Urbanism & Design: Low Impact Design Standards, Pittsburgh TOD, Height Isn't Density, Preserving Berlin Wall, Affordable Housing & Corridor Planning
March 21, 2013
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DDOT Drafting Low Impact Design Standards
Georgetown Patch
DDOT welcomes public feedback on draft design standards for low impact development and green infrastructure for the public right-of-way.
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News: Virginia Beach LRT Financing, Factions In Detroit Coalition, Tampa LRT Vote Considered, Vancouver Subway Vision
November 28, 2012
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Norfolk: VA Beach Council to Pursue LRT Financing
Virginian Pilot
The City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday stating it will pursue light-rail financing and development options. About 62 percent of voters approved a referendum earlier this month that showed support for extending Norfolk's light rail system, The Tide, into the city...
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The City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday stating it will pursue light-rail financing and development options. About 62 percent of voters approved a referendum earlier this month that showed support for extending Norfolk's light rail system, The Tide, into the city...
Read On Michigan: Regional Transit Authority Factions…
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: Seattle Classic Streetcars, Bay Area Needs 2nd Tube, Land Values & LRT, Cheap Vs. Long-Term Design, Renewal Without Displacement
June 18, 2012
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Seattle: Classic Streetcars Stuck at Dead End
Seattle Times
For the past seven years, a little bit of Seattle's soul has been collecting dust in a warehouse near Safeco Field. The George Benson Waterfront Streetcars - five classic, 1920s streetcars that ran from 1982 to 2005 - are in limbo, says Metro...
Read On Bay Area: Diridon Says Bay Area Needs Second Tube KQED
BART service is back to normal. But transit experts say yesterday's shutdown was a harsh lesson in the need for…
For the past seven years, a little bit of Seattle's soul has been collecting dust in a warehouse near Safeco Field. The George Benson Waterfront Streetcars - five classic, 1920s streetcars that ran from 1982 to 2005 - are in limbo, says Metro...
Read On Bay Area: Diridon Says Bay Area Needs Second Tube KQED
BART service is back to normal. But transit experts say yesterday's shutdown was a harsh lesson in the need for…
News: Milwaukee Streetcar Fate, Atlanta DOT Non-Highway Programs, Adding DART Riders, Tex Rail Stations, Battery Power Buses
June 12, 2012
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National: Walker Win Mean No Milwaukee Streetcar?
Transportation Nation
Governor Scott Walker's triumph in the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election seems to vindicate yet again his anti-rail campaign strategy. Supporters of the Millwaukee streetcar, his latest punching bag..
Read On Atlanta: DOT's Non Highway Programs Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Intermodal Division of the Georgia Department of Transportation oversees all things nonhighway:…
Governor Scott Walker's triumph in the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election seems to vindicate yet again his anti-rail campaign strategy. Supporters of the Millwaukee streetcar, his latest punching bag..
Read On Atlanta: DOT's Non Highway Programs Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Intermodal Division of the Georgia Department of Transportation oversees all things nonhighway:…
Blogosphere: LA Fare Evasion, How NY Rides Bikes, NC Transit Vote, Urban Ag, London's Urban Foxes, Pseudo Suburbanists
May 30, 2012
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Blogosphere: Does Locking Gates Make Fiscal Sense?
LA Streetsblog
One justification offered for the need to gate Los Angeles' rail system is that the present "Proof-of-Payment" system is evaded by a large number of people and that gates will increase revenue collection. This presumes only gating can reduce the level of fare evasion occurring...
Read On Blogosphere: This is How We Ride New York…
One justification offered for the need to gate Los Angeles' rail system is that the present "Proof-of-Payment" system is evaded by a large number of people and that gates will increase revenue collection. This presumes only gating can reduce the level of fare evasion occurring...
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News: Sydney LRT vs. BRT, Austin Transit Funding, Divisive Seattle LRT Line, Durham Funding Vote Poll, Waiting For DC Streetcar, SF Housing
May 21, 2012
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International: High Cost a Blow for Sydney LRT
Sydney Morning Herald
Nearly 70 per cent of Canberrans would prefer light rail to bus rapid transit in the Gungahlin to Civic corridor, according to an independent survey for the ACT government...
Read On Austin: City Might Seek Money from Transit Agency Austin American Statesman
For the past few years, the biggest question surrounding the…
Nearly 70 per cent of Canberrans would prefer light rail to bus rapid transit in the Gungahlin to Civic corridor, according to an independent survey for the ACT government...
Read On Austin: City Might Seek Money from Transit Agency Austin American Statesman
For the past few years, the biggest question surrounding the…
News: Transpo Bill Negotiations, A Driving Tax, Impact Of Clustered Development, National Highway Tolls, Romney & HUD, Urban Spatial Strategy
April 17, 2012
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National: More Quiet Cars on Commuter Trains
USA Today
Riders on New York's Long Island Railroad and Metro-North will have an easier time finding a quiet car now that the busiest commuter rail lines in North America increased the number of quiet spaces this month...
Read On National: Heritage Foundation Not Happy with Bill The Hill
The conservative Heritage Foundation's political arm is warning its members…
Riders on New York's Long Island Railroad and Metro-North will have an easier time finding a quiet car now that the busiest commuter rail lines in North America increased the number of quiet spaces this month...
Read On National: Heritage Foundation Not Happy with Bill The Hill
The conservative Heritage Foundation's political arm is warning its members…
News: Maryland Sales Tax Hike, Triangle LRT EIS, Rahm's Infrastructure Plan, The Urbanology Show, Belin's Lost City
April 4, 2012
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Maryland: Governor May Try for Sales Tax Increase
Baltimore Sun
Gov. Martin O'Malley says he still hopes to convince the legislature to raise money for highway and transit projects - possibly by adding another penny to Maryland's six-percent sales tax and dedicating the extra revenue to transportation...
Read On Norfolk: Councilmembers Want Nov Election for LRT Virginian Pilot
Two councilmen want the City Council to decide as early as next week whether to…
Gov. Martin O'Malley says he still hopes to convince the legislature to raise money for highway and transit projects - possibly by adding another penny to Maryland's six-percent sales tax and dedicating the extra revenue to transportation...
Read On Norfolk: Councilmembers Want Nov Election for LRT Virginian Pilot
Two councilmen want the City Council to decide as early as next week whether to…
Blogosphere: Changing Transpo Bill, Future Streets, Privatizing Parking, Tactical Urbanism, Arrival Cities
March 5, 2012
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Blogosphere: How Transpo Bill Changed Overnight
DC Streetsblog
The sun rose this morning on a landscape considerably different from the one described by not one but two articles Streetsblog published yesterday...
Read On Blogosphere: The Street of the Future! Streetsblog
This 45-second simulation of cute miniature jelly beans multi-ton driverless vehicles navigating the…
The sun rose this morning on a landscape considerably different from the one described by not one but two articles Streetsblog published yesterday...
Read On Blogosphere: The Street of the Future! Streetsblog
This 45-second simulation of cute miniature jelly beans multi-ton driverless vehicles navigating the…
