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Urbanism&Design: Urban Beauty & Value, Royal Pedestrian Treatment, Walkability & Loan Default, Big Box Taxpayer Costs

June 4, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Urban Planning Brings Beauty, Value  Tampa Bay Times   Don't underestimate the economic power of ugliness. And don't try to tell me that good urban planning can't help prevent it.
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Urban Issues: Template For New LA, Food Desert Mobile Oasis, Seattle Affordable Housing Failure, Reversing Atlanta Job Sprawl

May 13, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Hollywood as a Template for a New Los Angeles  Los Angeles Times   Over 12 years as the area's councilman, he has championed high-density 'smart growth' that's been business-friendly. But community activists worry about rising rents and traffic-choked streets.
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Transport: Disneyland Streetcar Demands, Public Roads & Private Funding, Strategic Freight Plan, 100,000 Budapest Critical Mass Ride

May 7, 2013
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TRANSPORT Disneyland Demands Raise Streetcar Costs  Kitsap Sun   While various stakeholders continue to disagree on the merits of Anaheim's proposed streetcar project, there is no debating that it is the most expensive project of its kind in recent memory.
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Urbanism & Design: Boyle Heights TOD, Hollywood Skyscrapers OK'd, Little Rock's Creative Corridor, Landbanking As Redevelopment

March 29, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Boyle Heights TOD Clears Hurdle  Los Angeles Times   The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday approved exclusive negotiation rights for a mixed-use commercial and affordable-housing complex next to the Metro Gold Line tracks in Boyle Heights.
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Other Views: Hollywood Doesn't Need Tall Buildings, Especially These

March 28, 2013
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OTHER VIEWS Hollywood Doesn't Need Tall Buildings, Especially These  Los Angeles Times   On Thursday, the city's planning commission is likely to consider a development proposal that will affect the lives of everyone who lives in Hollywood or passes through it on the Hollywood Freeway, one of the most congested in the nation.
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Blogosphere: Taxes and Urban Mobility, Amtrak & FRA Rules, Avis Buys Zipcar, Twin Cities Jobs & Transit, HSR Hubs Attracting TOD, Mapping Broklyn Gentrification

January 3, 2013
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. TRANSPORT Blogosphere: Taxes and Urban Mobility Revolution Bacon's Rebellion
Del. Tim Hugo, R-Centreville, has proposed eliminating Virginia's motor fuels tax and replacing it with a 0.9% increase in the state sales tax, the Times-Dispatch reports today...

Read On Blogosphere: Amtrak Seeks to Escape FRA's Rules Slate Moneybox
Here's some random good news of the day-Amtrak is going to push to get the Federal Rail Administration to change the safety…
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News: Federal Transpo Bill Extension, $7B Chicago Plan, Aiding Inefficient Transit, Transit Access Guidelines, Hollywood Zoning Plans

March 30, 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. TRANSPORT National: Senate Approves 90 Day Extension The Hill
The Senate approved the extension of federal highway funding that was passed by the House on Thursday, accepting a short-term solution leaders in the chamber vehemently opposed...

Read On National: Mica Defends Highway Stopgap The Hill
Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) defended House Republicans on…
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News: Hollywood Development Plan, Tea Party Planning, Detroit Decision, Austin Wish List, Atlanta Beltline Flippers

December 20, 2011
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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.  The Chatter, commentary and opposition articles will be found towards the bottom. Los Angeles: Mayor Backs Hollywood Development Plan Contra Costa Times
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa endorsed Monday the first of six new community plans due this coming year, the newest focusing on Hollywood and his vision of "elegant density."...

Read On National: "The Plan" Tea Party Style Washington City Paper
The Atlantic Cities has a fascinating piece on the Tea Party's objection to…
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Statewide Transit-Oriented Development Study: Factors for Success in California

January 1, 2002|California Department of Transportation
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Provides a state-of-the-practice review of TOD and outlines strategies to encourage broader implementation

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