News: KC Streetcar Tax, Central Corridor Dev Funds, BRT & TOD Planning Model, LRT TOD Impact
December 14, 2012
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Detroit: Federal Funds on Track for M1 Transit
Detroit News
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said federal funding for Michigan transportation efforts is on track, but the state must complete action on a regional transit authority...
Read On Kansas City: Downtown Taxes Self for Streetcar Kansas City Star
After two decades of false starts and failures, Kansas…
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said federal funding for Michigan transportation efforts is on track, but the state must complete action on a regional transit authority...
Read On Kansas City: Downtown Taxes Self for Streetcar Kansas City Star
After two decades of false starts and failures, Kansas…
Blogosphere: Tacoma Link Plans, NY Plan Ignores Bike & Ped, Streetcar Myths, DC Housing Shortage, Smarter Growth
December 7, 2012
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Blogosphere: Six Downtown Alternatives for Link
Tacoma Tomorrow
Yesterday, I was able to attend the Sound Transit open house on Tacoma Link Expansion. Following the last comment period, ST and their consultants compiled a list of 24 distinct corridor alternatives. These alternatives were based on the roughly 300 comments that were filed...
Read On Blogosphere: Spending Blueprint Overlooks Walk/Bike Streetsblog
Advocates for safer streets are alarmed by a…
Yesterday, I was able to attend the Sound Transit open house on Tacoma Link Expansion. Following the last comment period, ST and their consultants compiled a list of 24 distinct corridor alternatives. These alternatives were based on the roughly 300 comments that were filed...
Read On Blogosphere: Spending Blueprint Overlooks Walk/Bike Streetsblog
Advocates for safer streets are alarmed by a…
Blogosphere: Traffic Engineering Fail, Light Rail & Freight Rail, KC Streetcar Plan, Infrastructure Cliff, Millennials & Suburbs
December 6, 2012
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Blogosphere: Fundamental Failure of Traffic Engineering
Atlantic Cities
What if we designed cities for pedestrians and people on bicycles rather than engineering them for people in cars? What if a bike lane were as easy and intuitive to use as a chair, for instance, or a toothbrush, or a smartphone?..
Read On Blogosphere: City Likes SW LRT, Not Current Plan Minnesota Post
Nobody wants the freight…
What if we designed cities for pedestrians and people on bicycles rather than engineering them for people in cars? What if a bike lane were as easy and intuitive to use as a chair, for instance, or a toothbrush, or a smartphone?..
Read On Blogosphere: City Likes SW LRT, Not Current Plan Minnesota Post
Nobody wants the freight…
Blogosphere: Fiscal Bargain & Gas Tax, Portland Street Fee, NY Transit Expansion Vs. Flood Mitigation, Musical Mumbai Commute
December 4, 2012
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Blogosphere: Only 2% Get to Central London by Car
Snipe London (via @grescoe)
Remember the Evening Standard's campaign against increases to parking charges in Westminster? Endless front page headlines, leader columns and op-eds warned of thousands of job losses from Westminster's "tax on nightlife."..
Read On Blogosphere: Fiscal Bargain and the Gas Tax NRDC Switchboard
The countdown to the so-called fiscal cliff is on, with President Obama and lawmakers on both…
Remember the Evening Standard's campaign against increases to parking charges in Westminster? Endless front page headlines, leader columns and op-eds warned of thousands of job losses from Westminster's "tax on nightlife."..
Read On Blogosphere: Fiscal Bargain and the Gas Tax NRDC Switchboard
The countdown to the so-called fiscal cliff is on, with President Obama and lawmakers on both…
Blogosphere: Portland Public Engagement, Japan's Maglev Train, Transit Impact Fees, Obama Infrastructure Proposal, Deadly Roads
December 3, 2012
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Blogosphere: In Portland, A Lesson in Involvement
German Marshall Fund Urban Current
Despite Copenhagen's preeminent position as the world's "bicycling capital," Andreas believes that the city still has much to learn from the U.S. on public engagement around bike sharing and bike infrastructure systems and alternative financing methods for such programs through private partners...
Read On Blogosphere: Why Does ITE Even Exist? Transportationist
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Despite Copenhagen's preeminent position as the world's "bicycling capital," Andreas believes that the city still has much to learn from the U.S. on public engagement around bike sharing and bike infrastructure systems and alternative financing methods for such programs through private partners...
