A policy shift at the Department of Transportation changes the way that proposals for new public transit projects will be evaluated, opening the door for new transit in urban areas and potentially strengthening regional transit networks.....
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The City of Tacoma is considering investing $150,000 to construct a new stop for the Tacoma Link streetcar along Commerce Street between S. 11th St. and S. 12th St. The addition of a new stop would represent the first major physical change to Tacoma Link since it was brought online in July 2003....
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Tipped that at least one proposal for transit-oriented development (TOD) at the Collingswood PATCO speedline station had been rejected, The Retrospect learned that officials have selected two finalists...
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Sprawl development comes with many impersonal, mobility-limiting, traffic inducing accouterments. Seven lane roads, grass berms, curb cuts, enormous setbacks, corporate drive-thru fast food restaurants, strip malls... the list is long and ugly. But perhaps the most basic symptom of poorly thought-out suburban planning is in the street grid: the superblock...
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There seems to be a consensus that Somerville and Medford should present a unified front when petitioning the state to end the Green Line extension at Route 16 in Medford. But whether there is actually consensus between the two cities on the end point is debatable....
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"I will walk, I will ride a bike, I'll even crawl to get the debt load off our children,".... Read On

House Properties is injecting a rare dose of density into development-averse Mill Valley.  The company, operated by investor Mike House and partner Rick Ronald of Skyline Pacific Properties, is putting the final touches on 505 Miller Ave...
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A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Alabama and University of Florida, sponsored by the Natural Resource Defense Council , shows that car-dependent communities have statistically higher rates of mortgage foreclosure than communities with multiple transportation options, such as transit, biking and walking...
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