News: KC Streetcar Tax Districts, Anatomy Of Transit Vote Defeat, CA Statewide Rail Planning, Strip Mall Parks
April 30, 2012
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Kansas City: Streetcar Taxing District Advances
Kansas City Business Journal
A Jackson County judge has ruled that Kansas City officials can move forward with plans to create a special taxing district in Downtown to build a streetcar system...
Read On Tampa: Combination of Factors Led to LRT Defeat Tampa Tribune
Frugality, opposition to new taxes, concerns about the bad economy and confusion about rail plans led Hillsborough County voters to defeat a…
A Jackson County judge has ruled that Kansas City officials can move forward with plans to create a special taxing district in Downtown to build a streetcar system...
Read On Tampa: Combination of Factors Led to LRT Defeat Tampa Tribune
Frugality, opposition to new taxes, concerns about the bad economy and confusion about rail plans led Hillsborough County voters to defeat a…
Blogosphere: Congress' Transpo Failure, Seattle Parking Rates, Urban Ghost Towns, Land-Use Planning By Lawsuit, Miami Zoning Lessons
April 3, 2012
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Blogosphere: Congress Again Fails on Infrastructure
Washington Post Wonkbook
On Friday, President Obama signed the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012. Odds are you didn't hear about it. There wasn't a signing ceremony in the Rose Garden, and no one on the Hill rushed to the cameras to take the credit...
Read On Blogosphere: Revenue After Parking Rate Increase DC…
On Friday, President Obama signed the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012. Odds are you didn't hear about it. There wasn't a signing ceremony in the Rose Garden, and no one on the Hill rushed to the cameras to take the credit...
Read On Blogosphere: Revenue After Parking Rate Increase DC…
Blogosphere: Urban Metabolism, Cyclist Demographics, Highway Teardowns, Seattle Transformation, Russian Street Art, Iron Triangle
March 22, 2012
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Blogosphere: Why People in Cities Walk Fast
The Atlantic Cities
Late last week our own Richard Florida wondered on Twitter whether pedestrian walking speeds might indicate a city's economic activity - reflecting some sort of "urban metabolism," as he put it. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Why Are 3 of 4 Cyclists Men? DC Streetsblog
I've never thought of myself as a female cyclist. For the last 13…
Late last week our own Richard Florida wondered on Twitter whether pedestrian walking speeds might indicate a city's economic activity - reflecting some sort of "urban metabolism," as he put it. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Why Are 3 of 4 Cyclists Men? DC Streetsblog
I've never thought of myself as a female cyclist. For the last 13…
News: Transpo Spending & Jobs; Denver Rail-Bus Compromise, BART In Carpool Lane, Geographies Of Fear, Cell Towers & Home Prices
March 6, 2012
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Research: TCRP R-152 Guidelines for Ferry Transport
Journal or Urban Planning and Development (Abstract)
This report examines the history and characteristics of ferry systems throughout North America and develops guidelines for planning, marketing, operating, and managing a ferry system as a component of an overall transportation network...
Read On National: Transpo Spending May Not Add Many Jobs USA Today
The lure of roads, bridges, buses and trains…
This report examines the history and characteristics of ferry systems throughout North America and develops guidelines for planning, marketing, operating, and managing a ferry system as a component of an overall transportation network...
Read On National: Transpo Spending May Not Add Many Jobs USA Today
The lure of roads, bridges, buses and trains…
Blogosphere: Changing Transpo Bill, Future Streets, Privatizing Parking, Tactical Urbanism, Arrival Cities
March 5, 2012
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Blogosphere: How Transpo Bill Changed Overnight
DC Streetsblog
The sun rose this morning on a landscape considerably different from the one described by not one but two articles Streetsblog published yesterday...
Read On Blogosphere: The Street of the Future! Streetsblog
This 45-second simulation of cute miniature jelly beans multi-ton driverless vehicles navigating the…
The sun rose this morning on a landscape considerably different from the one described by not one but two articles Streetsblog published yesterday...
