Blogoshpere: Future Of Long Buses, Renting SF City Parking, Slimming Streets, Choosing Road Congestion, New Tampa Vision
September 27, 2012
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Blogosphere: A Future for Long Buses?
Human Transit
I've repeatedly said that if you need a high capacity vehicle with just one driver, over a sustained period of time, you probably have a good reason to build rail...
Read On Blogosphere: Citywide Parking Rentals Will be Allowed SF Streetsblog
A bill allowing many residential parking spaces to be rented to residents citywide was passed unanimously by the SF Board of Supervisors yesterday despite…
I've repeatedly said that if you need a high capacity vehicle with just one driver, over a sustained period of time, you probably have a good reason to build rail...
Read On Blogosphere: Citywide Parking Rentals Will be Allowed SF Streetsblog
A bill allowing many residential parking spaces to be rented to residents citywide was passed unanimously by the SF Board of Supervisors yesterday despite…
News: Bay Area Tech Bus Routes, BART Extension Awaits Vote, HSR Vs Commuter Rail, How Infrastructure Turned Partisan, Invasion Of Faux Cities
September 24, 2012
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Bay Area: Previously Unknown Tech Bus Routes Mapped Stamen Design
An alternate transportation network of private buses-fully equipped with wifi-thus threads daily through San Francisco, picking up workers at unmarked bus stops (though many coexist in digital space), carrying them southward via the commuter lanes of the 101 and 280 freeways, and eventually delivers them to their campuses...
Read On Portland: Eastside Loop Gets Hobbled Start Sunday Oregonian
As Portland Streetcar Inc. pulls the lever on its new $148.3 million eastside loop…
Bay Area: Previously Unknown Tech Bus Routes Mapped Stamen Design
An alternate transportation network of private buses-fully equipped with wifi-thus threads daily through San Francisco, picking up workers at unmarked bus stops (though many coexist in digital space), carrying them southward via the commuter lanes of the 101 and 280 freeways, and eventually delivers them to their campuses...
Read On Portland: Eastside Loop Gets Hobbled Start Sunday Oregonian
As Portland Streetcar Inc. pulls the lever on its new $148.3 million eastside loop…
Blogosphere: LA Rail Ridership, Bus Vs. Train Riders, TOD Lessons For DOTs, Urban Rock Climbing, Suburban Ponzi Scheme
September 21, 2012
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Blogosphere: Expo Ridership Closing on 2020 Goals
Streetsblog LA
It seems rail transit can perform just fine in Los Angeles, despite what folks at the pretend-Libertarian Reason Foundation would tell you...
Read On Blogosphere: Would New Taxi Rules Shut Down Uber? Greater Greater Washington
The DC Taxi Commission (DCTC) has proposed new regulations for "sedan" services, rides you pre-arrange instead of just hopping in a…
It seems rail transit can perform just fine in Los Angeles, despite what folks at the pretend-Libertarian Reason Foundation would tell you...
Read On Blogosphere: Would New Taxi Rules Shut Down Uber? Greater Greater Washington
The DC Taxi Commission (DCTC) has proposed new regulations for "sedan" services, rides you pre-arrange instead of just hopping in a…
News: Tampa LRT Push, Mica's 'Holy Jihad', SF Main Drag, Nashville BRT Funding, Subsidized Job Sprawl
September 12, 2012
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Tampa: Mayor to Renew Push for LRT
WTSP Tampa
Though the Republican National Convention may have run smoothly overall, one trouble spot for Tampa Bay was the busing system. Described as a "fiasco" by some Florida delegates, some buses got lost, others arrived several hours late...
Read On National: Lima's Priority to Reform Public Transport Guardian UK
Though the Republican National Convention may have run smoothly overall, one trouble spot for Tampa Bay was the busing system. Described as a "fiasco" by some Florida delegates, some buses got lost, others arrived several hours late...
Read On National: Lima's Priority to Reform Public Transport Guardian UK
Blogosphere: Transpo Spending Transparency, Road Noise In Cities, Biking Vs. Driving During Olympics, Walkable Tyson's Corner
September 12, 2012
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Blogosphere: Hwy Spending As Transparent as Bike/Ped
DC Streetsblog
"There's an inverse proportion of the size of a transportation program to the amount of transparency," says Deron Lovaas of the Natural Resources Defense Council. While anyone can easily find in granular detail anything they would ever want to know about where bike/ped money goes..
Read On Blogosphere: $151B NEC Plan Discussed by David Gunn The…
"There's an inverse proportion of the size of a transportation program to the amount of transparency," says Deron Lovaas of the Natural Resources Defense Council. While anyone can easily find in granular detail anything they would ever want to know about where bike/ped money goes..
