Environment & Ecology: Mexico City Cleans Its Air, Cities As Cure For Disease & Poverty, AIA's Top 10 Green Buildings, Green & Shale Oil
April 23, 2013
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Mexico City Cleans Up its Air
Christian Science Monitor
As people around the world celebrate Earth Day, Mexico City may serve as an unlikely environmental example for cities in developing countries suffering poor air quality.
Blogosphere: SF Bikeway Costs, Chicago BRT Gridlock Worries, Infra Bank Bill Returns, Climate Change & Transpo, City As Power Plant
February 28, 2013
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Blogosphere: Mission Bikeway Would Cost More
SF Streetsblog
Constructing raised, protected bike lanes on downtown Mission Street would cost more than building them on Market, according to SF Municipal Transportation Agency Director Ed Reiskin...
Read On Blogosphere: Reporter Worries about BRT Gridlock Chicago Streetsblog
In a recent CBS Chicago TV editorial, veteran news personality Walter Jacobson panicked that the…
Constructing raised, protected bike lanes on downtown Mission Street would cost more than building them on Market, according to SF Municipal Transportation Agency Director Ed Reiskin...
Read On Blogosphere: Reporter Worries about BRT Gridlock Chicago Streetsblog
In a recent CBS Chicago TV editorial, veteran news personality Walter Jacobson panicked that the…
Blogosphere: India's BRT Example, Transpo Revenue Options, Trickle-Down Urbanism, Foreclosure Nightmare, Urban Camouflage
February 4, 2013
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Blogosphere: How Ahmedabad Got Public Transit Right
This Big City
For anyone stuck in one of India's interminable traffic jams, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system sounds like the answer to a prayer...
Read On Blogosphere: Would No Gas Tax Increase Investment Urban Cincy
With user fees only covering approximately 51% of the costs to build and maintain roads, some are suggesting it's time to change the way we fund our transportation infrastructure...
For anyone stuck in one of India's interminable traffic jams, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system sounds like the answer to a prayer...
Read On Blogosphere: Would No Gas Tax Increase Investment Urban Cincy
With user fees only covering approximately 51% of the costs to build and maintain roads, some are suggesting it's time to change the way we fund our transportation infrastructure...
Blogosphere: Revolutionizing Transit, FTA Funding Cuts, Mexico City's Commuter Paradise, Tucson Streetcar View, Terrifying Maintenance Backlog
January 22, 2013
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Blogosphere: How to Revolutionize City's Transit System
CNU Salons
How does a city go from a bus-only transit system to a multi-modal network in a decade? Despite early setbacks, metropolitan Orlando is well on its way to getting connected. In the next few years, public and private projects - mostly on existing rails - will shape the way Central Floridians get around...
Read On Blogosphere: A Triumph of Marketing Over…
How does a city go from a bus-only transit system to a multi-modal network in a decade? Despite early setbacks, metropolitan Orlando is well on its way to getting connected. In the next few years, public and private projects - mostly on existing rails - will shape the way Central Floridians get around...
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News: Tyson's Corner Buses, Underground At 150, Houston-Dallas HSR Study, DC Focus Jobs & Activity Centers, Guatamala's Private City For Elites
January 14, 2013
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National: Sen KBH Denies Transpo Secretary Rumors
CBS DFW
Former Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is dismissing a report that mentioned her as a potential Transportation Secretary during President Obama's second term...
Read On Virginia: Buses at the Center of Tyson's Plan Washington Post
With Metro's arrival in Tysons Corner less than a year away, mass transit is the talk of Northern Virginia planning and transportation experts. The…
Former Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is dismissing a report that mentioned her as a potential Transportation Secretary during President Obama's second term...
