News: Transpo Bill Politics, Texas A&M Rail Center, Connecticut TOD, Research Parcelization, Chicago Bungalow Shuffle
February 14, 2012
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National: The Politics of the Transportation Bill
Miller McCune
The U.S. House transportation bill released last week by Rep. John Mica contained a number of provisions that immediately alarmed transit and smart growth advocates and their Democratic supporters on Capitol Hill...
Read On National: CBO - R Proposal Bankrupts Trust Fund House T&I Committee Dems
According to a new analysis released…
The U.S. House transportation bill released last week by Rep. John Mica contained a number of provisions that immediately alarmed transit and smart growth advocates and their Democratic supporters on Capitol Hill...
Read On National: CBO - R Proposal Bankrupts Trust Fund House T&I Committee Dems
According to a new analysis released…
Blogosphere: Obama Budget, Tea Party Transit War, Visualizing NYC Taxi Activity, Places That Inspire Romance, Green Zoning
February 14, 2012
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Blogosphere: Enhancement Funds for Communities
ASLA Dirt
Three separate communities in Vermont recently planned new pedestrian and bicycle connections thanks to federal Transportation Enhancement (TE) funds and are ready to move forward with several projects:..
Read On Blogosphere: Obama Budget $476B Over 6 Years DC Streetsblog
President Obama has…
Three separate communities in Vermont recently planned new pedestrian and bicycle connections thanks to federal Transportation Enhancement (TE) funds and are ready to move forward with several projects:..
Read On Blogosphere: Obama Budget $476B Over 6 Years DC Streetsblog
President Obama has…
Blogosphere: Transpo Bill Hurts Bus Riders, Subterranean Malaise, DC Streetcar Routes, Effects Of Walkable Superbowl, Successful Urban Stadia,
February 13, 2012
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Blogosphere: House Bill Hits Bus Riders Hard
DC Streetsblog
When the House Ways and Means Committee voted to divert all gas tax revenue away from transit projects, severing transit's only dedicated source of federal funds, they were essentially throwing transit riders under the bus...
Read On Blogosphere: America's Subterranean Malaise The Economist
SALON's…
When the House Ways and Means Committee voted to divert all gas tax revenue away from transit projects, severing transit's only dedicated source of federal funds, they were essentially throwing transit riders under the bus...
Read On Blogosphere: America's Subterranean Malaise The Economist
SALON's…
News: Denver US36 Fastracks, End Of Salt Lake City Free Ride, Streetcar vs. Light Rail, BART Livermore Extension
February 10, 2012
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Denver: Struggling with US36 Fastracks Future
Daily Camera
With the clock ticking for the Regional Transportation District to decide what to do about the future of the FasTracks rail system, officials throughout the U.S. 36 corridor are struggling to come to consensus on the best path forward...
Read On Salt Lake City: Free Fare Zone May End for Buses Salt Lake Tribune
The Utah…
With the clock ticking for the Regional Transportation District to decide what to do about the future of the FasTracks rail system, officials throughout the U.S. 36 corridor are struggling to come to consensus on the best path forward...
Read On Salt Lake City: Free Fare Zone May End for Buses Salt Lake Tribune
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News: Unburying Toronto Transit Lines, Cincinnati Streetcar Impasse, Chapel Hill-Durham LRT, Breeding Rocket Scientists, Urban Studies Journal Research
February 9, 2012
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Toronto: TTC Chair Defeats Mayor Ford
Globe and Mail
TTC Karen Stintz got even more support than bargained for: city council passed her motion to unbury key light-rail lines by a final vote of 25-18, defeating Mayor Rob Ford's plan to put them underground...
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TTC Karen Stintz got even more support than bargained for: city council passed her motion to unbury key light-rail lines by a final vote of 25-18, defeating Mayor Rob Ford's plan to put them underground...
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Blogosphere: Sprawl Transit, Augo-Based Mobility, Transit Tax Benefit, Locating 2020 Jobs, Urban Beekeeping, World's First Sustainable City
February 9, 2012
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Blogosphere: Problem with the Northern Branch Project
Cap'n Transit
For a months now I've been telling people that the "transit" proposed for the bridge is just sprawl transit, and it's true. There wouldn't even be a stop in Nyack; if commuter rail is chosen the nearest station would be near the Palisades Mall in West Nyack..
Read On Blogosphere: Cox - Low Income Folks Get to Work New Geography
For a months now I've been telling people that the "transit" proposed for the bridge is just sprawl transit, and it's true. There wouldn't even be a stop in Nyack; if commuter rail is chosen the nearest station would be near the Palisades Mall in West Nyack..
Read On Blogosphere: Cox - Low Income Folks Get to Work New Geography
News: Orlando Rail Study, Honolulu Gets Key OK, Small Cities & Federal Grants, UN Urban Plot, India Urbanization
February 7, 2012
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Orlando: City Pitches in Money for Rail Study
Orlando Sentinel
The Orlando City Council on Monday agreed to write a check for more than $106,000 to the state to help pay for a $1.7 million study of a commuter train that would link Lake County with Orlando...
Read On Honolulu: City Given Go Ahead for Construction Honolulu Star Advertiser
The federal government has granted a key approval that will…
The Orlando City Council on Monday agreed to write a check for more than $106,000 to the state to help pay for a $1.7 million study of a commuter train that would link Lake County with Orlando...
Read On Honolulu: City Given Go Ahead for Construction Honolulu Star Advertiser
The federal government has granted a key approval that will…
Blogosphere: Federal Transpo Funding, Light Rail Boondoggle, Guerrilla Urbanism, New Urbanist Experiment, Job Density, Narrow Streets
February 7, 2012
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Blogosphere: No Idea Where Funding Will Come From
DC Streetsblog
Today at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, four members of New York's congressional delegation joined the head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in decrying House GOP efforts to drastically alter how the federal government supports transit in cities...
Read On Blogosphere: The Boondoggle…
Today at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, four members of New York's congressional delegation joined the head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in decrying House GOP efforts to drastically alter how the federal government supports transit in cities...
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News: Baltimore Transit Hub, Speeding Calif. HSR, WBTA Debt, Research Declining Suburbs, Shrinking Cities, Students Downtown Eugene
February 2, 2012
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Baltimore: City Could Have a True Transit Hub
Baltimore Sun
The corner of Howard and Lombard streets has the potential to be the pulse point of a healthier city and region. This is where the proposed Red Line and the existing Light Rail line will directly connect, addressing two long-standing deficiencies with mass transit in this city:..
Read On National: Retailers Applaud GOP Highway Bill The Hill
The corner of Howard and Lombard streets has the potential to be the pulse point of a healthier city and region. This is where the proposed Red Line and the existing Light Rail line will directly connect, addressing two long-standing deficiencies with mass transit in this city:..
Read On National: Retailers Applaud GOP Highway Bill The Hill
Blogosphere: DC Streetcar Benefits, Twin Cities Light Rail Resistance, Fed Transpo Funding, Mortgage Refi Aid, Urban Density & Diversity
February 2, 2012
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Blogosphere: Streetcars Benefit from DC's Bottom Line
Greater Greater Washington
One of the key differences between buses and streetcars is that streetcars induce land development. That benefits the city from a Smart Growth and urbanist perspective. It also turns out to be a big win for the city's coffers...
Read On Blogosphere: Shuster - Rebuilding Transport is Key Politico
One of the key differences between buses and streetcars is that streetcars induce land development. That benefits the city from a Smart Growth and urbanist perspective. It also turns out to be a big win for the city's coffers...
Read On Blogosphere: Shuster - Rebuilding Transport is Key Politico
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