Urbanism & Design: Azusa TOD Planning Grant, Myrle Beach AFB Redevopment, Mobile Coffee As Urban Strategy, Cities As Cultural Districts
April 1, 2013
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Azusa Gets TOD Planning Grant
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
As the city prepares for the coming Gold Line Extension, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded Azusa more than $650,000 as part of a Transit Oriented Development Planning grant.
Urban Issues: Housing Supply & Demand, Reincarnation Of Seoul, Iceland's Cultural Miracle, Pope's Era Of 'Mass' Transit, Place-Based Immigration
March 26, 2013
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Markets a Third Way to Affordable Housing
The Greater Marin
It's no secret that the cost to buy or rent a home in the Bay Area is extremely high and rising. Thanks to a regional economic rebound and renewed interest in the kind of walkable living that defines San Francisco, demand for Bay Area housing is at a high.
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Blogosphere: Bikes & Business, Urban Mobility Report Critique, Long Distance Commutes, Dirty Urbanization Truth, Boston Giant Farm
March 8, 2013
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Blogosphere: Biz Impact of Bikes Dominates Meeting
Streetsblog
'Bikes mean business' is the official theme of this year's National Bike Summit; but that idea hardly needs any help in being put front and center...
Read On Blogosphere: New Volvo Tech Keeps Cyclists Safe Grist
Those outside-the-car airbags are pretty sweet, but what if we could make cars automatically stop before they, you know, hit people?..
'Bikes mean business' is the official theme of this year's National Bike Summit; but that idea hardly needs any help in being put front and center...
Read On Blogosphere: New Volvo Tech Keeps Cyclists Safe Grist
Those outside-the-car airbags are pretty sweet, but what if we could make cars automatically stop before they, you know, hit people?..
News: Legislating Active Travel, China & Iran HSR Deal, Neighborhood History & Transit, Cincinnati Streetcar Cost Lawsuit, LaHood Defends HSR Plans
February 19, 2013
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International: Active Travel Law to Boost Walk/Bike
BBC
One group said the Active Travel Bill had the potential to be one of the most effective public health interventions since the creation of the assembly...
Read On International: China Could Approve Joining Iran HSR Bloomberg
China's State Copuncil approved plans to take part in the building of a high-speed railway line in Iran, two people familiar with the matter said...
One group said the Active Travel Bill had the potential to be one of the most effective public health interventions since the creation of the assembly...
Read On International: China Could Approve Joining Iran HSR Bloomberg
China's State Copuncil approved plans to take part in the building of a high-speed railway line in Iran, two people familiar with the matter said...
News: Charlotte Vs. State, Dallas Expansion Plans, Milan Congestion Fee Impact, Oklahoma City Transit Dialog, Downtown Minneapolis Vision
February 7, 2013
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Charlotte: City Wrestles With State Over Local Control
Fox Charlotte
What does the streetcar extension project mean for Charlotte's growth and economy? That was the topic at Johnson C. Smith University Wednesday night...
Read On Dallas: City Starting Up Downtown Second Line Again? Dallas Morning News
It's been more than six years since Dallas Area Rapid Transit began studying a second downtown light-rail line, and a close to three years since it…
What does the streetcar extension project mean for Charlotte's growth and economy? That was the topic at Johnson C. Smith University Wednesday night...
Read On Dallas: City Starting Up Downtown Second Line Again? Dallas Morning News
It's been more than six years since Dallas Area Rapid Transit began studying a second downtown light-rail line, and a close to three years since it…
Blogosphere: Tramway Wi-Fi Connection, Zipcar & Avis, Corporate Carpoolers, Best US Bike Share, Mapping Urban Agriculture
January 9, 2013
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Blogosphere: Wi-Fi Connection for Florence Tramway
Eltis
The initiative is part of a wider project called "Wi-Move" (built up as a partnership between the Tuscany Region and the Municipality of Florence) with the aim of offering free hot spots to citizens and tourists in the most important locations and public spaces of the city...
