Transport: Life At 3MPH, LA BRT Crush Loaded, Conservatives & Bicycles, An Infrastructure Bank Without Fed Money
May 21, 2013
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Video: What If We Lived at 3MPH?
TEDX, via: @Civitae
What if we all lived life at 3 mph? Wayfarer Jonathon has walked thousands of miles over the last few years in response to that question, including an across-country walk
Urban Issues: Corruption & State Capitals, Gen Y Housing Preferences, Growing Suburban Poverty, Value Of City Rankings
May 20, 2013
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Are State Capitals in Big Cities Less Corrupt?
Chicago Magazine, via: @otiswhite
Given that Chicago politics is code for pretty much anything anyone thinks is corrupt or even impolitely…
Urbanism & Design: Connecting Bikes & Business, Miami Ballpark A Bad Deal, Nashville Subdivision Offers Walkability, Pedestrian Tunnels
May 13, 2013
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Charlottesville Explores Connections Between Bikes, Business
Charlottesville Tomorrow
Bikes and walking - we all know they are possible alternatives to driving cars.
Urbanism & Design: Azusa TOD Planning Grant, Myrle Beach AFB Redevopment, Mobile Coffee As Urban Strategy, Cities As Cultural Districts
April 1, 2013
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Azusa Gets TOD Planning Grant
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
As the city prepares for the coming Gold Line Extension, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded Azusa more than $650,000 as part of a Transit Oriented Development Planning grant.
Transport: Mountain View Traffic Goal, Norfolk Transit Fiscal Issues, LA Metro Measure R Acceleration, Supply Side Congestion Combat
March 27, 2013
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Mountain View Council Walks Back Traffic Reduction Goal
San Jose Mercury News
The Mountain View City Council backed away Tuesday from its earlier position that no new net vehicle trips should result from future development in the North Bayshore Area and instead set its sights on lowering the drive-alone rate from 62 percent to 45 percent by 2030.
News: 'Buy America', Miami Expressway Idea, Autos Impact On LA, Tallahassee Transit Overhaul Example, Place Hacking, NJ Development Shift
March 13, 2013
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National: Let's Talk About 'Buy America'
National Journal Transpo Experts Blog
It's that time of year again. House Democrats convened a press conference last week introducing legislation to expand the "Buy America" requirements for infrastructure investments...
Read On Miami: New Expressway Idea Draws Fire Miami Herald
Miami-Dade's expressway authority has launched a multi-million-dollar study of what could be one of the most controversial transportation ideas to…
It's that time of year again. House Democrats convened a press conference last week introducing legislation to expand the "Buy America" requirements for infrastructure investments...
Read On Miami: New Expressway Idea Draws Fire Miami Herald
Miami-Dade's expressway authority has launched a multi-million-dollar study of what could be one of the most controversial transportation ideas to…
Financing TOD and Infill Supportive Infrastructure Peer Exchange
February 26, 2013
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Reconnecting America Program Director Catherine Cox Blair and Policy Associate Sasha Forbes will be in Miami on Feb. 26 for the Financing TOD and Infill Supportive Infrastructure Peer Exchange. The day-and-a-half-long event provides technical expertise from national practitioners on value capture, public-private partnerships, joint development and other innovative financing mechanisms such as tax-increment financing for TOD. The event will provide an opportunity for HUD/EPA Sustainable Communities Partnership grantees to share case studies and best practices from their own regions.
News: Speeding Seattle Rail Plans, Cincinnati Streetcar Costs Challenged, Kansas City Streetcar Study, Atlanta Driving Down, California Home Prices
February 15, 2013
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Seattle: Mayor Wants to Speed Up Rail Planning
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn wants to speed up planning on two big transit projects, including a potential new span for a light rail or a rapid streetcar line across the Lake Washington ship canal to Ballard...
Read On National: Sen Lautenberg Announces Retirement Streetsblog DC
Yesterday afternoon, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, announced that…
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn wants to speed up planning on two big transit projects, including a potential new span for a light rail or a rapid streetcar line across the Lake Washington ship canal to Ballard...
Read On National: Sen Lautenberg Announces Retirement Streetsblog DC
Yesterday afternoon, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, announced that…
News: LRT & Segregation, LRT Sales Tax Vote OK'd, Fresno BRT Skepticism, Dayton Transit Plan, Revitalizing Transit Hub
January 28, 2013
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Twin Cities: Orfield Worries About LRT and Segregation
Pioneer Press
Unlike many Twin Cities housing advocates, Myron Orfield doesn't fear the Central Corridor light-rail line will force low-income minorities from St. Paul neighborhoods. In fact, he's telling anyone who'll listen that it will do just the opposite. ..
Read On Tampa: Pinellas Leaders Approve LRT Tax Measure Tampa Tribune
After a contentious, hours-long hearing, Pinellas County transit…
Unlike many Twin Cities housing advocates, Myron Orfield doesn't fear the Central Corridor light-rail line will force low-income minorities from St. Paul neighborhoods. In fact, he's telling anyone who'll listen that it will do just the opposite. ..
Read On Tampa: Pinellas Leaders Approve LRT Tax Measure Tampa Tribune
After a contentious, hours-long hearing, Pinellas County transit…
News: Ice Fog Danger, Road & Transit Tax Hikes, New Orleans Transit & Redevelopment, Church Vs. Rail Line, Urban Immobility & Identity
January 25, 2013
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Salt Lake City: Particulate Laced Ice Fog A Danger
MSNBC
Michelle Francis keeps one eye on Utah's air quality index and the other on her 9-year-old daughter's chronic asthma these days...
Read On National: Metro's Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels Transportation Nation
Metro transit agency officials are proposing new tunnels to help the…
Michelle Francis keeps one eye on Utah's air quality index and the other on her 9-year-old daughter's chronic asthma these days...
Read On National: Metro's Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels Transportation Nation
Metro transit agency officials are proposing new tunnels to help the…
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