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Urbanism & Design: Connecting Bikes & Business, Miami Ballpark A Bad Deal, Nashville Subdivision Offers Walkability, Pedestrian Tunnels

May 13, 2013
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Affordability, bicycles, Charlottesville, Development & Redevelopment, Florida, housing, Indiana, Indianapolis, Miami, Nashville, Pedestrians & Walkability, San Antonio, Tennessee, Texas, Transit, Transit Design, Virginia
URBANISM & DESIGN Charlottesville Explores Connections Between Bikes, Business  Charlottesville Tomorrow   Bikes and walking - we all know they are possible alternatives to driving cars.
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Transport: Shanghai Monorail, Megabus 25M Rides, Making City Bike-Friendly, BRT In China, Bottineau LRT OK'd

May 10, 2013
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Bay Area, bicycles, Boise, Brooklyn Park, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, China, England, Heavy Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Idaho, London, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Minnesota, San Francisco, Shanghai, State Policy, Streetcar, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, UK, Wisconsin
TRANSPORT Shanghai Thinking Monorail  China Daily   Shanghai is likely to introduce the country's first suspended monorail train by 2015 to improve the city's worsening traffic congestion and pollution levels.
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Urbanism & Design: Boston South Bay Plans, America's Falling Population Density, Pleasant Hill BART TOD, Revitalizing Wichita

May 7, 2013
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Bay Area, Boston, California, Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Kansas, Massachusetts, Pleasant Hill, San Francisco, TOD, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, Transit Design, urban, Urban Form, Wichita
URBANISM & DESIGN Resident's Plan Calls for Mixed Use in Boston South Bay  Boston Globe   Nearby residents and other neighbors of the South Bay Shopping Center have developed a master plan to help guide future development in the area.
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Transport: DC War On Cars, Albuquerque's Fake Subway Map, Philly Bike Share, Smartphones & Car Culture, Long Beach Cyclovia

April 18, 2013
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Albuquerque, Bay Area, bicycles, bus, California, DC, Heavy Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Jordan, Long Beach, New Mexico, New York, New York State, Pennsylvania, Performance, Philadelphia, San Francisco, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Design, Travel Behavior, Washington DC
TRANSPORT There is No War on Cars in DC  Washington City Paper   If the District of Columbia is in the midst of a war on cars, then last month was its Gettysburg.
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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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Australia, bicycles, Boston, Brisbane, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, Charlotte, Chicago, Commuter Rail, Development & Redevelopment, Federal Policy, Heavy Rail, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Illinois, Joint Development, Madison, Massachusetts, Melbourne, New Jersey, New York, New York State, Newark, North Carolina, Pedestrians & Walkability, Streetcar, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Wisconsin
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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Transport: Generational Shift In Travel, Streetcar Property Assessment, Boring Names, Biking In Austin, Santa Monica Parking

April 8, 2013
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Austin, bicycles, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, Commuter Rail, Demographics, Detroit, Federal Policy, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Indiana, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Michigan, New Jersey, Parking, Pedestrians & Walkability, Santa Monica, Seattle, State Policy, Streetcar, Texas, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Travel Behavior, Washington
TRANSPORT Hipmunk CEO Sees Generational Shift in Travel  Skift   Adam Goldstein, the 25-year-old co-founder and CEO of travel metasearch company Hipmunk, believes there is a "generational shift" under way in travel.
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Transport: Indiana Senate Transit Bill, DC Buses, Transit Lifeline In Rural America, Using BRT To Extend St. Louis Metro Reach

April 5, 2013
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TRANSPORT Transit Bill Moves Through Indiana Senate, Slowly  Urban Indy   HB1011 was heard in the Senate Tax & Fiscal Policy committee on Tuesday, April 2nd. Before any lobbying could begin, the chairman offered an amendment which was seconded and taken up.
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Urbanism & Design: Missing Katrina HUD Money, Dallas' New Urban Center, India HUD To Plan Transit, Anchoring Transit Line Ends

April 5, 2013
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Bay Area, California, Canada, Cleveland, Cupertino, Dallas, Development & Redevelopment, Federal Policy, Highways & Automobiles, HUD, India, Las Vegas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Orleans, Ohio, Texas, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, Transit Design, Travel Behavior, urban, Urban Form, Vancouver BC
URBANISM & DESIGN $700M to Help Elevate New Orleans Homes Lost  RT   A new report by the Department of Housing and Urban Development paints a grim picture of a program that was supposed to help Louisiana's Katrina victims protect their homes from future storms - to the tune of $700 million in misplaced taxpayer money.
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Transport: Bill To Let Dallas Transit Into Arlington, 51 Metros Ranked On Accessibility, Arlington's 'Super Stop' Fight, London Cycling Festival, PPP Idea for Virginia LRT Line

April 4, 2013
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Arlington, TX, Arlington, VA, Austin, bicycles, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, Camden, Dallas, England, Heavy Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Joint Development, Light Rail, London, Los Angeles, Medford, Minneapolis, Minnesota, New Jersey, Norfolk, Oregon, St. Paul, State Policy, Streetcar, Texas, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Corridors, Transit Design, Transit Funding, Twin Cities, UK, Virginia, Virginia Beach
TRANSPORT Green Line to Medford Won't Open Until 2019  Daily Free Press   Despite a growing burden of debt, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority could begin construction on extending the Green Line from Lechmere to College Avenue in Medford and Union Square in Somerville in the coming months.
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