News: Chicago Bus Lanes, Vancouver BRT, CAHSR Numbers, Caltrain Electrification, Gainesville Transit Taxes, London Smart City Test
May 4, 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. The Chatter, commentary and opposition articles will be found towards the bottom. |
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Chicago: Bus Only Lanes Are Coming Soon Chicago Sun Times Bus rapid transit is coming to Chicago. Within two years, CTA bus riders will get their own lane to get through the throngs of traffic near Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center... Read On |
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Vancouver WA: BRT Plan Gets the Green Light Columbian A citizens committee Wednesday signaled it's on board for bus rapid transit on Vancouver's Fourth Plain corridor as far east as Northeast 121st Avenue -- and possibly farther in the future... Read On |
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California: Rail Critics Used the Wrong Numbers North County Times A report that warned of huge operating deficits for California's bullet train was based on "the wrong numbers," an official of the state High-Speed Rail Authority claims... Read On |
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Fort Collins: Mason Corridor BRT Line KUNC Fort Collins residents will see the MAX Bus Rapid Transit project begin to take shape along Mason Street over the summer. KUNC's Brian Larson spoke with Northern Colorado Business Report publisher Jeff Nuttall about the project and its future impacts along the Mason Corridor... Read On |
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Bay Area: JPB Approves Caltrain Electrification Palo Alto Online Caltrain has received a unanimous thumbs-up by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board to electrify the Peninsula commuter-rail system. The Joint Powers Board, the agency that owns and operates Caltrain, approved a regional agreement Thursday, May 3, to fully fund the railroad electrification... Read On |
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Gainesville: City Leaders Push Forward on Transit Taxes Gainesville Sun (via Thomas H) Gainesville city commissioners continued to plan Thursday for potential November referendums on road and transit sales taxes, with some again voicing opposition to the County Commission majority's handling of the tax issue... Read On |
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International: Cairo's Subway is Efficient, Dependable New York Times (@ttpolitic) By the dusty factories at the end of the subway line, two day laborers emerged from the cars, dreading their return to life above ground... Read On |
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International: China Must Do More To Curb Emissions Chicago Tribune China must act urgently on multiple fronts if it is to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its rapidly expanding cities and hit government targets for curbing carbon intensity, a new report from the World Bank said on Thursday... Read On |
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International: London to Test Smart City System BBC An operating system designed to power the smart cities of the future will be put through its paces in London. Living Plan IT has developed its Urban OS to provide a platform to connect services and citizens... Read On |
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International: Dubai to Build Underwater Hotel Daily Mail When it comes to outlandish new design ideas, Dubai is certainly ahead of the curve. The glittering emirate has already got the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, and even the Earth itself - in the form of dozens of man-mad islands just off its coastline... Read On |
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Research: Geospatial Analysis of TOD Activity Spaces TRB TRID Activity spaces are dynamic, "people-based" accessibility measures that can be used to analyse spatial arrangements of travel... Read On |
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Research: Land Use Planning in TOD TRB TRID The 2010 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide (2010 30YPGA) is a milestone achievement in the planning of public transit networks for the Greater Adelaide metropolitan area because of its explicit strategy of intensifying development densities along the city's major transport corridors... Read On |
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Denver: Food Desert Research Back and Forth Denver Post (via Bill S) Two recent reports allegedly downplaying the role of "food deserts" in growing obesity statistics raised the hackles of researchers, nutritionists and foundations dedicating great resources to exactly that problem... Read On |
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Phoenix: Senior Housing Project Not Sexy Enough? East Valley Tribune For years, Mesa has waited for the time when developers would get so excited about downtown that they would come knocking on the city's door with plans to invest in major projects... Read On |
