News: DC Streetcar Contract, Lake Oswego Streetcar, SunRail TOD, Demand For Multi-Destination Metros
January 12, 2012
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DC: City Cancels Streetcar Contract
Washington City Paper
Washington Business Journal reports that the District has canceled its $8.7 million contract for two streetcars with Oregon-based United Streetcar LLC. Apparently another bidder, the Inekon Group, asserted that the contract was improperly issued:..
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Washington Business Journal reports that the District has canceled its $8.7 million contract for two streetcars with Oregon-based United Streetcar LLC. Apparently another bidder, the Inekon Group, asserted that the contract was improperly issued:..
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News: Indianapolis Transit Investment, Kansas City Streetcar, Paying More To Live Near Transit, A Balanced Toronto, China City Ambitions In NY
January 6, 2012
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Indianapolis: Mayor - Funding Transit Worthy Investment
Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard was among several public officials and business leaders who spoke this morning in support of legislation to create funding options for mass transit...
Read On Kansas City: Lining Up Support for the Streetcar Kansas City Star
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard was among several public officials and business leaders who spoke this morning in support of legislation to create funding options for mass transit...
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Blogosphere: Transpo Financing, Bold City Thinking, Good Gentrification, Passenger Rail Options, Cincinnati Streetcar
January 3, 2012
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Blogosphere: How To Finance More Bus and Rail Lines
The Energy Collective
There's a saying that Transportation Secretaries who served as Federal Highway Administrators have actually taken a step down. As with many sayings, there's more than a grain of truth there...
Read On Blogosphere: Bold City Thinking for 2012 Salon
America doesn't do big projects anymore - we're too broke, no one can agree on…
There's a saying that Transportation Secretaries who served as Federal Highway Administrators have actually taken a step down. As with many sayings, there's more than a grain of truth there...
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America doesn't do big projects anymore - we're too broke, no one can agree on…
Blogosphere: Open Data, New Routemaster Bus, Sustainable Streetscapes, North Korea's Urban Vision, Oakland Streetcar
December 22, 2011
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Blogosphere: Contracts Should Require Open Data
Greater Greater Washington
Governments often hire private contractors to operate transportation services or build technology tools. When those projects provide open data as part of the program, customers can benefit at little or no cost. When open data is left out, governments are throwing money out the window...
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Governments often hire private contractors to operate transportation services or build technology tools. When those projects provide open data as part of the program, customers can benefit at little or no cost. When open data is left out, governments are throwing money out the window...
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News: LA Bike Plan, Healthy Closed Streets, Routemaster In London, Detroit Light Rail Plans, California HSR, Urban Forest
December 19, 2011
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Research: LA Metro Bike Transportation Strategic Plan
TRB TRIS
The bicycle transportation strategic plan is designed for use by the cities of the county of Los Angeles, the county itself, and transit agencies in planning regionally significant bicycle facilities, setting priorities for improving mobility through the use of bicycles with transit, and filling gaps in the interjurisdictional bikeway network..
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The bicycle transportation strategic plan is designed for use by the cities of the county of Los Angeles, the county itself, and transit agencies in planning regionally significant bicycle facilities, setting priorities for improving mobility through the use of bicycles with transit, and filling gaps in the interjurisdictional bikeway network..
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Blogosphere: Light Rail Vs. BRT In Detroit, Speedy Bike Travel, Access Vs. Owning, Future Green In Small Cities, Rooftop Farms
December 19, 2011
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Commentary: Light Rail, BRT Debate Misses the Point
M Live
There's no honest way to describe Woodward Light Rail's demise as anything other than a disappointment. The light rail project had promise, both as a symbol of a city capable of progress and as a practical transportation tool...
Read On Blogosphere: LRT Focus Shifts to BRT Transport Politic
In early 2010, the U.S. DOT announced…
There's no honest way to describe Woodward Light Rail's demise as anything other than a disappointment. The light rail project had promise, both as a symbol of a city capable of progress and as a practical transportation tool...
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In early 2010, the U.S. DOT announced…
Blogosphere: Case For Congestion, Paying Transit Tab, Charlotte Highway Noose, Housing Is Health Policy, Beating Traffic
December 16, 2011
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Blogosphere: Norquist - The Case for Congestion
Atlantic Cities
Yogi Berra once said, "nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded." It's certainly true that people complain about congestion. Yet it's just as true that popular destinations tend to be crowded. ..
Read On Opinion: We Should All Pay Transit Tab Indianapolis Star
Let's be honest. The proposed new Central Indiana transit plan -- with its enhanced bus lines and rail…
Yogi Berra once said, "nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded." It's certainly true that people complain about congestion. Yet it's just as true that popular destinations tend to be crowded. ..
Read On Opinion: We Should All Pay Transit Tab Indianapolis Star
Let's be honest. The proposed new Central Indiana transit plan -- with its enhanced bus lines and rail…
Blogosphere: Hartford Blogger, Florida Bike Sharing, Pro Transit Libertarians, Bay Bridge Bike Path, In Lieu Parking Fee, A Better Gas Tax
December 15, 2011
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Blogosphere: Hartford Blogger Boosts 'Sad City'
Wall Street Journal
Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra isn't the only one zeroing in on the sorry image of Connecticut's capitol city. Despite its downer of a name, the blog Sad City Hartford is also trying to champion Hartford as a city on the rise..
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Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra isn't the only one zeroing in on the sorry image of Connecticut's capitol city. Despite its downer of a name, the blog Sad City Hartford is also trying to champion Hartford as a city on the rise..
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Blogosphere: World Transit Subsidies, Bus Service, Transit Debate, Streetcar Dreams, Detroit Light Rail Future, Moscow Livability
December 12, 2011
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Blogosphere: Subsidies Similar in US and Europe
Forbes Blogs
Often when I talk about how high American capital transit costs are compared to those in Europe and East Asia, transit backers get quite defensive, and take it as an attack on transit...
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Leaders of the Utah Transit Authority…
Often when I talk about how high American capital transit costs are compared to those in Europe and East Asia, transit backers get quite defensive, and take it as an attack on transit...
Read On Opinion: Missing the Bus Salt Lake Tribune
Leaders of the Utah Transit Authority…
News: Transit Ridership, Huston Urban Village, Transpo Funding, Retailers Want Transit, Urban Sprawl, Sprawl Commute, City Density
December 8, 2011
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National: Mass Transit Regains Footing
USA Today
More people rode public transportation in the first nine months of this year than last, a sign that more people are working and looking for cheaper options to get around...
Read On Houston: Neighborhood to Consider Urban Village Houston Chronicle
After talking with Bellaire officials,…
More people rode public transportation in the first nine months of this year than last, a sign that more people are working and looking for cheaper options to get around...
Read On Houston: Neighborhood to Consider Urban Village Houston Chronicle
After talking with Bellaire officials,…
