Quote of the Day
May 28, 2010|Dallas Morning News
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"It's time to strip TxDOT back to the engine block and rebuild it as an agency that can effectively serve Texas in this century."
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Blogosphere: Regions Seek New Fed Partnership
May 28, 2010|The New Republic Avenue
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The federal transportation finance system is broken and will be short on cash for the foreseeable future. Some regions-like the growing Phoenix, Salt Lake, Las Vegas, and Denver metropolitan areas-have meanwhile achieved system viability through unusual self-help yet even so face massive outstanding maintenance and capacity needs.... Read On
Radio: Ray LaHood Talks About Transportation Options
May 28, 2010|NPR Talk of the Nation
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U.S. Sec. of Transportation Ray LaHood turned transportation policy on its head with a declaration that pedestrians and cyclists should be treated as equals with drivers. That means federal dollars for more projects geared toward walking and cycling. ...
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Quote of the Day
May 27, 2010|Nashville Business Journal
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"The plan's guiding principles of livability, prosperity, sustainability, and diversity can provide a collective vision for the way our region will live, work, and play over the coming decades,"
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Vancouver: Tallest Tower Outside of DT on Canada Line
May 27, 2010|Vancouver Sun
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The Vancouver-based developer PCI Group is proposing to build the city's tallest tower outside the downtown core as part of an ambitious redevelopment of the southeast corner of Cambie Street and Marine Drive....
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Blogosphere: Macon Line Could Spark Development
May 27, 2010|Creative Loafing
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The case for commuter rail service between Atlanta and Macon received a little oomph yesterday: A new Brookings Institution study says the much-needed project could be an economic shot-in-the-arm - and help change the sprawlish monstrosity metro Atlanta's become over the last 50 years....
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Quote of the Day
May 26, 2010|Brisbane Times
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"I think government can play a huge role by locating public servants in these new areas but this has to happen in a very careful way,"
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Blogosphere: HUD to Score Transportation Potential
May 26, 2010|DC Streetsblog
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Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan said late Friday that his agency will soon start gauging the "location efficiency" of its grant applicants, determining each project's potential for connecting residents to surrounding neighborhoods -- and mirroring the recommendations of a recent report that found a correlation between homeowners' foreclosure risk and their dependence on car ownership... Read On
Blogosphere: How Portland Sold Banks on Development
May 26, 2010|Streetsblog NYC
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Gresham, Oregon used to look like your typical suburb. Lots of lawns and lots of parking. When Portland's MAX light-rail line expanded to Gresham, developers saw an opportunity to bring something different: walkable development. But a downturn in the local real estate market interceded. One developer trying to build a four-story condo project decided that he'd be better off with a video store surrounded by surface parking....
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