Blogosphere: Crowded & Successful Transit, Jobs Plans Lacks Transit, 'Pro-Choice' On Cars, Recovery Heroes
| 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: Branching Lines Pedestrian Observations S-Bahns and similar systems have two defining features. One has been hashed to death on this blog: they reuse legacy rail lines, allowing urban rapid transit to extend arbitrarily deep into suburbia... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Despite Crowding, Transit Succeeds GMF Urban Current Tony Mazzella is Strategic Advisor at the City of Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). Tony recently visited Munich and Zurich to study how each city has prioritized surface-running transit-mainly by implementing transit-only lanes and traffic signal priority at intersections.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: AAA Knocks L St. Bike Lane Greater Greater Washington It's progress, at least. AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman John Townsend no longer says a new bike lane means "a war on cars." Now, in criticizing a bike lane on L Street NW, he says, "I'm not saying it's a war on cars, but...".. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Not a Word About Transit in Jobs Plan DC Streetsblog President Obama released a blueprint for his second term yesterday, a 20-page booklet focused on job creation [PDF]. Let's be clear: This came from his campaign machine, not the White House... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Tregoning is Pro-Choice on Transportation Greater Greater Washington "I'm not anti-car," said DC planning director Harriet Tregoning last night at a meeting of the Federation of Citizens' Associations. "I'm pro-choice." .. Read On |
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Blogosphere: World Class Cities Rely on Transport DOT Fastlane Transportation leaders from across the country are gathered in New York City this week to talk about what they are doing to make America's cities vibrant, attractive centers of activity... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Proposal to Eliminate Transfers Urban Milwaukee The idea is to eliminate transfers, which the bus drivers' union, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998, has been pushing for a number of years. The problem is that thieves jump on the bus and steal a stack of transfers, which they then sell on the street... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Post Redevelopment Continuum California Planning and Development Report Though painful, the unwinding of redevelopment would seem to be a pretty straightforward process for most cities: Designate yourself as the successor agency, negotiate with your oversight committee to keep as much stuff going as possible, and try to keep the state Department of Finance from vetoing the whole situation... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Motion Activated Lights The Atlantic Cities Rare is the American city-dweller who thinks, "This park that I'm walking through in the middle of the night is too well-lit.".. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Learning from 19th Century London Drawing Rings Around the World Paul Collier says that African cities should learn from the example of 19th century London when it comes to housing policy. London was able to build decent housing for working people because its building regulations weren't onerously high.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Could Young People be Recovery Heroes? The Atlantic Cities Young people are the lazy, smelly scapegoat of the recession. They're not working, they're living at home, they're constantly complaining about their debt, they're not buying cars or houses, and they're not even having babies... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Land Use Law & Sustainable Communities Law of the Land The Land Use Law Center at Pace Law School's annual conference is a significant educational event in the region, with more than 200 attorneys, business professionals, and local leaders in attendance to learn about national, regional, and local innovations, challenges, and best practices... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Hacking Streetscape at Prototype Fest Wired In the alleys behind the San Francisco Chronicle building, an unusual part of town where capital-rich startups flank skeezy porn shops and dollar stores, an experiment was going on... Read On |
