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News: Virginia Streetcar Route, Transit & Economy, $1 Billion Sprawl Plans, Hitchhiking Carpools, Tampa Future Vision
November 14, 2012
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Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news.
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Virginia: Route 1 Streetcar Wanted
WTOP
Arlington and Alexandria both want a streetcar line along Route 1 to link the Northern Virginia communities but the two are at odds over timing and tactics...
Read On Nashville: Transit Plans Drive Economy Tennessean
My family has long recognized the impact transit has on development. My great-grandfather built his H.G. Hill Food Stores business by putting a grocery store everywhere the old Nashville streetcar stopped...
Arlington and Alexandria both want a streetcar line along Route 1 to link the Northern Virginia communities but the two are at odds over timing and tactics...
Read On Nashville: Transit Plans Drive Economy Tennessean
My family has long recognized the impact transit has on development. My great-grandfather built his H.G. Hill Food Stores business by putting a grocery store everywhere the old Nashville streetcar stopped...
News: Virginia Beach Light Rail Vote, NC LRT Sales Tax Passes, Houston Guts Transit Tax, Columbia Crossing Defeat
November 7, 2012
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Virginia Beach: LRT Support Measure Likely to Pass
Virginian Pilot
Light-rail supporters wanted a decisive approval of a referendum they hoped would spur the city to bring The Tide here...
Read On North Carolina: Orange County Passes LRT Ballot WCHL Chappel Hill
On Election Night, the controversial half-cent transit sales tax easily won the vote in Orange County-but while all of Orange County's urban precincts voted for the referendum, all of its rural precincts voted against…
Light-rail supporters wanted a decisive approval of a referendum they hoped would spur the city to bring The Tide here...
Read On North Carolina: Orange County Passes LRT Ballot WCHL Chappel Hill
On Election Night, the controversial half-cent transit sales tax easily won the vote in Orange County-but while all of Orange County's urban precincts voted for the referendum, all of its rural precincts voted against…
News: Toronto LRT Expansion, Honolulu Rail Woes, Atlanta Streetcar Work, Light Rail Impact On Sprawl, Studio Apt Boom
November 2, 2012
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Toronto: Mayor Ford Can't Stop the LRT Expansion
Toronto Sun
Against Mayor Rob Ford's wishes, city council overwhelmingly approved the master agreement to build four light rail lines in Toronto...
Read On Orange County: Half Cent for Transit on Ballot Orange County News
Orange County has many benefits that draw people to the area: It's a great place to live, near both the Triangle and the Triad, and boasts great schools and universities. This has led to an influx of new…
Against Mayor Rob Ford's wishes, city council overwhelmingly approved the master agreement to build four light rail lines in Toronto...
Read On Orange County: Half Cent for Transit on Ballot Orange County News
Orange County has many benefits that draw people to the area: It's a great place to live, near both the Triangle and the Triad, and boasts great schools and universities. This has led to an influx of new…
Blogosphere: The Walking School Bus
November 2, 2011|NRDC Switchboard
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Three neighboring beach cities in Orange Los Angeles County, California - Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and Hermosa Beach - are instituting an innovative wellness program based on active living, complete streets, good nutrition, and just plain fun... Read On
Ontario: More on ULI TOD Workshop
January 21, 2010|Press Enterprise
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There was a time when urban planners wanted a train depot on the other side of a freeway, separating it from a city's downtown or people's homes by several lanes and speeding traffic. That's no longer the goal for those seeking "transit-oriented design" in a city's layout....
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California: State Should Find Long Term Transit Funds
July 16, 2009|Mercury News
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Demand for public transit is
higher than it has been in decades. Even car-loving Orange County has
seen transit demand rise by double-digit percentages, even after gas
prices began sliding late last year. In Silicon Valley, bus and
light-rail ridership is up by more than 3 percent. Yet California
transit agencies are cutting service left and right....
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A tool for measuring true affordability of housing choices
May 18, 2009
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The complete tool for measuring true affordability of housing choices along with six individual case studies from Southern California have been added to the Best Practices.
- Affordability Index Toolkit and case studies (PDF, 11 MB)
- Affordability Index Toolkit (PDF, 1.8 MB)
- El Monte Case Study (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Fullerton Case Study (PDF, 2.9 MB)
- Glendale Case Study (PDF, 2.5 MB)
- Koreatown Case Study (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Platinum Triangle, Anaheim, Case Study (PDF, 2 MB)
- San Bernardino Case Study (PDF, 2.3 MB)
Transit Agency Partnering in Supporting Development Around Rail Transit Stations, APTA 1999 Commuter Rail/Rapid Transit Conference Proceedings Paper
January 1, 1999|APTA
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With the growth of rail transit in the United States, transit agencies are engaging in a number of creative partnerships to support transit-oriented developments (TODs) around rail transit stations. Recent experience with rail projects in the United States reveals a number of strategies that transit agencies use to support TODs. This report presents a summary of recent transit agency practice with transitoriented development. This summary is based on materials produced by each agency highlighting their approaches to supporting transit-oriented developments and on interviews with key staff at each agency.
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