Read On Blogosphere: $151B NEC Plan Discussed by David Gunn The…
Blogosphere: Transpo Awards For Roads, Amtrak Philly Impact, Work On Next Fed Transpo Bill, Gentrification Side Effects
September 10, 2012
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Blogosphere: AASHTO's Best Projects are Roads
DC Streetsblog
Are you ready to be inspired? Well, good, because the American Association of State Highway and Transportation just released its list of finalists for the "America's Transportation Award" Grand Prize...
Read On Blogosphere: How Amtrak Might Redefine Philly Atlantic Cities
The big pricetag received most of the attention when Amtrak released its updated vision for…
Are you ready to be inspired? Well, good, because the American Association of State Highway and Transportation just released its list of finalists for the "America's Transportation Award" Grand Prize...
Read On Blogosphere: How Amtrak Might Redefine Philly Atlantic Cities
The big pricetag received most of the attention when Amtrak released its updated vision for…
Blogosphere: CEQA For Bikes, Slowing Traffic, Cutting Car Dependence, Clackamas LRT Vote, New Urbanism In Portland, Bagota's Transformation
August 30, 2012
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Blogosphere: Bill Would Streamline CEQA for Bikes
SF Streetsblog
More good bike news from the California legislature this week: The extensive and costly environmental reviews required for on-street bike lanes would be streamlined under a bill approved unanimously by the State Assembly on Monday...
Read On Blogosphere: Slow Traffic, Put Stuff in the Way Joe Urban
One of my favorite comedy bits is Robin Williams having an…
More good bike news from the California legislature this week: The extensive and costly environmental reviews required for on-street bike lanes would be streamlined under a bill approved unanimously by the State Assembly on Monday...
Read On Blogosphere: Slow Traffic, Put Stuff in the Way Joe Urban
One of my favorite comedy bits is Robin Williams having an…
News: Big City Train Station Boom, W. Palm Beach TOD, Indy Complete Streets, Bicycle Uprising, Planning For Climate Change
August 15, 2012
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National: The US Is In A Big City Train Station Boom
Denver Urbanism
If you're reading Denverurbanism.com, you probably already know that Denver Union Station is in the midst of an impressive major reconstruction. But did you know that many other American cities are also making big investments in their rail depots? The list, and the renderings, are pretty darn cool....
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If you're reading Denverurbanism.com, you probably already know that Denver Union Station is in the midst of an impressive major reconstruction. But did you know that many other American cities are also making big investments in their rail depots? The list, and the renderings, are pretty darn cool....
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Blogosphere: LRT To Tacoma, Amtrak's Big Ideas, Peak Car, Bikes & Transit, Rewriting LOS Guidelines
August 1, 2012
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Blogosphere: LRT To Tacoma Is Not Seattle's Call
Tacoma Tomorrow
Sherwin Lee at the Seattle Transit Blog, writes that light rail extensions to Everett and Tacoma should take a back seat to rail expansion within Seattle. He goes on to say that transit expansion to Pierce County will diminish the effectiveness of light rail because of poor intervening land use between urban centers. While current Sound Transit policy on sub-area equity prevents Seattle from paying for light rail in Pierce County (and vice-versa), the conversation is somewhat moot. However, he brings up some points that are worth exploring... and some other more harsh points that are worth confronting....
Sherwin Lee at the Seattle Transit Blog, writes that light rail extensions to Everett and Tacoma should take a back seat to rail expansion within Seattle. He goes on to say that transit expansion to Pierce County will diminish the effectiveness of light rail because of poor intervening land use between urban centers. While current Sound Transit policy on sub-area equity prevents Seattle from paying for light rail in Pierce County (and vice-versa), the conversation is somewhat moot. However, he brings up some points that are worth exploring... and some other more harsh points that are worth confronting....
Blogosphere: State DOT Wishes, Parking & TOD, War On Cars, Cities Vs. Suburbs, Urban Sustainability, Suburban Jobs
July 25, 2012
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Blogosphere: State DOTs Got Congress to Grant Wishes
DC Streetsblog
Bike and pedestrian funding got slashed. Federal assistance for transit operations was rejected. Even the performance measures - arguably the high point of the recently passed federal transportation bill..
Read On Blogosphere: More Spontaneity Can Mean More Jobs Seattle Transit Blog
A frequently cited rationale for proposed zoning changes in Seattle's South Lake…
Bike and pedestrian funding got slashed. Federal assistance for transit operations was rejected. Even the performance measures - arguably the high point of the recently passed federal transportation bill..
Read On Blogosphere: More Spontaneity Can Mean More Jobs Seattle Transit Blog
A frequently cited rationale for proposed zoning changes in Seattle's South Lake…






