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Twin Cities: SW Rail Benefits Greater Than Issues
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Noise from future Southwest Corridor light-rail trains is likely to be "severe" for hundreds of homeowners, but the benefits of transit ridership outweigh environmental problems, concludes a report released Friday...
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San Francisco: Central Subway Gets Federal Funding
Progressive Railroading
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide $942.2 million in New Starts funds to extend San Francisco's Third Street light-rail system through the city's Chinatown neighborhood..
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International: Delhi BRT Line Reveals Class Divide
BBC News
A government initiative to reduce traffic chaos in the Indian capital, Delhi, by creating a special fast lane for bus users has run into a major controversy...
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International: Bucharest Looks to Build Urban Road
Mysinchu.com
At a time when cities across the world seek ways to reduce traffic, the mayor of Romania's capital Bucharest has launched an ambitious project to build a new motorway in the city, despite widespread protests...
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Dallas: Uptown Happened with No Grand Plan
Dallas Morning News
Real estate people love plans. I have file cabinets full of grand design schemes for sprawling suburban developments and urban mixed-use projects...
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San Francisco: BART Reopens Bidding on Milbrae Land
San Francisco Chronicle
BART has reopened the bidding to develop valuable real estate near its Millbrae Station, leading to calls for a public hearing on negotiations that have been shrouded in secrecy and marred by accusations of favoritism...
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International: Beijing a Smart City in Three Years
Wired UK
What will the city of the future be like? In the next few decades managing the world's ever-growing population will be one of our biggest challenges and it is predicted that, by 2050, 85 percent of the world's population will be urban dwellers...
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Rochester: City Plan Calls for Pocket Parks
Post Bulletin
Small green spaces called "pocket parks" are a hip development idea that might soon dot Rochester's downtown landscape...
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Twin Cities: Transit Could Open Door for Major Dev Plan
Minneapolis Star Tribune
A blighted neighborhood in Newport, cut off from the rest of the city when a new Hwy. 61 was built, would see a turn in fortunes in a sweeping redevelopment plan...
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Atlanta: Beltline Park Trail Opens
Atlanta Journal Constitution
There's a steady human stream of hikers, bikers and dog-walkers crossing the pedestrian bridge over Ponce de Leon Avenue on a recent sunny afternoon...
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