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Transport: Colorado Road Funds For Transit, Infrastructure & Democracy, Streetcars & Overhead Wires, Pedestrian Death Toll

May 8, 2013
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TRANSPORT Colorado Road Money Can Be Used for Transit Now  Denver Post, via: DC Streetsblog   A new state law that quietly moved through this year's legislature gives cities and counties unprecedented…
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Transport: Disneyland Streetcar Demands, Public Roads & Private Funding, Strategic Freight Plan, 100,000 Budapest Critical Mass Ride

May 7, 2013
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TRANSPORT Disneyland Demands Raise Streetcar Costs  Kitsap Sun   While various stakeholders continue to disagree on the merits of Anaheim's proposed streetcar project, there is no debating that it is the most expensive project of its kind in recent memory.
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Transport: Charlotte Mayor Named DOT Secretary, Inianapolis Transit Expansion Paused, Denver To Golden Line Opens, Travel Time Perception Errors

April 29, 2013
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TRANSPORT Foxx Named Transportation Secretary  Washington Post   President Obama plans to nominate Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to serve as transportation secretary, a White House official said Sunday.
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Transport: Salt Lake LRT Early & Under Budget, Cinci Streetcar Obstructionism, Winnipeg BRT Snag, Costly SF Cable Cars

April 25, 2013
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TRANSPORT Salt Lake LRT Network 2 Years Early, $40M Under Budget  Salt Lake Tribune   Riding high from this month's celebratory airport TRAX line launch - completed two years early and $40 million under budget - the Utah Transit Authority crossed a host of other items off its to-do list Wednesday
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Transport: Feds OK Detroit M1 Rail Line, Politics Of Gas Tax Hike, Case For & Against Transit Subsidies, Lack Of Earmarks Stymies Deal Making

April 23, 2013
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TRANSPORT M1 Gets Final Environmental Approval From Feds  Detroit Free Press   The federal government gave its final environmental clearance Monday for the M1 Rail line to begin its work to build a 3.3-mile streetcar line on Woodward between downtown Detroit and the New Center area, a move that the rail line's leader called a significant step forward.
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Transport: FY2014 New Starts, Cambodia Overpass 'Achievement', Nashville 'Amp' BRT, Salt Lake Airport LRT, CAHSR Chooses Contractor

April 15, 2013
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TRANSPORT FTA Releases FY2014 New Starts Report  FTA   This Annual Report on Funding Recommendations is issued by the United States Secretary of Transportation to help inform the appropriations process for the upcoming fiscal year by providing information on projects included in the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) discretionary Capital Investment Grant Program.
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Transport: Hampton Roads Transit Criticism, Wal-Mart Customer Delivery Idea, Divide Over Transpo Funding, California HSR Lawsuit

March 29, 2013
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TRANSPORT Hampton Roads Transit Board Defends Agency Against Report  Virginian Pilot   The Hampton Roads Transit Board of Commissioners defended the agency Thursday against an outside panel's critical review of its finances and record keeping, and ordered its own internal auditor to review the findings.
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Transport: Improving Tampa Transit, SF Transit-First Policy, Netherlands Park N Ride Lessons, Safe Feeling Bike Lanes, Small City HSR Benefit

March 21, 2013
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TRANSPORT Commissioners Discuss How to Improve Tampa Transit  Tampa Bay Times   Hillsborough commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to begin discussions with the county's three mayors and other government leaders about future transportation needs.
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Transport: Indiana Mass Transit Bill, Transport Petroleum Use Decline, Salt Lake Street Route Dispute, How US Tax Code Favors Autos

March 20, 2013
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Atlanta, Beaverton, bicycles, California, Climate Change, Commuter Rail, DOT, Federal Policy, Georgia, Health & Environment, Highways & Automobiles, Indiana, Indianapolis, Light Rail, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oregon, Portland OR, Salt Lake City, St. Paul, State Policy, Streetcar, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Twin Cities, urban, Urban Form, Utah
TRANSPORT State Sen. Drops Out as Sponsor of Mass Transit Bill  Indianapolis Business Journal, via: @curtailes   Already skeptical of a mass-transit plan for the Indianapolis metro area, influential Sen. Luke Kenley has dropped his sponsorship of a related bill that's due for its first Senate hearing Wednesday.  
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News: LA Port Freight Rail EIR, LaHood: Sequestration 'Dumb', Passenger Rail Renaissance, Fighting Sprawl

March 1, 2013
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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. TRANSPORT International: $1.28B Loan for Phase 1 of UAE Rail Railway Technology
Etihad Rail has received a $1.28bn loan to build the first phase of the UAE's $11bn national railway network...

Read On Los Angeles: LA Port Issues Final Environmental Report Progressive Railroading
The Port of Los Angeles has released a Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for BNSF Railway Co.'s proposed Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) project...

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