News: FTA New Starts Streamlining, Peace Dividend For Transit, California HSR, Central Indiana Transit Funding
January 26, 2012
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National: LaHood Announces Major Transit Streamlining
FTA
During his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, President Obama called on federal agencies to cut red tape in construction projects. Accepting that challenge, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today proposed a significant change in the way major transit projects compete for federal funds by streamlining the process and making decisions more responsive to local needs. ..
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During his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, President Obama called on federal agencies to cut red tape in construction projects. Accepting that challenge, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today proposed a significant change in the way major transit projects compete for federal funds by streamlining the process and making decisions more responsive to local needs. ..
Read On National: Obama Calls to Use War…
News: City Equilibrium Model, Housing Gentrification, Tea Party Vs. Transit Funding, SF Central Subway Funding, Minneapolis Housing Plan
January 19, 2012
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Research: Equilibrium Model of the City
Environment and Planning Journal
This paper presents a computable general equilibrium model of a stylized linear city that simultaneously minimizes transportation costs while satisfying labor, and, and goods equilibrium conditions, in the tradition of Anas and Kim, while introducing a monetary balance...
Read On Research: Gentrifiers Choice of Housing Environment and Planning Journal
This paper draws on the literature on residential mobility…
This paper presents a computable general equilibrium model of a stylized linear city that simultaneously minimizes transportation costs while satisfying labor, and, and goods equilibrium conditions, in the tradition of Anas and Kim, while introducing a monetary balance...
Read On Research: Gentrifiers Choice of Housing Environment and Planning Journal
This paper draws on the literature on residential mobility…
Blogosphere: UTC Grants, FRA Safety Fail, Navigating Cities, Innovative Government, NYC Tech Hub, Growth & Innovaition
January 18, 2012
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America.
Blogosphere: Single Member Districts vs. Citywide
Austin Contrarian
Critics of Austin's current system of city-wide Council elections are correct that Council elections are dominated by a "white, liberal, central city power base" a/k/a central Austin homeowners. I think this is a bad thing...
Read On Blogosphere: RITA Awards Grants to UTCs DOT Fastlane
Critics of Austin's current system of city-wide Council elections are correct that Council elections are dominated by a "white, liberal, central city power base" a/k/a central Austin homeowners. I think this is a bad thing...
Read On Blogosphere: RITA Awards Grants to UTCs DOT Fastlane
Blogosphere: Portland vs. Vancouver, WA., Suburban Green Streets, Urbanists Circa 400BC, Lives Of Commuters, Busways
December 21, 2011
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America.
Blogosphere: Dream of Suburbs Alive in Vancouver
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
A video parody based on the opening of the IFC series, "Portlandia."... $code
Read On Blogosphere: Hey Vikings, Parking is Not Cities Twin Cities Sidewalks
I kinda understand tailgating, I suppose. It's like a picnic, only instead of being in a park under a tree on a blanket in the grass, you're in a parking…
A video parody based on the opening of the IFC series, "Portlandia."... $code
Read On Blogosphere: Hey Vikings, Parking is Not Cities Twin Cities Sidewalks
I kinda understand tailgating, I suppose. It's like a picnic, only instead of being in a park under a tree on a blanket in the grass, you're in a parking…
Blogosphere: Peter Rogoff Talks Infrastructure
October 7, 2011|Infrastructure USA
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Peter M. Rogoff was confirmed by the United States Senate as FTA Administrator on May 21, 2009. He served for 22 years on the staff of the Senate Appropriations Committee, including 14 years as the Democratic Staff Director of its Transportation Subcommittee... Read On
National: Proposed Circular on Environmental Justice
September 30, 2011|Federal Register
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has placed in the docket and on its Web site, proposed guidance in the form of a Circular on incorporating environmental justice principles into plans, projects, and activities that receive funding from FTA... Read On
Twin Cities: Southwest LRT Could be Derailed Still
September 16, 2011|Minnesota Post
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Local officials were understandably elated earlier this month when the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) gave its approval to start preliminary engineering on the region's third light-rail transit (LRT) line in the Southwest Corridor... Read On
National: GAO Review of Small Starts Programs
August 4, 2011|TRB
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that describes the history of the Small Starts and Very Small Starts programs and the type of projects the U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recommended for funding under these programs... Read On
Blogosphere: Mother of All Conflicts of Interest
July 13, 2011|Pedestrian Observations
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Best industry practice for cutting transportation capital costs, found in Madrid, is to separate design from construction and keep the project management in-house. The FTA's practice is different:.. Read On
Twin Cities: FTA Ready to Fund Central Corridor?
April 20, 2011|Pioneer Press
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City address Monday, saving one of the juiciest announcements - a tidbit about the Central Corridor light-rail transit project - for midway through his speech. Next Tuesday, he said, the Federal Transit Administration will sign the long-awaited "full funding grant agreement," officially committing about $460 million in federal aid toward the $957 million project... Read On
