Measuring The Effect Of Living Near Transit
October 22, 2009
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Just how many people who live close to transit use transit? That was the question in 2005, when Metropolitcan Transit Commission decided to see if it could tell what impact its new transit-oriented development rules might have.
Quote of the Day for Oct. 22
October 22, 2009
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The Record
"We have no illusions, it is going to take time," Pinard says. "We figure some will have a quick turn around and some will take a long time, a couple of decades would not surpise me for some of these priorities."
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Managing Onstreet Parking In San Francisco
October 20, 2009
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The San Francisco Municpal Transportation Agency released a detailed study of the city's parking availability and concluded that the old 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. metering doesn't do its job.
Quote of the Day for Oct. 20
October 20, 2009
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
"We either seize the initiative now or in the not-too-distant future explain to our children why Atlanta is no longer the capital of the South. Remember when we were the financial headquarters of the South?"
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Quote of the Day for Oct. 19
October 19, 2009
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SF Streetsblog
"I think their ham-handed approach caused a lot of horror. They simply raised prices citywide without any explanation of what the principles used for pricing were. "
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Phoenix Rising: From Foreclosure To TOD
October 16, 2009
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Creating transit-oriented development from the wreckage of the economic recession is the latest innovation rising in Phoenix.
Moving Conservatives To Support Transit
October 15, 2009
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Over at Politics Daily, columnist Matt Lewis, used "Moving Minds: Conservatives and Public Transportation," to make the case for conservative support for mass transit initiatives. The collection of essays by Paul Weyrich and William S. Lind was published earlier this year by Reconnecting America and the Free Congress Foundation. (You can buy the book here.)
Quote of the Day for Oct. 15
October 15, 2009
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DC Streetsblog
"We all have Portland fatigue"
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Biggest Little City's Traffic Mess
October 14, 2009
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Reno, Nevada bills itself as the "Biggest Little City in the World." It's small wonder then that advocates for highway building are bemoaning the state of Reno's roads.
Quote of the Day for Oct. 14
October 14, 2009
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USA Today
"There is this whole dynamic and irony at play here," says Gloria Ohland, vice president for communications at Reconnecting America, a national non-profit group that promotes giving consumers more housing and transportation choices. "Unless there are parking spaces, you're not going to get people to use transit."
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