News: Planning Megaprojects, Personalized Travel Planning, Encouraging Walking, NY Bike Share, Chicago Train Congestion
May 8, 2012
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National: Amtrak Ticket Checkers to Use iPhones
New York Times
Old-school train conductors are finally ready to give up their hole punchers to try something new: the iPhone...
Read On Research: Why Mass Media Matters to Planning Research Journal of Planning Education and Research (Abstract)
(Note from JW - This paper is by Bent Flyvbjerg and discusses megaprojects) This article asks how planning scholarship may effectively gain impact in planning…
Old-school train conductors are finally ready to give up their hole punchers to try something new: the iPhone...
Read On Research: Why Mass Media Matters to Planning Research Journal of Planning Education and Research (Abstract)
(Note from JW - This paper is by Bent Flyvbjerg and discusses megaprojects) This article asks how planning scholarship may effectively gain impact in planning…
Blogosphere: Tech Startups & Transit, Bikes & Urbanism, Chicago BRT Push, LA Parking Changes, The Need For HUD, Prosperity Collaborative
May 7, 2012
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Blogosphere: Economic Crisis Rolls On in Pittsburgh
Transport Politic
The board of the Port Authority of Allegheny County, serving the Pittsburgh metropolitan region, announced last week that it would have to cut services by 35% by September 2 - the largest cut ever for the agency - if it is not provided an increase in state aid...
Read On Blogosphere: Transit Gives New York Startups Edge Mashable
Asking…
The board of the Port Authority of Allegheny County, serving the Pittsburgh metropolitan region, announced last week that it would have to cut services by 35% by September 2 - the largest cut ever for the agency - if it is not provided an increase in state aid...
Read On Blogosphere: Transit Gives New York Startups Edge Mashable
Asking…
News: Chicago Bus Lanes, Vancouver BRT, CAHSR Numbers, Caltrain Electrification, Gainesville Transit Taxes, London Smart City Test
May 4, 2012
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Chicago: Bus Only Lanes Are Coming Soon
Chicago Sun Times
Bus rapid transit is coming to Chicago. Within two years, CTA bus riders will get their own lane to get through the throngs of traffic near Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center...
Read On Vancouver WA: BRT Plan Gets the Green Light Columbian
A citizens committee Wednesday signaled it's on board for bus rapid transit…
Bus rapid transit is coming to Chicago. Within two years, CTA bus riders will get their own lane to get through the throngs of traffic near Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center...
Read On Vancouver WA: BRT Plan Gets the Green Light Columbian
A citizens committee Wednesday signaled it's on board for bus rapid transit…
News: LA Tax Extension, Vancouver Anti-LRT, CAHSR Funding, House Transpo Bill, Seattle Monorail Tax, Bike Sharing Economics
April 19, 2012
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Los Angeles: Mayor V Wants to Extend Sales Tax
Los Angeles Times
Faced with a congressional stalemate over transportation funding, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants county voters to approve an indefinite extension of a half-cent sales tax used for transit projects...
Read On Vancouver: Anti-LRT Petitioners Fall Short Columbian
The Clark County Auditor's office has declared more than two-thirds of signatures turned in by light rail opponents seeking a vote to…
Faced with a congressional stalemate over transportation funding, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants county voters to approve an indefinite extension of a half-cent sales tax used for transit projects...
Read On Vancouver: Anti-LRT Petitioners Fall Short Columbian
The Clark County Auditor's office has declared more than two-thirds of signatures turned in by light rail opponents seeking a vote to…
News: Pedestrian Safety, Transpo Deductions, Expanding Atlanta Rail, Des Moines BRT, Seattle's Newest Streetcar, A Tax For Affordable Housing
April 11, 2012
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National: The Crisis in American Walking
Slate
A few years ago, at a highway safety conference in Savannah, Ga., I drifted into a conference room where a sign told me a "Pedestrian Safety" panel was being held...
Read On National: Transportation Deductions, Good Idea? Transportation Nation
With gas prices rising, the economy plodding toward a recovery and tax day nearly upon us, the handful of available transportation-related…
A few years ago, at a highway safety conference in Savannah, Ga., I drifted into a conference room where a sign told me a "Pedestrian Safety" panel was being held...
Read On National: Transportation Deductions, Good Idea? Transportation Nation
With gas prices rising, the economy plodding toward a recovery and tax day nearly upon us, the handful of available transportation-related…
News: Declining Dallas Ridership, Columbia Crossing Fight, Calif. HSR Funding, Manhattan Parking, Research On Built Environment, Office Rents Rising
February 6, 2012
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Dallas: Lower Headways Have Dropped Ridership
Dallas Morning News
The opening of the Green Line in late 2010 helped make 2011 the busiest year ever for Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail service. Riders took 22.3 million trips on the Red, Blue and Green rail lines in 2011 despite a slow-to-recover economy and steadily rising fares...
Read On Vancouver WA: Representative…
The opening of the Green Line in late 2010 helped make 2011 the busiest year ever for Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail service. Riders took 22.3 million trips on the Red, Blue and Green rail lines in 2011 despite a slow-to-recover economy and steadily rising fares...
Read On Vancouver WA: Representative…
Blogosphere: Portland vs. Vancouver, WA., Suburban Green Streets, Urbanists Circa 400BC, Lives Of Commuters, Busways
December 21, 2011
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Blogosphere: Dream of Suburbs Alive in Vancouver
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
A video parody based on the opening of the IFC series, "Portlandia."... $code
Read On Blogosphere: Hey Vikings, Parking is Not Cities Twin Cities Sidewalks
I kinda understand tailgating, I suppose. It's like a picnic, only instead of being in a park under a tree on a blanket in the grass, you're in a parking…
A video parody based on the opening of the IFC series, "Portlandia."... $code
Read On Blogosphere: Hey Vikings, Parking is Not Cities Twin Cities Sidewalks
I kinda understand tailgating, I suppose. It's like a picnic, only instead of being in a park under a tree on a blanket in the grass, you're in a parking…
Vancouver WA: Tom Rubin Analyzes LRT vs Bus
October 21, 2011|Columbian
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A trip from downtown Vancouver to downtown Portland would take more than twice as long on a light rail train as it would on existing bus service, a recent analysis of Columbia River Crossing plans found... Read On
Oregon: Vancouverites Angry About Potential Costs
September 26, 2011|Oregonian
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David Madore has lived in Clark County for 21 years. The first 19 he spent focusing on running a business and raising his family. ... Read On
Portland: Second Guessing CRC Contracts
July 12, 2011|Oregonian (via Portland Transport)
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In the tangled recent history of the Columbia River Crossing, Sieigfried Hopf played a telling bit part. The German engineer served on a blue-ribbon panel to review the design of the bridge at the heart of the big freeway expansion project... Read On
