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Other Views: Ignoring Homeless Families, Richard Florida's Federal Fantasy, Fresno TOD Funds, Streetcar Cost-Benefit Test

April 22, 2013
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Affordability, Arlington, VA, California, Economic Development And TOD, Federal Policy, Fresno, housing, New Urbanism, Streetcar, TOD, TOD Finance, tracks, Tracks Other Views, Transit, Transit Funding, urban, Urban Form, Virginia
OTHER VIEWS America Ignoring Homeless Families  Bill Moyers . com   More than one-third of Americans who use shelters annually are parents and their children. In 2011, that added up to more than 500,000 people.
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Transport: NC Transport Spending Plan, NYC Nerd Buses, Bike Friendly Universities, Atlanta Streetcar Frequency Problem, Cincinnati Streetcar Costs

April 19, 2013
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TRANSPORT McCrory Outlines Strategy for Transpo Spending  News and Observer   North Carolina will build better transportation projects and create more jobs if it scraps an outmoded formula created in 1989 to sprinkle road-building money among different regions of the state, Gov. Pat McCrory said Thursday.
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Environment & Ecology: CA Cap/Trade Funds To Transport, NC Limiting GHG Limits, Green Infrastructure, Being A Landscape Architect

April 18, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Draft Plan Would Push Cap/Trade Revenue to Sustainable Transport  Transform Blog, via: EW   How can California best leverage the new revenue from our state's cap-and-trade climate program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? According to the Draft Investment Plan that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released late yesterday, the answer is: transform the transportation…
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Transport: Maryland Seeks Fed Funds For LRT, Regulating Ride Sharing, House Panel Vs. LaHood, Reducing Driving Saves Colleges Money

April 17, 2013
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TRANSPORT Maryland Presses for Federal Support in Building LRT Systems  Baltimore Sun   Backed by an affirming legislative session and soon to be flush with transportation money, state officials went to Washington on Monday to assure the administration that Maryland has both the means and the will to build two light rail systems.
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Transport: China's HSR Theft From Japan, 'Dreamy' Administration Transpo Budget, NYC Bike Share, Banning Bikes In Toronto

April 16, 2013
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airports, Atlanta, Austin, bicycles, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, Canada, Charlotte, China, Commuter Rail, Development & Redevelopment, Federal Policy, Georgia, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Japan, Joint Development, New York, New York State, North Carolina, Ontario Province, Pennsylvania, Performance, Pittsburgh, Texas, Toronto, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Funding
TRANSPORT In State Rebuttal, Charlotte Could Vote Against Road Expansion  The Naked City Blog   Charlotte City Council is threatening to withdraw its support for the proposed Monroe Bypass in a key, regional transportation planning group.
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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: Madison BRT, Australian HSR $120B, DC Streetcar Joint Development, Designing Boston Transit Map

April 12, 2013
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TRANSPORT Madison BRT Plan Greeted Favorably by Officials  Capital Times   Enthusiasm is high for a new model of speedy bus service for Madison - but so is the potential price tag.
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Transport: Transit Wiki, Richmond VA Transit Network Plans, Driving Down & Highway Spending Up, Speeding Seattle Transit Studies

April 11, 2013
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Bay Area, Belgium, Bellevue WA, Boston, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, Chicago, China, DC, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, England, France, Heavy Rail, Highways & Automobiles, housing, Illinois, Indiana, Indianapolis, Light Rail, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nashville, New Jersey, New York, New York State, Paris, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Richmond VA, San Francisco, San Jose CA, Seattle, Shanghai, St. Paul, State Policy, Streetcar, Tennessee, TOD, TOD Finance, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Twin Cities, UK, urban, Urban Form, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, Wisconsin
TRANSPORT Transit Wiki for Information Sharing  Human Transit   I've recently learned of a new resource for sharing knowledge and best practices related to transit planning: transitwiki.org.
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Urban Issues: Obama's Budget & Cities, Connecting People To City Services, Real Estate Pros Endorse TOD, Creating Equitable TOD

April 11, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Obama's Budget Released  DC Streetsblog   The Obama Administration has put forward an opening bid in what are sure to be contentious 2014 budget negotiations, issuing a solidly progressive transportation budget that calls for increased overall spending and continued investment in passenger rail.
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Transport: Taxes & Transport In Toronto, Passenger Rail Regulation, Indianapolis Resurrects Freeway Plan, Reorganizing Honolulu Transit

April 10, 2013
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Canada, Charlotte, Commuter Rail, DC, England, Federal Policy, Hawaii, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Honolulu, Indiana, Indianapolis, London, New York, New York State, North Carolina, Ontario Province, Pennsylvania, Performance, Philadelphia, Streetcar, Toronto, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Funding, UK, Washington DC
TRANSPORT Let's Not Just Throw Taxes at Transport Problem  Toronto Globe and Mail   Remember back in the late 19th century? City streets in large European and North American cities were clogged with horses and carriages.
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