News: SunRail Funding, Tucson-Phoenix Rail, Texas HSR Plans, Rough Road Tax, Austin Rail Plan, Salt Lake Gentrification, High Tech Ghost Town
May 11, 2012
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Orlando: Bill Would Capture Value for Operations
Orlando Sentinel
A bipartisan bill circulating in Congress could help the SunRail commuter train in Central Florida pay for millions of dollars in annual operating deficits...
Read On Arizona: Rail Between Tucson and Phoenix Studied Arizona Public Media
Several options for passenger rail service…
A bipartisan bill circulating in Congress could help the SunRail commuter train in Central Florida pay for millions of dollars in annual operating deficits...
Read On Arizona: Rail Between Tucson and Phoenix Studied Arizona Public Media
Several options for passenger rail service…
News: NYC Bike Share, Virtual Twin Cities LRT Tour, Tucson TOD, Privatizing Moscow Metro, Cincinnati Form Based Codes
May 7, 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. The Chatter, commentary and opposition articles will be found towards the bottom.
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New York: 42 Bike Share Docks for Lower Manhattan
Transportation Nation
The New York City Department of Transportation continues to show community boards in Brooklyn and Manhattan where it's planning to install Bike Share stations in those boroughs...
Read On Minneapolis: Virtual Tour of SW LRT Twin Cities Finance and Commerce
The proposed Southwest Light Rail Transit…
The New York City Department of Transportation continues to show community boards in Brooklyn and Manhattan where it's planning to install Bike Share stations in those boroughs...
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The proposed Southwest Light Rail Transit…
Blogosphere: Transpo Bill Talks, Tucson Streetcar, LA Bike Sharing, SF To Anaheim HSR, Oakland Housing Displacement, War On Suburbia Hoax, Obesity & Postal Codes
April 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: House Tries to Horse Trade Keystone XL
DC Streetsblog
In another desperate attempt to push forward their fossil fuel agenda, House Republicans have indicated that even though they've been incapable of passing a transportation bill, they're willing to go to conference committee and pass the Senate bill...
Read On Blogosphere: Investment on Streetcar Line Starting DC Streetsblog
Streetcars are back, and…
In another desperate attempt to push forward their fossil fuel agenda, House Republicans have indicated that even though they've been incapable of passing a transportation bill, they're willing to go to conference committee and pass the Senate bill...
Read On Blogosphere: Investment on Streetcar Line Starting DC Streetsblog
Streetcars are back, and…
News: Calgary Gondolas, Fed Transpo Funding Debate, Tuscon Streetcar, Research Calif. Housing, TIFIA Loan Demand, Street Art, Rural Murder Rates
February 17, 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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Calgary: Urban Gondolas Cheap, Efficient
Metro News Canada
Snags in Calgary traffic flow could be solved by transporting some commuters high above the city in urban gondolas, planners heard during a presentation on Tuesday...
Read On National: House R's Mull Transit Funding NPR
It's estimated the nation faces a $3 trillion backlog in unmet road and transit needs. Since the Reagan administration,…
Snags in Calgary traffic flow could be solved by transporting some commuters high above the city in urban gondolas, planners heard during a presentation on Tuesday...
Read On National: House R's Mull Transit Funding NPR
It's estimated the nation faces a $3 trillion backlog in unmet road and transit needs. Since the Reagan administration,…
Blogosphere: In Arizona, Energy & Water Peer Pressure
November 2, 2011|The Atlantic Cities
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There is a social norm in Tucson that says you do not plant a grass lawn. It started to take root in the 1970s when the city government pulled out all of the grass medians in public rights-of-way and replaced them with xeriscaping, a type of drought-tolerant landscaping that looks to non-native eyes like pleasantly manicured desert... Read On
Tucson: Housing Trust Gets People In Homes
August 15, 2011|Arizona Star (via the HUDdle)
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In a housing market that's crashed and burned, the Pima County Community Land Trust is rebuilding. The trust rehabs foreclosed homes to highly energy-efficient standards, and then sells them to lower-income buyers with good credit who qualify, Maggie Amado-Tellez, its director, said... Read On
Tucson: Four Areas Targeted for TOD
September 20, 2010|Inside Tucson Business
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The City of Tucson wants to create four areas of growth and development around its planned streetcar line. They are areas where city officials hope to create an opportunity for transit oriented development.... Read On
Tucson: Streetcar Could Change Everything Downtown
September 20, 2010|Inside Tucson Business
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Tucson's planned modern streetcar line really could bring the promise of being called a "game-changer" when it comes to reviving areas. Just as cities popped up along railroad lines in the Old West, the streetcar line will bring with it new development. At least that's what experts say...
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Quote of the Day
February 22, 2010|Tucson Citizen
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Several developers have plans for significant commercial developments west of I-10 in the Rio Nuevo district, but their agreements with the city have been contingent upon completion of the streetcar.
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Arizona: New Streetcar Should Ring Up Development
February 19, 2010|Arizona Daily Star
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A $63 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for Tucson's new modern streetcar should be a game-changer for downtown....
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