News: CAHSR Blessing, Elecric Freight, TOD Impact On VMT, Light Rail Benefits Research, Berlin's Cheap Rents, Portland Downtown
May 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. The Chatter, commentary and opposition articles will be found towards the bottom.
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California: HSR Project Given Conditional Blessing
Sacramento Bee
The latest plan for building a California bullet train system got a very conditional blessing Tuesday from a "peer review committee" of transportation experts...
Read On Los Angeles: An Electric Solution for Freeway Freight Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles may be one of the first…
The latest plan for building a California bullet train system got a very conditional blessing Tuesday from a "peer review committee" of transportation experts...
Read On Los Angeles: An Electric Solution for Freeway Freight Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles may be one of the first…
Livability and Planning Workshops
May 15, 2012
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Reconnecting America's Policy Director Sarah Kline will be participating in the Federal Transit Administration's Livability and Planning Workshops on May 15 and 16 in Washington, DC. On Tuesday, Kline will be discussing the Center for Transit-Oriented Development's upcoming FTA-sponsored booklet, TOD 205: Families and Transit-Oriented Development. On Wednesday, she will address a workshop on Working With Federal Grantees.
FTA's New Starts Program Will Still Evaluate Alternatives
May 3, 2012
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The Wall Street Journal’s April 30 opinion piece, “The New Earmarkers: Cost Analysis for Transit Projects Gives Way to ‘Social Equity’”, demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of how the Federal Transit Administration evaluates proposed transit projects under its New Starts grant program. The piece implies that proposed rules issued earlier this year would “do away with … comparative cost analysis” and would instead give more weight in the evaluation process to “social equity and environmental considerations.” This assertion is wrong on both counts.
News: Fed Transpo Pressure, Enviro Vs. Infrastructure, CA HSR Testimony, Fed Golden Handcuffs, Food Desert Maps
May 1, 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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National: Obama Hits Congress on Transportation Bill
Transportation Nation
President Barack Obama is getting pointed on the transportation bill. Speaking at the AFL-CIO's Building and Construction Trades Department Conference today, Obama whacked the Republican-led House of Representatives for "refusing to pass a bipartisan bill that could guarantee work for millions of construction workers...
Read On Atlanta: Sierra Club Comes Out Against Sales Tax Atlanta Journal…
President Barack Obama is getting pointed on the transportation bill. Speaking at the AFL-CIO's Building and Construction Trades Department Conference today, Obama whacked the Republican-led House of Representatives for "refusing to pass a bipartisan bill that could guarantee work for millions of construction workers...
Read On Atlanta: Sierra Club Comes Out Against Sales Tax Atlanta Journal…
House Passage of Transportation Reauthorization Bill
April 19, 2012
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I am pleased there is now bipartisan action on transportation reauthorization by the House that can be conferenced with the Senate. While this six-month extension does not provide the certainty of a multi-year reauthorization, it will keep our transportation network functioning at current funding levels and allow for a conference to begin with the Senate on a longer-term transportation bill.
I look forward to working with the conference committee to ensure that the final version of the bill includes language to keep our existing transit systems operating and provides support for local communities to invest in new transit services, bicycle and pedestrian projects, and transit-oriented development. These items combined will offer more options for Americans in how they travel to meet their daily needs, reducing costs for families struggling with today’s high gas prices.
Blogosphere: Federal Vs. State Transpo Funding, Great Parking Lots, Benefits Of Bus Expansion, City Constellation, Imposturbs
April 4, 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: Pros and Cons of Moving Funding to State
Urban Planning and Transportation Blog
When the Republican controlled House of Representatives came out with their budget proposal a few months ago many called it a doomsday budget. Among the items in the budget that had transit advocates scared was the elimination of dedicated transit spending...
Read On Blogosphere: Winning Speed and Reliability Battles Human Transit
Major San…
When the Republican controlled House of Representatives came out with their budget proposal a few months ago many called it a doomsday budget. Among the items in the budget that had transit advocates scared was the elimination of dedicated transit spending...
Read On Blogosphere: Winning Speed and Reliability Battles Human Transit
Major San…
Blogosphere: Chicago Infrastructure Trust, Quantifying Transit Equality, Zoning Expiration, Form Based Codes, Big Cities
March 12, 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: The Sorry State of American Transport
The Urbanophile
We constantly read about the infrastructure crisis in America. I'll have more to say on this at a future date, but it is pretty clear that we need to spend more money in a whole lot of areas: airports, roads and bridges, public transportation, and more...
Read On Blogosphere: Chicago's Infrastructure Trust Brookings
Sometimes if you want something done…
We constantly read about the infrastructure crisis in America. I'll have more to say on this at a future date, but it is pretty clear that we need to spend more money in a whole lot of areas: airports, roads and bridges, public transportation, and more...
Read On Blogosphere: Chicago's Infrastructure Trust Brookings
Sometimes if you want something done…
CTOD Webinar Series
March 8, 2012
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The Center for Transit-Oriented Development (CTOD) wrapped up the Federal Transit Administration-sponsored webinar series launched last year in June with a webinar on joint development last month that attracted more than 200 participants.
Blogosphere: TIGER Transformation in KC, Aerial Trams & Gondolas, Best Bikeway Designs, Revitalizing Cincinnati
March 8, 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: TIGER Transforming KC's Green Zone
DOT Fastlane
The first three rounds of DOT's TIGER grants have funded high-impact transportation projects in all 50 states, in Puerto Rico, and right here in Washington, DC. Across the country, this competitive program is fostering beneficial and innovative solutions that:..
Read On Commentary: Region Must Not Lose Transit Momentum Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance partnered with…
The first three rounds of DOT's TIGER grants have funded high-impact transportation projects in all 50 states, in Puerto Rico, and right here in Washington, DC. Across the country, this competitive program is fostering beneficial and innovative solutions that:..
Read On Commentary: Region Must Not Lose Transit Momentum Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance partnered with…
Discussion Paper On The Evaluation Of Economic Development
March 1, 2012
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A Federal Transit Administration Office of Planning and Environment document from 2008 discussing how FTA might evaluate the potential economic development impacts of projects applying for New Starts funds.