Read On Virginia: Buses at the Center of Tyson's Plan Washington Post
With Metro's arrival in Tysons Corner less than a year away, mass transit is the talk of Northern Virginia planning and transportation experts. The…
Blogosphere: TOD In Hawaii, Transforming Houston Metro, Silicon Valley Shuttle Impact, 2013 Transit Openings, Innovation Investing
January 2, 2013
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Blogosphere: Leveraging TOD in Hawaii
Smart Growth America Blog
Hawaii state agencies can leverage transit-oriented development to help deliver on many of Governor Abercrombie's economic development, quality of life and environmental protection goals, according to a new analysis from the state's Office of Planning and Smart Growth America's Leadership Institute...
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Hawaii state agencies can leverage transit-oriented development to help deliver on many of Governor Abercrombie's economic development, quality of life and environmental protection goals, according to a new analysis from the state's Office of Planning and Smart Growth America's Leadership Institute...
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News: Congestion Parking Savings, Paying For Transport With VMT, Urban Communication Efficiency, Adding LRT Stations In Phoenix
December 18, 2012
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Maryland: Seeking Approval for Red Line FEIS
Rail Trends
A favorable decision by the FTA would permit MTA to begin final engineering on the Red Line and move forward with acquiring property needed for construction...
Read On San Francisco: Congestion Parking Saving Drivers $$ SF Examiner
When The City first…
A favorable decision by the FTA would permit MTA to begin final engineering on the Red Line and move forward with acquiring property needed for construction...
Read On San Francisco: Congestion Parking Saving Drivers $$ SF Examiner
When The City first…
Blogosphere: Fiscal Bargain & Gas Tax, Portland Street Fee, NY Transit Expansion Vs. Flood Mitigation, Musical Mumbai Commute
December 4, 2012
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Blogosphere: Only 2% Get to Central London by Car
Snipe London (via @grescoe)
Remember the Evening Standard's campaign against increases to parking charges in Westminster? Endless front page headlines, leader columns and op-eds warned of thousands of job losses from Westminster's "tax on nightlife."..
Read On Blogosphere: Fiscal Bargain and the Gas Tax NRDC Switchboard
The countdown to the so-called fiscal cliff is on, with President Obama and lawmakers on both…
Remember the Evening Standard's campaign against increases to parking charges in Westminster? Endless front page headlines, leader columns and op-eds warned of thousands of job losses from Westminster's "tax on nightlife."..
Read On Blogosphere: Fiscal Bargain and the Gas Tax NRDC Switchboard
The countdown to the so-called fiscal cliff is on, with President Obama and lawmakers on both…
Blogosphere: LA Transpo Grade, Misunderstood Parking, Incomplete BRT, Adapting To MAP-21, Trams Without Wires
November 29, 2012
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Blogosphere: LA Gives Itself High Grades on Transpo
LA Streetsblog
Last month, the Mayor's Office released a report ranking itself on how it achieved, or didn't achieve, its stated transportation goals over the last seven and a half years...
Read On Blogosphere: Parking, Misunderstood City Block
Let's take a trip up and down the Northeast Corridor and look at recent parking news. All three show some…
Last month, the Mayor's Office released a report ranking itself on how it achieved, or didn't achieve, its stated transportation goals over the last seven and a half years...
Read On Blogosphere: Parking, Misunderstood City Block
Let's take a trip up and down the Northeast Corridor and look at recent parking news. All three show some…
Blogosphere: London Transport Policy Gridlock, Toronto Bike Lane Protest, Weak Market TOD Strategies, Diverse Neighborhoods
November 14, 2012
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Blogosphere: London's Transport Policy Gridlock
Guardian UK
As attention has turned again to Tube strikes and fares hikes, debate about the capital's transport issues ignores the bigger picture..
Read On Blogosphere: Bike Lane Protected by Protesters Streetsblog.net
Yesterday was supposed to be the day that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford removed the Jarvis Street bike lane. But things didn't go exactly according to plan. As…
As attention has turned again to Tube strikes and fares hikes, debate about the capital's transport issues ignores the bigger picture..
Read On Blogosphere: Bike Lane Protected by Protesters Streetsblog.net
Yesterday was supposed to be the day that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford removed the Jarvis Street bike lane. But things didn't go exactly according to plan. As…
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