Read On Blogosphere: Why Does ITE Even Exist? Transportationist
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Blogosphere: 'War On Cars' Fears, Amtrak Reform, Austin MF Zoning Fights, Portland Ecodistricts, Cities & Climate Fight
November 30, 2012
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Blogosphere: Transportation Birthirism Rampant
Greater Greater Washington
Are changes to parking policy a "war on cars" or a scheme to "force people out of their cars"? That's about as preposterous as saying President Obama wasn't born in Hawaii, but both claims grow from some real underlying angst in parts of the populace. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Shuster Open to New Revenue Sources Mobilizing the Region
Congressman Bill…
Are changes to parking policy a "war on cars" or a scheme to "force people out of their cars"? That's about as preposterous as saying President Obama wasn't born in Hawaii, but both claims grow from some real underlying angst in parts of the populace. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Shuster Open to New Revenue Sources Mobilizing the Region
Congressman Bill…
Blogosphere: Funding Portland-Vancouver Bridge, Gondolas For Austin, US Mid-20th Century Infrastructure, Empty Bus Fallacy
November 19, 2012
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Editorial: CRC Games Cloud Federal Funding
Oregonian
The recent defeat of a transportation sales tax in Clark County was characterized by some officials as proof folks in Vancouver oppose light rail. But the characterization was an ill-informed screed by 10 southwest Washington Republicans protesting the design and financing of a new bridge linking Portland and Vancouver and the light-rail line built into it...
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The recent defeat of a transportation sales tax in Clark County was characterized by some officials as proof folks in Vancouver oppose light rail. But the characterization was an ill-informed screed by 10 southwest Washington Republicans protesting the design and financing of a new bridge linking Portland and Vancouver and the light-rail line built into it...
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News: Gas Tax Options, Private Passenger Rail Service, LA HSR Challenges, HSR To Atlanta, Wetlands & Storm Damage
November 13, 2012
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National: Moving the Dial on the Gas Tax National Journal
On transportation, President Obama can plan on starting his second term the same way he began his first. Then, as now, the funding crisis for the nation's highways was a few years off but approaching fast. When the highway authority expiration date looms in 2014, no one will be prepared for it...
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Florida: Private Railroad Plans Passenger Service Tampa Tribune
The prospects of high-speed…
National: Moving the Dial on the Gas Tax National Journal
On transportation, President Obama can plan on starting his second term the same way he began his first. Then, as now, the funding crisis for the nation's highways was a few years off but approaching fast. When the highway authority expiration date looms in 2014, no one will be prepared for it...
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Florida: Private Railroad Plans Passenger Service Tampa Tribune
The prospects of high-speed…
News: Toronto LRT Expansion, Honolulu Rail Woes, Atlanta Streetcar Work, Light Rail Impact On Sprawl, Studio Apt Boom
November 2, 2012
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Toronto: Mayor Ford Can't Stop the LRT Expansion
Toronto Sun
Against Mayor Rob Ford's wishes, city council overwhelmingly approved the master agreement to build four light rail lines in Toronto...
Read On Orange County: Half Cent for Transit on Ballot Orange County News
Orange County has many benefits that draw people to the area: It's a great place to live, near both the Triangle and the Triad, and boasts great schools and universities. This has led to an influx of new…
Against Mayor Rob Ford's wishes, city council overwhelmingly approved the master agreement to build four light rail lines in Toronto...
Read On Orange County: Half Cent for Transit on Ballot Orange County News
Orange County has many benefits that draw people to the area: It's a great place to live, near both the Triangle and the Triad, and boasts great schools and universities. This has led to an influx of new…
Blogosphere: Private Bonds For Infrastructure, Nashville Future Tied To Transit Growth, Communities As Social Networks
October 26, 2012
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Blogosphere: Promoting Infrastructure w Private Bonds
The New Republic
The federal government contributed about 25 percent of total public spending on transportation and water infrastructure over the past decade. So, for good reason, many local governments and transportation agencies are preoccupied these days with the threat of the automatic across-the-board spending cuts from Washington...
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The federal government contributed about 25 percent of total public spending on transportation and water infrastructure over the past decade. So, for good reason, many local governments and transportation agencies are preoccupied these days with the threat of the automatic across-the-board spending cuts from Washington...
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