Urban Issues: FBI Building Competition, New German Rental Regulations, Cleveland Cycle Of Abandonment, Selling Fed Property
April 22, 2013
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Bid for FBI Building Sets off Healthy Competition
San Jose Mercury News
The FBI's announcement that it needs a new home has touched off a virtual real estate beauty contest, with communities around the region jockeying for the opportunity to attract the law enforcement agency-and attendant economic benefits-to their neighborhoods.
Other Views: Ignoring Homeless Families, Richard Florida's Federal Fantasy, Fresno TOD Funds, Streetcar Cost-Benefit Test
April 22, 2013
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America Ignoring Homeless Families
Bill Moyers . com
More than one-third of Americans who use shelters annually are parents and their children. In 2011, that added up to more than 500,000 people.
Urban Issues: The Great Senior Housing Sell Off, SF Housing Movement, Sexual Politics Of Urban Environments, H1-B Visa Race, Transit Spending & Unemployment In Fresno
April 2, 2013
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Get Ready for the Great Senior Housing Sell Off
Chicago Tribune
Something in salmon compels them to swim upstream. An invisible force calls swallows to return to Capistrano.
News: Twin Cities Transit Tax, CAHSR Lawsuit Dropped, Austin Urban Rail Push, Florida Transpo Budget, Science Of Cities, Florida SunRail TOD Opportunity
February 25, 2013
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Twin Cities: Transit Tax Reaction Mixed
Pioneer Press
As Minnesota and Twin Cities leaders ponder how to keep the transit infrastructure competitive with the likes of Denver and Phoenix, they're faced with the tricky reality that light-rail systems come with billion-dollar price tags -- give or take a few million...
Read On California: Valley Landowners Drop HSR Lawsuit Fresno Bee
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As Minnesota and Twin Cities leaders ponder how to keep the transit infrastructure competitive with the likes of Denver and Phoenix, they're faced with the tricky reality that light-rail systems come with billion-dollar price tags -- give or take a few million...
Read On California: Valley Landowners Drop HSR Lawsuit Fresno Bee
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News: LRT & Segregation, LRT Sales Tax Vote OK'd, Fresno BRT Skepticism, Dayton Transit Plan, Revitalizing Transit Hub
January 28, 2013
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Twin Cities: Orfield Worries About LRT and Segregation
Pioneer Press
Unlike many Twin Cities housing advocates, Myron Orfield doesn't fear the Central Corridor light-rail line will force low-income minorities from St. Paul neighborhoods. In fact, he's telling anyone who'll listen that it will do just the opposite. ..
Read On Tampa: Pinellas Leaders Approve LRT Tax Measure Tampa Tribune
After a contentious, hours-long hearing, Pinellas County transit…
Unlike many Twin Cities housing advocates, Myron Orfield doesn't fear the Central Corridor light-rail line will force low-income minorities from St. Paul neighborhoods. In fact, he's telling anyone who'll listen that it will do just the opposite. ..
Read On Tampa: Pinellas Leaders Approve LRT Tax Measure Tampa Tribune
After a contentious, hours-long hearing, Pinellas County transit…
News: Crystal City Streetcar, BRT For Tijuana, Wolrd's Longest Bullet Train Route, Prudent Gentrification, Dallas TOD Plans
January 2, 2013
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Fort Worth: Grapevine Wants More from Commuter Rail
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Six years after Grapevine voters agreed to raise the sales tax to bring a commuter rail to town, some city leaders say they're frustrated with the lack of information about funding for the project and now regret getting involved...
Read On Virginia: Crystal City Streetcar Plans Washington Post
The District's H Street streetcar gets a lot of buzz, much of it owing to the…
Six years after Grapevine voters agreed to raise the sales tax to bring a commuter rail to town, some city leaders say they're frustrated with the lack of information about funding for the project and now regret getting involved...
Read On Virginia: Crystal City Streetcar Plans Washington Post
The District's H Street streetcar gets a lot of buzz, much of it owing to the…
News: San Antonio Streetcar Plan, Trains Parked In Flood Zone, Judge Backs CAHSR, Bay Area Transit Needs, 66% Yes Not Enough
November 19, 2012
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San Antonio: Streetcar Plan Approved by TTC
San Antonio Express News
The Texas Transportation Commission approved taking $92 million in state dollars set aside for U.S. 281 and Loop 1604 and putting it toward VIA Metropolitan Transit's downtown streetcar system...
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New Jersey: Trains Put in Flood Zone Despite Warnings Reuters
New Jersey Transit's struggle to…
The Texas Transportation Commission approved taking $92 million in state dollars set aside for U.S. 281 and Loop 1604 and putting it toward VIA Metropolitan Transit's downtown streetcar system...
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New Jersey: Trains Put in Flood Zone Despite Warnings Reuters
New Jersey Transit's struggle to…
News: CA HSR Politics, DART Extensions, KC Sprawl Infrastructure, DC Econ Dev Strategy, Seattle Developer TOD Deal
November 15, 2012
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California: Democrats Legislature Majority and HSR
San Jose Mercury News
One of the fallouts from last week's election is virtual carte blanche for Democrat legislators in California. Since they appear to have secured veto-proof and Republican-proof supermajorities in both the Assembly and Senate, they can do pretty much whatever they want...
Read On Vancouver: In Urgent Need of Transit Upgrades Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson joined…
One of the fallouts from last week's election is virtual carte blanche for Democrat legislators in California. Since they appear to have secured veto-proof and Republican-proof supermajorities in both the Assembly and Senate, they can do pretty much whatever they want...
Read On Vancouver: In Urgent Need of Transit Upgrades Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson joined…
Blogosphere: CAHSR Funding Move, Dallas Highway Toll, France's Tramways, Rio's First BRT Corridor, Urban Lunch
June 25, 2012
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Blogosphere: State Senate May Try to Move HSR Funds
CAHSR Blog
The LA Times' Ralph Vartabedian reports that anti-HSR State Senators may try to move the HSR funds out of the Central Valley, even though the current HSR proposal includes billions in funds for both the Bay Area and Southern California in addition to starting HSR construction in the Valley:..
Read On Blogosphere: What If Our Problem is Too Many Cars? Dallas Morning News…
The LA Times' Ralph Vartabedian reports that anti-HSR State Senators may try to move the HSR funds out of the Central Valley, even though the current HSR proposal includes billions in funds for both the Bay Area and Southern California in addition to starting HSR construction in the Valley:..
Read On Blogosphere: What If Our Problem is Too Many Cars? Dallas Morning News…
Blogosphere: SoCal Sustainability, Walkability Politics, Atlanta Rail Plans, Fresno TOD Imposter, Metropolitan Revolution
April 18, 2012
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Commentary: SoCal Hailed as Model of Sustainability
Los Angeles Times
Southern California is no longer the Great Satan of suburban sprawl. Last month, the Census Bureau released a list of America's densest urban areas, and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim ranked first. New York-Newark was fifth...
Read On Blogosphere: Why Don't Conservative Cities Walk? Slate Moneybox
Reading Tom Vanderbilt's series…
Southern California is no longer the Great Satan of suburban sprawl. Last month, the Census Bureau released a list of America's densest urban areas, and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim ranked first. New York-Newark was fifth...
Read On Blogosphere: Why Don't Conservative Cities Walk? Slate Moneybox
Reading Tom Vanderbilt's series…
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