News: Interview With LA Mayor, Pike Streetcar, Roadbuilder Politics, Atlanta Sales Tax Push, Denver Commuter Plans
| 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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Los Angeles: Interview with Villaraigosa LA Streetsblog The Mayor began our interview talking about a college student's commute from Downtown Los Angeles to California State University Northridge. The student leaves home early in the morning on a bike... Read On |
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Virginia: Arlington Board Endorses Pike Streetcar Washington Post The Arlington County Board early Tuesday endorsed building a 4.5-mile streetcar line along Columbia Pike from the Skyline area of Fairfax County to the Pentagon City Metro station... Read On |
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National: Roadbuilders Want Planks in Party Platforms The Hill (via Streetsblog DC) The Washington-based American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is calling on the Democratic and Republican parties to include language about transportation construction in their platforms when they convene in Charlotte and Tampa for their conventions. .. Read On |
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Atlanta: Business Behind Sales Tax Push Atlanta Journal Constitution Georgia companies have poured millions of dollars into a campaign for a sales tax increase to fund transportation improvements, with hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions flowing from road builders.. Read On |
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Denver: Denver Rethinks the Modern Commuter Wall Street Journal (Paywall) As Denver moves forward with a $7.4 billion expansion of its rail system, the city is looking to rectify what some see as a flaw in the original concept... Read On |
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Houston: County Tells Metro They Want to Keep Money Houston Chronicle Harris County Commissioners Court made it official Tuesday, passing a resolution calling on Metro to keep a quarter of its 1 percent sales tax flowing to road projects... Read On |
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Twin Cities: Apple Valley Seeks Skyway for BRT Twin Cities Finance and Commerce Despite concerns that ridership projections may not justify the expense, the city of Apple Valley wants to spend $2.37 million to build a skyway connecting two bus rapid transit stations on busy Cedar Avenue... Read On |
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Minneapolis: Downtown Drowning in Parking Lots Minneapolis Star Tribune The fences, shrubs and trees that line the sidewalk on 5th Avenue S. do little to hide the vast parking lots that Chris Keimig considers blemishes on downtown Minneapolis... Read On |
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New York: A Small City Will Grow in the Bronx New York Times The industrial blocks along West Farms Road in the Bronx, hard up against the Cross Bronx Expressway to the north and the Sheridan Expressway to the east, do not look like a welcoming place for new development... Read On |
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International: Destroying Istanbul New York Times Latitude Here's a bit of hyperbole I'm prepared to defend: the Yenikapi district of Istanbul, located along the Sea of Marmara, is one of the most important historical sites on earth... Read On |
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Charlotte: LRT Factored Into Developers Decision WSOC TV A $74 million deal has given an Atlanta-based developer another major presence in Charlotte. A large green cover is draped over the sign for the former Circle at South End at East Bland Street and South Boulevard... Read On |
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Los Angeles: Grand Park Inspires Hopes Los Angeles Times Officials envision the renovated space stretching from the Music Center to City Hall as a draw for both nearby residents and the region. Experts says it's an open question whether Grand Park will be widely embraced... Read On |
