News: Transit Fare Equity, Exurban Transit, Transit & Housing In Curitiba, Houston Redevelopment Opportunity, Difference TOD Makes
August 20, 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: Obama Tells States "Use It Or Lose It" Transportation Nation States will lose out on millions of dollars in federal highway money if they sit on the cash without putting it to immediate use, the White House said in a statement today... Read On |
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Research: Transit Fare Equity in Utah Using GIS TRB TRIS Transport policy is inherently spatial. Building new transit infrastructure, changing the level of service, or modifying transit fares will differentially impact the spatial distributions of costs and benefits associated with public transit... Read On |
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Research: Public Transit for Exurban Settlements TRB TRIS Many planners believe that it is impossible to provide viable, high-occupancy public transport in low-density areas. The challenge is acute in Australia's exurban settlements - the small towns and villages in the commuter belts around major cities... Read On |
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Research: Matching Transit and Housing in Curitiba TRB TRIS The success of the world-renowned bus rapid transit (BRT) in Curitiba, Brazil, is based on the interdependence of public transport, road system hierarchy, and land use regulation... Read On |
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Research: Matching Transit and Housing in Curitiba TRB TRIS The success of the world-renowned bus rapid transit (BRT) in Curitiba, Brazil, is based on the interdependence of public transport, road system hierarchy, and land use regulation... Read On |
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Houston: Metro Board to Vote on Funds Houston Chronicle The Metropolitan Transit Authority is meeting Friday to craft ballot language and call an election for November asking voters whether to extend a program that for decades has diverted a fourth of its 1 percent sales tax revenues for local governments' road projects... Read On |
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Denver: What Are Northern Suburbs Getting For Money? Times Call Denver's northern suburbs are ready to revolt against the Regional Transportation District over its failure to deliver rail lines to their communities... Read On |
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Houston: Once in a Lifetime Property Opportunity Houston Chronicle A rare opportunity lies in 136 acres just east of downtown Houston. The Buffalo Bayou-front parcel, a longtime industrial and office complex, went on the market earlier this summer - a move bayou enthusiasts, East End residents and real estate developers had been anticipating for years... Read On |
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Research: Do TOD's Make a Difference? TRB TRIS The United States is moving into a new era of metropolitan development and form. The demographic, economic, and finance drivers that made America a suburban nation have run their course... Read On |
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Boston: Union Square Redevelopment Plans Boston Globe Making way for the Green Line Extension, the City of Somerville Thursday unveiled an urban renewal plan for Union Square that proponents say could bring thousands of jobs, hundreds of units of new housing, and the promise of prosperity for the neighborhood... Read On |
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Research: Growth Machine Stops, Edge Cities Urban Affairs Review Critical reflections on growth machine and urban regime theory have pointed to the value of integrating these theories of urban politics with the likes of regulation theory. This article attempts such a synthesis with a view to further elaborating theories of urban politics with regard to settlement type and evolution... Read On |
