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February 3, 2012|Human Transit
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News: Worst Transpo Bill, Des Moines Transit Tax, Better Cities, Mortgage Downpayments, Safest City, Small Business Lending Fund
February 3, 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.
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National: LaHood - Worst Trasnpo Bill in Decades
Transportation Nation
It's not just the advocates who hate the new transpo bill. So does Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a former Republican Congressman from Illinois...
Read On Des Moines: Increase in Property Tax Approved Des Moines Register
Des Moines-area property owners could see a 15-cent increase in the tax levy for mass…
It's not just the advocates who hate the new transpo bill. So does Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a former Republican Congressman from Illinois...
Read On Des Moines: Increase in Property Tax Approved Des Moines Register
Des Moines-area property owners could see a 15-cent increase in the tax levy for mass…
Blogosphere: Attack On Transit Funds, Fuel Economy Undermines Highways, Urban County, Promoting TOD, World's Smartest City
February 3, 2012
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Blogosphere: Ways & Means Would Shift Transit Monies
T4 America
Reversing policy begun under President Ronald Reagan, House Ways and Means Committee - at the direction of House leadership - could move Friday to end guaranteed funding for public transportation, and leave even today's inadequate funding levels in doubt...
Reversing policy begun under President Ronald Reagan, House Ways and Means Committee - at the direction of House leadership - could move Friday to end guaranteed funding for public transportation, and leave even today's inadequate funding levels in doubt...
Quote of the Day
February 2, 2012|The Brooklyn Rail
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"The roles of cities and suburbs will not only change but will very nearly reverse themselves." Read On
News: Baltimore Transit Hub, Speeding Calif. HSR, WBTA Debt, Research Declining Suburbs, Shrinking Cities, Students Downtown Eugene
February 2, 2012
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Baltimore: City Could Have a True Transit Hub
Baltimore Sun
The corner of Howard and Lombard streets has the potential to be the pulse point of a healthier city and region. This is where the proposed Red Line and the existing Light Rail line will directly connect, addressing two long-standing deficiencies with mass transit in this city:..
Read On National: Retailers Applaud GOP Highway Bill The Hill
The corner of Howard and Lombard streets has the potential to be the pulse point of a healthier city and region. This is where the proposed Red Line and the existing Light Rail line will directly connect, addressing two long-standing deficiencies with mass transit in this city:..
Read On National: Retailers Applaud GOP Highway Bill The Hill
Blogosphere: DC Streetcar Benefits, Twin Cities Light Rail Resistance, Fed Transpo Funding, Mortgage Refi Aid, Urban Density & Diversity
February 2, 2012
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Blogosphere: Streetcars Benefit from DC's Bottom Line
Greater Greater Washington
One of the key differences between buses and streetcars is that streetcars induce land development. That benefits the city from a Smart Growth and urbanist perspective. It also turns out to be a big win for the city's coffers...
Read On Blogosphere: Shuster - Rebuilding Transport is Key Politico
One of the key differences between buses and streetcars is that streetcars induce land development. That benefits the city from a Smart Growth and urbanist perspective. It also turns out to be a big win for the city's coffers...
Read On Blogosphere: Shuster - Rebuilding Transport is Key Politico
Quote of the Day
February 1, 2012|Miami Herald GSFLA Blog
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"I'm here this afternoon because our president and his administration believe the LGBT community deserves a place at the table - and also a place to call home...That's why I'm proud to stand before you this afternoon and say HUD has been a leader in the fight - your fight and my fight - for equality." Read On
News: Transpo Funding Bill, Urban Bike Guerrillas, TIGER IV, Milwaukee & Kansas City Streetcar Plans, California Housing Funds
February 1, 2012
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National: GOP Goes On Offensive with Transport Bill
The Hill
House Republicans teed up an election-year battle over jobs Tuesday, unveiling a $260 billion transportation bill designed to put Democrats on the defensive...
Read On National: House Rolls Out Transpo Bill Transportation Nation
House…
House Republicans teed up an election-year battle over jobs Tuesday, unveiling a $260 billion transportation bill designed to put Democrats on the defensive...
Read On National: House Rolls Out Transpo Bill Transportation Nation
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Blogosphere: US Transpo Funding, Segregation's End, Toronto Transit Fight, Maryland Gas Tax, Software Of Placemaking
February 1, 2012
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Blogosphere: Senate Bill - Fed Funds Support Service
DC Streetsblog
All eyes are on the House side of Capitol Hill today in anticipation of the Republicans' grand unveiling of their American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act at 3:00 p.m. But last night, some enduring questions about the Senate's transportation bill finally got some answers...
Read On Blogosphere: Why Does…
All eyes are on the House side of Capitol Hill today in anticipation of the Republicans' grand unveiling of their American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act at 3:00 p.m. But last night, some enduring questions about the Senate's transportation bill finally got some answers...
Read On Blogosphere: Why Does…
Quote of the Day
January 31, 2012|Human Transit
Quote of the Day
Human Transit
"Earth to competition fantasists: Outside of the peak commute, people just want to get where they're going now, but they want this throughout the day, which means they want frequency. "
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"Earth to competition fantasists: Outside of the peak commute, people just want to get where they're going now, but they want this throughout the day, which means they want frequency. "
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