Transport: Boston Line Adds Stations, Future Of Streetcars, Maryland Joint-Development LRT Project, Bike Share As Corporate Perk
May 17, 2013
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Fairmount Line Adds Two New Stations
Boston Globe
As the Fairmount Corridor Commuter Rail Line train peeled away from Readville one morning, a stocky conductor began collecting fares on the only car open to passengers.
Environment & Ecology: Luring Developers To Rebuild On Polluted Land, How to Save Water Starved Cities, Boston's Rose Kennedy Greenway
May 17, 2013
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Luring Developers to Rebuild on Polluted Land
NPR Marketplace
When companies pack up and abandon places like apartment complexes, gas stations, factories, and rail yards, those properties often become what's known as a brownfield.
Urbanism & Design: Charlotte TOD Success, St. Louis Ballpark Redevelopment, Downtown Pittsburgh Building Boom, Boston Fenway Redevelopment
May 15, 2013
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Charlotte Officials Tout South End that Transit Built
Charlotte Observer
With construction booming in Charlotte's South End, city leaders on Tuesday called the area a model for the kind of smart growth that transit projects can spur in struggling neighborhoods east, west and north of uptown.
Urban Issues: City Data Projects, State & Local Outlook Bleak, Income & Transpo Routes, Health Care & Urbanization
May 10, 2013
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Cities Ramp Up Data Projects, Innovation
Governing
Dubuque, Iowa, has a population of just under 60,000, but it's doing something few other cities of its size have ever tried. It's embedding technology in utility meters to collect and analyze water, gas and electricity use
Urbanism & Design: Boston South Bay Plans, America's Falling Population Density, Pleasant Hill BART TOD, Revitalizing Wichita
May 7, 2013
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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.
Environment & Ecology: Boston's Public Water, LA River from Concrete, Urban Bees, Crows and Stress
May 6, 2013
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LA Wants to Turn Concrete River Into a Real One
The Atlantic Cities
Bodies of water have so much allure-particularly in overpaved cities-that we’re content to put up with the algae-scented funk of the Central Park pond, or even the stench of Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal, just to rest our eyes on something blue (or, er, brown).
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Urbanism & Design: Dallas TOD & Library Seeks Developer, Seeding Micro Apartments, Street Artists Vs. Govt, Neighborhood Strength Is People
April 24, 2013
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Dallas Seeks Private Developer for TOD, Library
Dallas Morning News
The City of Dallas is looking for a private developer to deliver a long promised Vickery Meadow library branch.
Urbanism & Design: Google's Southern Strategy, Top 10 Cities To Travel Car Free, LRT To Revitalize Poor Denver Area, Impact Of Driverless Cars
April 23, 2013
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Google's Southern Strategy, Attractive City Clusters
Seattle Times
The first paragraph from the Charlotte Observer's story might make one think that the South is getting ready to stick it to the high-tax, high-regulation West Coast again:
Transport: Madison BRT, Australian HSR $120B, DC Streetcar Joint Development, Designing Boston Transit Map
April 12, 2013
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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.
Transport: Transit Wiki, Richmond VA Transit Network Plans, Driving Down & Highway Spending Up, Speeding Seattle Transit Studies
April 11, 2013
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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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