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San Francisco: Sierra Club Opposes SF Parking Proposal
SF Examiner
Developers of residential projects would be able to exceed parking caps by adding spaces designated only for car sharing, under legislation that advanced out of committee Monday...
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Chicago: CTA's BRT Plan Gets Help from Rockefeller
Chicago Now
The CTA's efforts to develop a meaningful and successful bus rapid transit (BRT) system got a nice shot in the arm last week with another $1 million in financial support from the Rockefeller Foundation for research, technical support, project management and community engagement..
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National: Gasoline Costs Highest Share of Income Ever
The Hill
Trips to the gasoline pump in 2012 and 2008 took their biggest share of U.S. household income in several decades, according to the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA)...
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National: Secretary V? Not So Fast
DC Streetsblog
A favorite for transportation secretary has stepped out of the race. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa released a statement late Friday saying he is "flattered and humbled" by the buzz around his candidacy but is "firmly committed to remaining in LA and finishing [his] term."..
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National: Obama Leans Towards Hersman for DOT Sec
The Hill
President Obama is leaning toward National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman (NTSB) Deborah Hersman as his pick to run the Department of Transportation, according to a report...
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National: What Would Cutting Edge Transpo Look Like?
National Journal Transportation Experts
Who knows what the kids are going to come up with next? Some of them think owning a car is a big bother and would rather rent or borrow one...
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Colorado: Bikes Allowed Back in Black Hawk
Denver Post
The Colorado Supreme Court has overturned Black Hawk's ban on riding bicycles, ruling that bicycles are a matter of state and local concern...
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Charlotte: Mayor Presses for Streetcar, Tax Hike
Charlotte Business Journals
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx lashed out at his predecessor and the Republican-controlled state government on Monday during a state of the city address, which lingered on divisions of not just politics, but also race and class...
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Los Angeles: Birth and Growth of City Planning
KCET
I recently had the pleasure of speaking by phone a couple of times with Mitchell J. Silver, AICP. Silver is the Chief Planning and Economic Development Officer in the City of Raleigh, North Carolina...
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National: That North Dakota Boom
New York Times Magazine
Long before the full frenzy of the boom, you could see its harbingers at the Mountrail County courthouse in Stanley, N.D. Geologists had pored over core samples and log signatures and had made their educated guesses, and now it was the hour of the "landmen,"..
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International: Will Planning Regs Cause Tension in Cities
Guardian UK
The government wants to see empty office buildings converted to homes, but councils must strike a balance between commercial and residential interests..
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Charlotte: Leafy City Aims for More Tree Cover
Charlotte Observer
Charlotte is among the nation's top 10 cities for urban forests, says the conservation group American Forests. The results are from a U.S. Forest Service-funded survey, data analysis and expert votes...
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San Diego: Competing Visions for Barrio Logan
San Diego Union Tribune
In most San Diego neighborhoods, updating the plans that outline the area's future land use priorities comes down to density and infrastructure...
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Twin Cities: Affordable Housing Groups Push for Action
Twin Cities Finance and Commerce
To meet affordable housing goals set by the Metropolitan Council, Eden Prairie will have to add 1,844 affordable units by 2020...
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Columbus: Hearts of the Three Cs are Beating
Columbus Dispatch
Euclid Avenue was the spark in Cleveland, as a bus rapid-transit system ignited development along the important Downtown artery once lined with so many mansions it was known as Millionaires' Row...
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Pittsburgh: Castle Shannon Building Hopes on LRT
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Castle Shannon Mayor Don Baumgarten has his fingers crossed. He's "cautiously optimistic" construction of apartments and shops at the Port Authority light rail station in the borough will begin in the spring...
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Texas: School Finance System Unconstitutional
Austin American Statesman
By raising academic standards and cutting school funding at the same time, Texas lawmakers have rendered the state's method of financing public schools unconstitutional, a judge ruled on Monday...
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