Federal Policy Update: President's FY2014 Budget
April 10, 2013
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President's FY14 Budget
Today the President released his FY14 budget. This package of proposals
is the Administration’s annual request to Congress. Congress will have the ultimate decision-making power over what programs get funded as they develop appropriations bills later this year. Many of the proposals in the budget will face a steep uphill climb in Congress.
A short summary of the Key Proposals in the Administration's FY14 Budget for Transit, TOD, and Sustainable Communities is available here.
John Robert Smith Comments On Budget
A statement of John Robert Smith, President and CEO of Reconnecting America, on the Administration's Proposed FY14 Budget is available here.
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Environment & Ecology: Preparing For Climate Change, Energy Use Sustainability, Urban Heat Island & Bugs, Oahu's Green Buffers
March 29, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY
82% of Americans Want US to Prepare for Climate Change
USA Today
Should the United States prepare for climate change? And who should pay? A Stanford University survey released Thursday finds that 82% of Americans want the nation to prepare
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Environment & Ecology: Hilton Cogeneration System, Landscape & Architecture, Shaping Nature, Parking & Earthquakes In SF, America's Polluted Rivers, Sustainability & Resilience Scales
March 28, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY
Hilton New York's Cogeneration System
Travel Daily News
Anaergia Inc. announced that the 1,750kW cogeneration plant for the 1,981-room Hilton New York in midtown Manhattan is now online.
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Transport: Improving Tampa Transit, SF Transit-First Policy, Netherlands Park N Ride Lessons, Safe Feeling Bike Lanes, Small City HSR Benefit
March 21, 2013
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TRANSPORT
Commissioners Discuss How to Improve Tampa Transit
Tampa Bay Times
Hillsborough commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to begin discussions with the county's three mayors and other government leaders about future transportation needs.
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Urban Issues: Big Ideas For Columbus, Best Comeback Small Towns, Municipal Utilities & Disaster, Seating On The Subway
March 18, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES
Brainstorming Big Ideas for Columbus' Future
Columbus Dispatch
Almost every day, Mayor Michael B. Coleman walks by LeVeque Tower. He looks to the top of the 555-foot-tall skyscraper, his mind wanders and he imagines.
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America's Best Comeback Small Towns
CNN
Everyone loves a good get-back-up, Rocky-style story. But inspirational tales don't always have to star a guy in shiny shorts - or a big city like Philadelphia.
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Reconnecting America Publishes First in Series of Articles for Surdna Foundation Sustainable Environments Storybank
March 18, 2013
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The Surdna Foundation is developing a Sustainable Environments Storybank, the focus of which is to feature innovative ways to update infrastructure and foster healthy, sustainable and just communities. In this vein, Surdna has asked Reconnecting America and other Surdna grantees to contribute real-life stories about the green economy and sustainable infrastructure.
Enhancing Food Access and Creating a Healthy Lifestyle for Residents in Spartanburg, SC
March 18, 2013
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Spartanburg, South Carolina, has a classic American history like many cities in the south. The region is naturally rich in resources and fertile farmland, and they profited heavily from the many cotton mills dotting the riverbanks of Spartanburg during the post-civil war era. Spartanburg’s position as a transportation hub earned it the nickname “Hub City” and brought even more profitability to the region as goods were delivered across the country. In the midst of the conflicts and movements of the 20th century, the city suffered the loss of its textile industry and has been working ever since to reinvent itself. In the 1990s, Spartanburg won large international contracts that laid the framework for a new type of economic prosperity; it is now the headquarters for BMW and other multinational companies.
Blogosphere: Portland Bike Oriented Development, End Of Fed Highway Support, Accessing Academic Journals, Harvesting Rainwater, Building Better Civic Tech
March 12, 2013
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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.
TRANSPORT
Blogosphere: Portland Retailers Swoop In on Bikeways
Green Lane Project
Urban commercial real estate has always been a rough-and-tumble scrum, and now Amazon.com has torn up the playbook. Across the country, many brick-and-mortar retailers are in big trouble...
Read On Blogosphere: Why Was State Street Ped Mall a Failure Chicago Streetsblog
When I was a bicycle messenger in the early nineties, the State…
Urban commercial real estate has always been a rough-and-tumble scrum, and now Amazon.com has torn up the playbook. Across the country, many brick-and-mortar retailers are in big trouble...
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When I was a bicycle messenger in the early nineties, the State…
Land Use For A Lifetime: Changing Demographics And Shifting Priorities
March 8, 2013
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Reconnecting America Policy Director Sarah Kline and Program Associate Bill Sadler will be participating in the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute’s 2013 Annual Land Use Conference, “Land Use For A Lifetime: Changing Demographics And Shifting Priorities” on March 8 in Denver, CO.
Blogosphere: Bikes & Business, Urban Mobility Report Critique, Long Distance Commutes, Dirty Urbanization Truth, Boston Giant Farm
March 8, 2013
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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.
TRANSPORT
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?..
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