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Urbanism & Design: Connecting Bikes & Business, Miami Ballpark A Bad Deal, Nashville Subdivision Offers Walkability, Pedestrian Tunnels

May 13, 2013
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Affordability, bicycles, Charlottesville, Development & Redevelopment, Florida, housing, Indiana, Indianapolis, Miami, Nashville, Pedestrians & Walkability, San Antonio, Tennessee, Texas, Transit, Transit Design, Virginia
URBANISM & DESIGN Charlottesville Explores Connections Between Bikes, Business  Charlottesville Tomorrow   Bikes and walking - we all know they are possible alternatives to driving cars.
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Transport: Shanghai Monorail, Megabus 25M Rides, Making City Bike-Friendly, BRT In China, Bottineau LRT OK'd

May 10, 2013
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Bay Area, bicycles, Boise, Brooklyn Park, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, China, England, Heavy Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Idaho, London, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Minnesota, San Francisco, Shanghai, State Policy, Streetcar, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, UK, Wisconsin
TRANSPORT Shanghai Thinking Monorail  China Daily   Shanghai is likely to introduce the country's first suspended monorail train by 2015 to improve the city's worsening traffic congestion and pollution levels.
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Urbanism & Design: Boston South Bay Plans, America's Falling Population Density, Pleasant Hill BART TOD, Revitalizing Wichita

May 7, 2013
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Bay Area, Boston, California, Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Kansas, Massachusetts, Pleasant Hill, San Francisco, TOD, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, Transit Design, urban, Urban Form, Wichita
URBANISM & DESIGN Resident's Plan Calls for Mixed Use in Boston South Bay  Boston Globe   Nearby residents and other neighbors of the South Bay Shopping Center have developed a master plan to help guide future development in the area.
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Modern Streetcar Vehicle Guideline

April 30, 2013
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"Modern Streetcar Vehicle Guideline," designed to support specification and procurement of modern streetcar vehicles by identifying and describing important technical and operating principles relating to their application, has been added to the Resource Center's best practices database.
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Modern Streetcar Vehicle Guideline

April 29, 2013
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Streetcar, Transit, Transit Design
Summary Modern light rail and streetcar vehicles are fundamentally very similar, the differences having largely to do with how they are applied. The primary difference between the two modes is the degree of integration into the urban environment and the scale of the associated infrastructure. This difference in application makes some common light rail vehicle design features unnecessary for streetcar application but may also require the use of other features that may or may not be incorporated into a typical light rail vehicle. The Guideline includes an introduction and four chapters: Vehicle Configuration, Vehicle/Platform Interface, Vehicle/Track Interface and Power Supply. Recognizing that streetcar systems vary considerably in form and function, the document identifies and explains the underlying principles and interdependencies associated with each topic, and examines the trade-offs involved in various different design approaches. Throughout, emphasis is placed on the need to…
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Transport: DC War On Cars, Albuquerque's Fake Subway Map, Philly Bike Share, Smartphones & Car Culture, Long Beach Cyclovia

April 18, 2013
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Albuquerque, Bay Area, bicycles, bus, California, DC, Heavy Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Jordan, Long Beach, New Mexico, New York, New York State, Pennsylvania, Performance, Philadelphia, San Francisco, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Design, Travel Behavior, Washington DC
TRANSPORT There is No War on Cars in DC  Washington City Paper   If the District of Columbia is in the midst of a war on cars, then last month was its Gettysburg.
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Transport: Madison BRT, Australian HSR $120B, DC Streetcar Joint Development, Designing Boston Transit Map

April 12, 2013
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Australia, bicycles, Boston, Brisbane, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, Charlotte, Chicago, Commuter Rail, Development & Redevelopment, Federal Policy, Heavy Rail, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Illinois, Joint Development, Madison, Massachusetts, Melbourne, New Jersey, New York, New York State, Newark, North Carolina, Pedestrians & Walkability, Streetcar, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Wisconsin
TRANSPORT Madison BRT Plan Greeted Favorably by Officials  Capital Times   Enthusiasm is high for a new model of speedy bus service for Madison - but so is the potential price tag.
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Transport: Transit Wiki, Richmond VA Transit Network Plans, Driving Down & Highway Spending Up, Speeding Seattle Transit Studies

April 11, 2013
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Bay Area, Belgium, Bellevue WA, Boston, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, Chicago, China, DC, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, England, France, Heavy Rail, Highways & Automobiles, housing, Illinois, Indiana, Indianapolis, Light Rail, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nashville, New Jersey, New York, New York State, Paris, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Richmond VA, San Francisco, San Jose CA, Seattle, Shanghai, St. Paul, State Policy, Streetcar, Tennessee, TOD, TOD Finance, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Twin Cities, UK, urban, Urban Form, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, Wisconsin
TRANSPORT Transit Wiki for Information Sharing  Human Transit   I've recently learned of a new resource for sharing knowledge and best practices related to transit planning: transitwiki.org.
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Transport: Generational Shift In Travel, Streetcar Property Assessment, Boring Names, Biking In Austin, Santa Monica Parking

April 8, 2013
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Austin, bicycles, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, Commuter Rail, Demographics, Detroit, Federal Policy, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Indiana, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Michigan, New Jersey, Parking, Pedestrians & Walkability, Santa Monica, Seattle, State Policy, Streetcar, Texas, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Travel Behavior, Washington
TRANSPORT Hipmunk CEO Sees Generational Shift in Travel  Skift   Adam Goldstein, the 25-year-old co-founder and CEO of travel metasearch company Hipmunk, believes there is a "generational shift" under way in travel.
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The Tramway Revival In France

April 5, 2013
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A 2012 report on the return of tramways to France by the Ministry for Ecology, Stustainable Development and Energy has been added to the Research Center best practices database.
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