The biggest jolt in "Blueprint America: Beyond the Motor City" comes as the director of Madrid's subway and light-rail system talks about the importance of infrastructure...
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Once a hub of innovation, Detroit's now stands as the symbol of an industry's struggle for progress. As much of the world looks to faster, cleaner and more modern transportation, the Blueprint America series on infrastructure examines the future of the Motor City and transportation in America...
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We reported this morning on a report covering new light rail options for East Link's downtown Bellevue alignment and later showed that a 405 station is less accessible than other alternatives. We've editorialized in the past that Sound Transit should put the downtown Bellevue light rail stations in the right place, with that place not next to a freeway. Readers should know by now that we're no fans of a 405 station....
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Salt Lake City has its eyes on a sweeping face-lift for the blocks just east of the FrontRunner transit hub in an effort to transform the moribund "Depot District" into a thriving city gateway. The blueprint calls for a blend of housing, retail, restaurants, a small theater and a possible urban research park that would be pedestrian friendly and connect the transit hub to the Rio Grande Depot a block east...
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The council has been powerless to stop the steady and destructive decentralization of the metro region. Read On

Bellevue City Council member Kevin Wallace wrote recently that locating the downtown Bellevue Link light rail station next to I-405 would "maximize transit-oriented development (TOD) opportunities." That claim has been challenged qualitatively, but what do the cold, hard numbers say?....
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Typically, public transportation is built to merely serve a community, not necessarily be the impetus for its growth.  But that is not necessarily the case with South Berkeley's Ashby Station subdivision....
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When faced with the costs and logistics of rail, planners and city officials increasingly seem to favor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), a trend likely to continue through the current recession.  But even with the many persuasive arguments for BRT, the nagging question remains:  why not rail?...
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