WMATA Study Added To Best Practices
June 17, 2009
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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's 2005 study of travel behavior of people traveling to and from office, residential, hotel and retail sites near Metrorail stations has been added to Best Practices.
The purpose of the 2005 Development Related Ridership Survey was to update a 1989 study conducted by WMATA. The 2005 effort sought to determine if modal splits for these land uses have changed over time and whether certain physical site characteristics still impact transit ridership.
The information gleaned from these sites does provide a good look into the current state of travel at sites around rail stations and offer some explanation as to cause and effect.
The purpose of the 2005 Development Related Ridership Survey was to update a 1989 study conducted by WMATA. The 2005 effort sought to determine if modal splits for these land uses have changed over time and whether certain physical site characteristics still impact transit ridership.
The information gleaned from these sites does provide a good look into the current state of travel at sites around rail stations and offer some explanation as to cause and effect.
DOT, HUD, EPA coordinate 'livability' effort
June 16, 2009
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DOT Secretary Ray LaHood, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced an interagency partnership for sustainable communities on June 16. Six "livability principles" will guide policy coordination.
Earlier this year, HUD and DOT announced an agreement to implement joint housing and transportation initiatives. (See this story)
Earlier this year, HUD and DOT announced an agreement to implement joint housing and transportation initiatives. (See this story)
The Built Environment And Childhood Health
June 5, 2009
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The American Academy of Pediatrics' Committee on Environmental Health has issued a policy statement that links suburban America's over-reliance on cars with childhood weight problems.
Seattle: Northgate Grows Up
May 29, 2009
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Daily Journal of Commerce
This spring heralded the grand opening of 507 Northgate, the first mixed-use project developed in the Northgate area since the adoption of the Growth Management Act in 1990. Wallace Properties’ project provides 163 sustainable, workforce apartments and 55,000 square feet of retail at the corner of Northeast Northgate Way and Fifth Avenue Northeast.
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Research: New H+T Website Update!
May 29, 2009
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Center for Neighborhood Technology
Miami: Don't Cut Tri-Rail
May 29, 2009
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Miami Herald
The proposed cuts to Tri-Rail service defy common sense. Ridership on the three-county commuter rail is way up, and there is no sign that will change as the recession drags on and gas prices edge up again.
Yet the three county commissions that fund the train -- Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach -- are cutting their annual appropriations in October. The other cause for the drastic service cuts is that the Legislature this year failed to approve a dedicated revenue source for the train... Read On
Yet the three county commissions that fund the train -- Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach -- are cutting their annual appropriations in October. The other cause for the drastic service cuts is that the Legislature this year failed to approve a dedicated revenue source for the train... Read On
Seattle: West Coast HSR
May 29, 2009
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Enduring a 90-minute wait to cost the U.S.-Canada border on Tuesday, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson had time to reflect on the need to link Northwest cities with fast, frequent rail service. "Today, we drove. If there were a train, we'd have been on it: High-speed rail is a no-brainer for me," Robertson told a small Seattle dinner that night.
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Blogosphere: Transit Maps to Scale
May 28, 2009
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Human Transit
Neil Freeman recently posted a great collection of rail rapid transit maps, all drawn to scale, and all at the same scale.
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Blogosphere: Standardize Funding
May 28, 2009
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Transport Politic
There’s been a lot of talk in transportation circles recently about ensuring that the federal commitment to transit projects is as strong as that to the national highway program. Such a policy change would require a sea change in Washington, principally because it would necessitate a radical transformation of the transportation legislation, which defines how funding is distributed. In addition to more funding allocated to new corridors in general, the federal government must reform the manner in which it determines its share of total construction costs.
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Twin Cities: Which BRT You Gonna Get?
May 28, 2009
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Star Tribune
Bus rapid transit could be the next big thing in Twin Cities' transit.
But it's not clear that what commuters will get -- for years to come -- is what they're being promised. And that's creating a danger of a public relations fiasco.
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