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May 22, 2012|New York Times
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"George, being the great guy that he is, doesn't want to build more housing for rich people since Marin is loaded with them" Read On
News: Cars & Bikes In LA, Million $ Parking Space, Bike Riding Savings, Lucas' Housing Plans, Medieval Urbanism
May 22, 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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Los Angeles: Drivers and Cyclists Learn to Coexist in LA
New York Times
It was a warm April morning in downtown Los Angeles, and there was not a car on the road. For five hours, the streets were commandeered by nearly 100,000 people on bicycles...
Read On DC: Purple Line Funding Uncertain Washington Post
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) has long promised that the Washington suburbs and Baltimore would each…
It was a warm April morning in downtown Los Angeles, and there was not a car on the road. For five hours, the streets were commandeered by nearly 100,000 people on bicycles...
Read On DC: Purple Line Funding Uncertain Washington Post
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) has long promised that the Washington suburbs and Baltimore would each…
Blogosphere: City's Bike Usage Video, House Conference Work, Voting On Job Access In Atlanta, Bus & Rail Mantras
May 22, 2012
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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.
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Blogosphere: What Big City Transportation Officials Want
Transportation Issues Daily
The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) was founded to help key large cities have a "meaningful political and technical relationship with each other on transportation-related issues, and to develop a stronger critical relationship with USDOT...
Read On Blogosphere: Day in the Life of City's Bike Usage Grist…
The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) was founded to help key large cities have a "meaningful political and technical relationship with each other on transportation-related issues, and to develop a stronger critical relationship with USDOT...
Read On Blogosphere: Day in the Life of City's Bike Usage Grist…
Quote of the Day
May 21, 2012|Austin American Statesman
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"The whole idea of connectivity is ludicrous. It's based on a whole bunch of ideas that will never happen." Read On
News: Sydney LRT vs. BRT, Austin Transit Funding, Divisive Seattle LRT Line, Durham Funding Vote Poll, Waiting For DC Streetcar, SF Housing
May 21, 2012
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International: High Cost a Blow for Sydney LRT
Sydney Morning Herald
Nearly 70 per cent of Canberrans would prefer light rail to bus rapid transit in the Gungahlin to Civic corridor, according to an independent survey for the ACT government...
Read On Austin: City Might Seek Money from Transit Agency Austin American Statesman
For the past few years, the biggest question surrounding the…
Nearly 70 per cent of Canberrans would prefer light rail to bus rapid transit in the Gungahlin to Civic corridor, according to an independent survey for the ACT government...
Read On Austin: City Might Seek Money from Transit Agency Austin American Statesman
For the past few years, the biggest question surrounding the…
Blogosphere: Robocar Apocalypse, Shifting To Transit, Compact Development & Less Traffic, Meaning Of Density, Tech Boom Housing Shortage
May 21, 2012
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Blogosphere: The Coming Robocar Apocalypse
Austin Contrarian
How will driverless cars affect the built environment? A lot of the discussion lately has focused on whether driverless cars will affect the demand for rail. Michael Lind thinks they will make rail obsolete...
Read On Blogosphere: Shock Shifting to Transit Human Transit
When some disruption or unusual event…
How will driverless cars affect the built environment? A lot of the discussion lately has focused on whether driverless cars will affect the demand for rail. Michael Lind thinks they will make rail obsolete...
Read On Blogosphere: Shock Shifting to Transit Human Transit
When some disruption or unusual event…
Quote of the Day
May 18, 2012|New York Times
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"When you walk through the hallways of our building, it should be like walking on a Brooklyn sidewalk. It should be diverse in every way." Read On
News: Tram Trains, Austin Rail Recommendation, Nashville Real-Time Info, Long Island Development, Baseball Development
May 18, 2012
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International: Sheffield Gets First Tram-Train
BBC News
Tram-trains which run on street tracks and railway lines are to be piloted in South Yorkshire in a scheme worth £58m, the government has confirmed...
Read On Austin: City Releases Urban Rail Recommendation Austin American Statesman
The first phase of urban rail should run from the Austin Convention Center to Mueller, passing through the University of Texas and Hancock Center, the City of Austin Transportation Department said in a memo sent today…
Tram-trains which run on street tracks and railway lines are to be piloted in South Yorkshire in a scheme worth £58m, the government has confirmed...
Read On Austin: City Releases Urban Rail Recommendation Austin American Statesman
The first phase of urban rail should run from the Austin Convention Center to Mueller, passing through the University of Texas and Hancock Center, the City of Austin Transportation Department said in a memo sent today…
Blogosphere: Congested Cities & Bikes, City Preference Evidence, Urban Biodiversity Week, NM Ghost City, Cul-De-Sacs In The Sky
May 18, 2012
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Blogosphere: Europe's Most Congested City by Bike
The Atlantic Cities
Cities in the United States are becoming more tolerant, even encouraging, of bicyclists through increased bike infrastructure, bikeshare programs, and laws to protect riders...
Read On Blogosphere: Forget Transit, We Will Have Robocars DC Streetsblog
Writer Michael Lind argued that the "case for infrastructure investment has suffered from the lack of a…
Cities in the United States are becoming more tolerant, even encouraging, of bicyclists through increased bike infrastructure, bikeshare programs, and laws to protect riders...
Read On Blogosphere: Forget Transit, We Will Have Robocars DC Streetsblog
Writer Michael Lind argued that the "case for infrastructure investment has suffered from the lack of a…
Quote of the Day
May 17, 2012|Los Angeles Times
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"The ports have made tremendous improvements, but goods-movement-related air pollution remains our largest source of air pollution in Southern California. We're hopeful that we will get [the eHighway] off the ground in the next 12 months." Read On
