Press Release: Reconnecting America Team Selected to Help Build Capacity of Sustainable Communities Grantees
August 17, 2011
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A team led by Reconnecting America has won a competitive contract to assist communities that have received Sustainable Communities Grants. The Reconnecting America team was one of eight chosen by the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help existing federal grantees work together to solve common problems.
Press Release: CTOD Guidebook Explores Importance of Planning for TOD at Regional Scale
August 1, 2011
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(Monday, August 1, 2011) The Center for Transit-Oriented Development today released “TOD 204: Planning for TOD at the Regional Scale,” the sixth in the Federal Transit Administration-sponsored series of reports explaining best practices of transit-oriented development.
Press Release: CTOD releases West Corridor TOD Report for Denver Region
July 28, 2011
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What's the difference between good transit-oriented development and great transit-oriented development? The answer is laid out in the new Center for Transit-Oriented Development (CTOD) report, "Connecting the West Corridor Communities: An Implementation Strategy for TOD along the Denver Region’s West Corridor."
Press Release: Reconnecting America Welcomes Ford Foundation Grant To Ensure Equitable TOD In The Denver Region
May 17, 2011
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Reconnecting America welcomed a new Ford Foundation grant to a dozen organizations in Denver to ensure that low-income communities "don’t miss the train" as FasTrack’s transit expansion delivers economic growth opportunities to the region.
Press Release: Center For Transit-Oriented Development Releases TOD And Employment White Paper And Study
May 9, 2011
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The Center for Transit-Oriented Development released a pair of studies exploring the impact of job sprawl and the importance of linking employment centers with transit-oriented development.
Press Release: Center For Transit-Oriented Development Releases Metro Tod Strategic Plan For Portland Metropolitan Area
April 18, 2011
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The Center for Transit-Oriented Development today released the Transit-Oriented Development Strategic Plan created for the Metro TOD Program in Portland, Oregon. In conjunction with the release, CTOD published a web page providing guidance on how the plan contents can be nationally applied.
Press Release: Reconnecting America Releases Jumpstarting The Transit Space Race: 2011
April 13, 2011
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Reconnecting America today released its latest analysis of planned transit projects across the United States. The report found the projects in the construction and final engineering stages alone would connect 3.5 million more jobs to transit, an increase of 25 percent, and nearly 4 million households would gain enhanced transit access, with almost half of those being lower-income households.
Press Release: Reconnecting America CEO and President John Robert Smith releases comment on continuing resolution
April 12, 2011
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The press release contains the statement from John Robert Smith in response to the continuing resolution passed by Congress.
Press Release: Reconnecting America formally unveils revamped website
April 11, 2011
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Today, Reconnecting America officially launched its new website at www.reconnectingamerica.org. In addition to all of the content from the previous website, the new site includes a number of enhancements and improvements.
Press Release: Reconnecting America CEO Testifies Before House Committee
March 30, 2011
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Today, John Robert Smith, president and CEO of Reconnecting America, testified before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, representing the Transportation for America coalition.