Read On Blogosphere: More Zipcar to Avis Analysis The City Fix
Barely ten years ago, no one knew whether car sharing could even work in North…
The initiative is part of a wider project called "Wi-Move" (built up as a partnership between the Tuscany Region and the Municipality of Florence) with the aim of offering free hot spots to citizens and tourists in the most important locations and public spaces of the city...
Read On Blogosphere: More Zipcar to Avis Analysis The City Fix
Barely ten years ago, no one knew whether car sharing could even work in North…
Blogosphere: Why Grids Matter, LRT Progress In Houston, Streetcars In DC, A Tale Of Two Subways, NJ Transit Village Tour
December 14, 2012
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Blogosphere: Why Grids Matter
Walkable DFW
I have written before about the difference between dendritic and reticulated grids. However, that was highly theoretical and still lacking in real world justification. Here I'm going to try and provide further justification for the grid in a more applicable manner...
Read On Blogosphere: Light Rail Construction Moving Fast Houston Press
Since 2004, anyone living or visiting the areas near Main Street,…
I have written before about the difference between dendritic and reticulated grids. However, that was highly theoretical and still lacking in real world justification. Here I'm going to try and provide further justification for the grid in a more applicable manner...
Read On Blogosphere: Light Rail Construction Moving Fast Houston Press
Since 2004, anyone living or visiting the areas near Main Street,…
Blogosphere: Guide For MAP-21, Best & Worst Transpo Projects, Pedestrian Deaths, Rail Development Goal
December 12, 2012
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Blogosphere: T4 America Releases Guide for Map 21
Transportation For America
Transportation for America today released an easy-to-follow handbook to help stakeholders understand and engage in implementing the new federal transportation law adopted last summer...
Read On Blogosphere: Sierra Club's Best/Worst Transpo Projects Greater Greater Washington
Capital Bikeshare, the Purple Line, and Silver Line are…
Transportation for America today released an easy-to-follow handbook to help stakeholders understand and engage in implementing the new federal transportation law adopted last summer...
Read On Blogosphere: Sierra Club's Best/Worst Transpo Projects Greater Greater Washington
Capital Bikeshare, the Purple Line, and Silver Line are…
News: Charlotte Transit Future, Ann Arbor Transit Plans, France-Italy HSR Effort, LA Streetcar Vote, Road Pricing Research, Business Tax Deal Price
December 3, 2012
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Charlotte: A New Path for Charlotte Transit
Charlotte Business Journals (Paywall)
It's becoming clear the $119 million extension of the fledgling streetcar line may not survive the city's budgeting process. It's becoming equally clear that it might not matter...
Read On Ann Arbor: Rapid Transit Plans for Ann Arbor Ann Arbor . com
What will the future of transit look like…
It's becoming clear the $119 million extension of the fledgling streetcar line may not survive the city's budgeting process. It's becoming equally clear that it might not matter...
Read On Ann Arbor: Rapid Transit Plans for Ann Arbor Ann Arbor . com
What will the future of transit look like…
Blogosphere: Historical Cycling Focus, Bay Bridge & Trains, Bikes & Streetcars, Housing Supply & Demand, Permaculture, SF Bike Parklet
November 20, 2012
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Blogosphere: Historical Focus on Cycling in Unlikely Spot
GMF Urban Current
Christine Grimando, a town planner from York, Maine and an Urban and Regional Policy Fellow at the German Marshall Fund, recently completed travel to the UK and Italy. Ms. Grimando's research focuses on how planners might identify best practices for sustainable urban places across a range of scales...
Read On Blogosphere: Bay Bridge Used to Be for Trains Too Curbed SF
Christine Grimando, a town planner from York, Maine and an Urban and Regional Policy Fellow at the German Marshall Fund, recently completed travel to the UK and Italy. Ms. Grimando's research focuses on how planners might identify best practices for sustainable urban places across a range of scales...
Read On Blogosphere: Bay Bridge Used to Be for Trains Too Curbed SF
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