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Transport: Feds OK Detroit M1 Rail Line, Politics Of Gas Tax Hike, Case For & Against Transit Subsidies, Lack Of Earmarks Stymies Deal Making

April 23, 2013
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TRANSPORT M1 Gets Final Environmental Approval From Feds  Detroit Free Press   The federal government gave its final environmental clearance Monday for the M1 Rail line to begin its work to build a 3.3-mile streetcar line on Woodward between downtown Detroit and the New Center area, a move that the rail line's leader called a significant step forward.
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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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URBANISM & DESIGN 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:
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Transport: Central Indiana Transit Investment, Chicago Picks Next BRT Project, FRA's Costly Rules, CAHSR Bid Rules Controversy

April 22, 2013
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TRANSPORT Transit is Crucial Investment for Central Indiana  Indianapolis Star   When is good enough "good enough"? That's a question we hear in business, politics and life in general, but how often do we recognize the real issue at the heart of that question: "When do we stop investing in our future?"
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Transport: NC Transport Spending Plan, NYC Nerd Buses, Bike Friendly Universities, Atlanta Streetcar Frequency Problem, Cincinnati Streetcar Costs

April 19, 2013
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TRANSPORT McCrory Outlines Strategy for Transpo Spending  News and Observer   North Carolina will build better transportation projects and create more jobs if it scraps an outmoded formula created in 1989 to sprinkle road-building money among different regions of the state, Gov. Pat McCrory said Thursday.
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Urbanism & Design: Nike Expansion Skips Portland, Jobs Leaving Downtowns, Oakland Waterfront Project, 15 Steps To Parking Reform

April 19, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Las Colinas Attracts a Young Workforce  Dallas Morning News   Mary Clare Harkins credits perfect timing and location in landing her first full-time job out of college.
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Environment & Ecology: Population Growth Peer Pressure, Urban Racoons, Addressing Climate Change Regionally

April 19, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Peer Pressure May Spur Population Growth Yahoo News   In countries where large families are the norm, the urge to conform pushes people to have more children than they can economically support.
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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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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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Urbanism & Design: India's IT Hub Trouble, Greek Crisis Urbanism, Portland Bans Downtown Parklets, Walking In Toronto

April 18, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Bengaluru Rues Rapid Growth as India's IT Hub  Guardian UK   Technology boom has brought higher incomes but slums proliferate and services are squeezed in crowded 'garden city'
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Urbanism & Design: Free Parking Fallacies, Why People Perceive Some Cities Safer, Houston Walkability Audit, SimCity Debacle

April 17, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Free Parking Fallacies: Infographics  My Parking Sign   We at MyParkingSign are in a unique position to discern trends in how people are managing their parking lots.
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Transport: China's HSR Theft From Japan, 'Dreamy' Administration Transpo Budget, NYC Bike Share, Banning Bikes In Toronto

April 16, 2013
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TRANSPORT In State Rebuttal, Charlotte Could Vote Against Road Expansion  The Naked City Blog   Charlotte City Council is threatening to withdraw its support for the proposed Monroe Bypass in a key, regional transportation planning group.
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