossing project, according to the…
Blogosphere: SF Street Closure, DC Streetcar Delays, Honolulu Rail Politics, City As Infestation, Inequality In Metro Areas, Radio Is The Future
October 10, 2012
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Blogosphere: Sky Didn't Fall, Mason Closed to Cars
San Francisco Streetsblog
Putting the last nail in the coffin of falsely-predicted traffic jams, a block of Mason Street has been permanently closed to motorists for the construction of a plaza as part of the expansion of the North Beach Public Library...
Read On Blogosphere: Don't Hold Your Breath on Streetcar Washington City Paper
That's pretty…
Putting the last nail in the coffin of falsely-predicted traffic jams, a block of Mason Street has been permanently closed to motorists for the construction of a plaza as part of the expansion of the North Beach Public Library...
Read On Blogosphere: Don't Hold Your Breath on Streetcar Washington City Paper
That's pretty…
News: FTA Endorses Honolulu Plan, Minneapolis Streetcar Plan, Presidential Debate & Cities, SF Affordable Housing, North Korean Oz
October 5, 2012
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Toronto: Operating Agreement Reached for LRT
Mass Transit Magazine
Metrolinx and the Toronto Transit Commission have reached an agreement on the operations and maintenance of Toronto's four new provincially-funded light rail transit (LRT) lines...
Read On Honolulu: Local Officials Boosted by FTA Report Business Journals
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation officials said Thursday that an independent review of their…
Metrolinx and the Toronto Transit Commission have reached an agreement on the operations and maintenance of Toronto's four new provincially-funded light rail transit (LRT) lines...
Read On Honolulu: Local Officials Boosted by FTA Report Business Journals
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation officials said Thursday that an independent review of their…
News: Encouraging Bike Riding, Civil Engineering The Future, Texas Rail Plan On Track, Delays If Honolulu Switches To BRT, Nashville BRT Road Widening
October 1, 2012
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National: To Encourage Cycling, Cities Forget Helmets
New York Times
ONE spectacular Sunday in Paris last month, I decided to skip museums and shopping to partake of something even more captivating for an environment reporter: Vélib, arguably the most successful bike-sharing program in the world...
Read On Houston: Civil Engineers Focus on Building Future Houston Chronicle
The job outlook is promising…
ONE spectacular Sunday in Paris last month, I decided to skip museums and shopping to partake of something even more captivating for an environment reporter: Vélib, arguably the most successful bike-sharing program in the world...
Read On Houston: Civil Engineers Focus on Building Future Houston Chronicle
The job outlook is promising…
News: Hawaii BRT Alternative, Buses As Wannabe Trains, Beavers Vs. Human Engineers, Rio Slum's Olympic Facelift, Downtown Pop Growth
September 28, 2012
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Louisville: Does City Need More Highways?
New York Times
More and more Americans, educated 20-somethings and empty nesters among them, want to live downtown. Plenty of downtowns are coming back; many are thriving. Even so, we remain a nation in thrall to suburbs, highways, cars...
Read On Hawaii: Mayoral Candidate Releases BRT Alternative Honolulu…
More and more Americans, educated 20-somethings and empty nesters among them, want to live downtown. Plenty of downtowns are coming back; many are thriving. Even so, we remain a nation in thrall to suburbs, highways, cars...
Read On Hawaii: Mayoral Candidate Releases BRT Alternative Honolulu…
News: NY Dollar Vans, Private Texas Commuter Rail, Hawaii Rail Woes, Ogden Streetcar Dream, TOD Grocer, LA Housing & Transit Protest
September 17, 2012
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New York: Dollar Vans, Illegal But Popular
Wall Street Journal
Amid the cacophony that is Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, there is one sound that at times stands out above the din. Beep beep! Beep beep! Beep beep beep!..
Read On DFW: Private Developer Wants to Build Rail Line Fort Worth Star Telegram
The once unlikely prospect of seeking a private developer…
Amid the cacophony that is Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, there is one sound that at times stands out above the din. Beep beep! Beep beep! Beep beep beep!..
Read On DFW: Private Developer Wants to Build Rail Line Fort Worth Star Telegram
The once unlikely prospect of seeking a private developer…