Read On Blogosphere: The Street of the Future! Streetsblog
This 45-second simulation of cute miniature jelly beans multi-ton driverless vehicles navigating the…
Blogosphere: Federal Transpo Funding, Light Rail Boondoggle, Guerrilla Urbanism, New Urbanist Experiment, Job Density, Narrow Streets
February 7, 2012
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Blogosphere: No Idea Where Funding Will Come From
DC Streetsblog
Today at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, four members of New York's congressional delegation joined the head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in decrying House GOP efforts to drastically alter how the federal government supports transit in cities...
Read On Blogosphere: The Boondoggle…
Today at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, four members of New York's congressional delegation joined the head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in decrying House GOP efforts to drastically alter how the federal government supports transit in cities...
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News: NJ Transit Hubs, Detroit Light Rail, Texas Value Capture, Calgary Population Density, Ending NY Parking Minimums
January 9, 2012
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New Jersey: Christie Signs Transit Hubs Bill
Jersey Journal
Gov. Chris Christie signed the Grow NJ bill yesterday, allotting $200 million for economic development in transit hub cities that need financial help. ..
Read On National: Detroit to Reconsider Light Rail Project Wall Street Journal (Paywall)
The derailed plan to bring a train line to the Motor City received a possible reprieve Friday after government officials agreed to…
Gov. Chris Christie signed the Grow NJ bill yesterday, allotting $200 million for economic development in transit hub cities that need financial help. ..
Read On National: Detroit to Reconsider Light Rail Project Wall Street Journal (Paywall)
The derailed plan to bring a train line to the Motor City received a possible reprieve Friday after government officials agreed to…
News: LA Line Gets Fed ROD, Miami Airport Rail Connection, Honolulu Design OK, Cutting Stops To Speed Service
January 5, 2012
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Los Angeles: Crenshaw Line Gets ROD from FTA
Daily Breeze
The Federal Transit Administration issued its final approval of plans for a $1.72 billion transit line along Crenshaw Boulevard, running from the Green Line near Los Angeles International Airport to the Expo Line, it was announced today...
Read On Miami: New Rail Connection to Miami Airport Transportation Nation
For close to three years,…
The Federal Transit Administration issued its final approval of plans for a $1.72 billion transit line along Crenshaw Boulevard, running from the Green Line near Los Angeles International Airport to the Expo Line, it was announced today...
Read On Miami: New Rail Connection to Miami Airport Transportation Nation
For close to three years,…
Blogosphere: Hartford Blogger, Florida Bike Sharing, Pro Transit Libertarians, Bay Bridge Bike Path, In Lieu Parking Fee, A Better Gas Tax
December 15, 2011
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Blogosphere: Hartford Blogger Boosts 'Sad City'
Wall Street Journal
Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra isn't the only one zeroing in on the sorry image of Connecticut's capitol city. Despite its downer of a name, the blog Sad City Hartford is also trying to champion Hartford as a city on the rise..
Read On Blogosphere: Broward B-Cycle Launches Today Transit Miami
South…
Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra isn't the only one zeroing in on the sorry image of Connecticut's capitol city. Despite its downer of a name, the blog Sad City Hartford is also trying to champion Hartford as a city on the rise..
Read On Blogosphere: Broward B-Cycle Launches Today Transit Miami
South…
Blogosphere: Healthy Walk, TRAX Funding, Best Transit City, Roads Costs, Parking Space, Bendy Buses, Silicon Subway
December 13, 2011
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Blogosphere: Healthy Life with Half Hour Walk
Streetsblog.net
Arthritis? Diabetes? Depression? Anxiety? Whatever might ail you, the best prescription may just be a half-hour walk. That's according to research by Dr. Mike Evans, an expert on preventive health care...
Read On Blogosphere: Reinventing Cities with Ziplines The Atlantic Cities
Hill towns have always captivated me. I write about…
Arthritis? Diabetes? Depression? Anxiety? Whatever might ail you, the best prescription may just be a half-hour walk. That's according to research by Dr. Mike Evans, an expert on preventive health care...
Read On Blogosphere: Reinventing Cities with Ziplines The Atlantic Cities
Hill towns have always captivated me. I write about…
