Atlanta: Light Rail a Polarizing Project
May 31, 2011|Atlanta Journal Constitution
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If metro Atlanta leaders want Gwinnett County's vote for an $8 billion transportation referendum next year, they'll have to manage the tricky task of pleasing both Jack Skidmore and Art Sheldon... Read On
Dallas: Development Picking Up on the South End
May 31, 2011|Dallas Business Journal (Paywall)
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For the first time in a long time, developers are kicking around some dirt in South Dallas. The South Dallas area - which surrounds the Dallas Logistics Hub - is thought by some real estate sources to be the next hot transit-oriented mixed-use development... Read On
National: Are TIFs the New Redevelopment Authorities?
May 31, 2011|Bond Buyer
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No redevelopment agencies? No problem. Legislation is gaining traction in California that would repeal the need for voter approval for one type of special tax district in order to make it easier for cities and counties to fund public works projects... Read On
National: Complete Streets Bill Introduced
May 31, 2011|Streetsblog DC
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Earlier this week, 12 senators, led by Tom Harkin (D-IA), introduced the Complete Streets Act of 2011 (S.1056), a companion to the House bill we reported on a few weeks back... Read On
Bay Area: Bill Would Add Urban Reps to MTC
May 31, 2011|San Jose Mercury News
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San Jose and the East Bay are a step closer to getting more clout on the board governing Bay Area transportation. The state Assembly voted 71-5 on Thursday to approve a bill from Assemblyman Jim Beall, D-San Jose, to give an additional seat on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to the counties of Santa Clara and Alameda... Read On
National: Your Commute is Killing You
May 31, 2011|Slate
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This week, researchers at Umea University in Sweden released a startling finding: Couples in which one partner commutes for longer than 45 minutes are 40 percent likelier to divorce. The Swedes could not say why. ... Read On
National: Amtrak Privatization Meets Resistance
May 31, 2011|Streetsblog DC
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House Republicans, led by Transportation Committee leaders John Mica (R-FL) and Bill Schuster (R-PA), have a plan to take the Northeast Corridor out of Amtrak's control and privatize it. They've long called Amtrak a "Soviet-style operation" that loses money... Read On
Charlotte: Don't Give Up on Rail Extension
May 31, 2011|Charlotte Observer
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A day after the N.C. Senate released a budget with no money for Charlotte's light-rail extension, House Speaker Thom Tillis said Wednesday he believes it will be in the General Assembly's final spending plan... Read On
Boston: How the Big Dig Helped Transit
May 31, 2011|TRB TRIS
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As part of federal and state environmental approvals of the "Big Dig" project in Boston, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) had to agree to several large-scale transit projects. This article describes how the Big Dig project, which has had a significant effect on highway transportation, is also having a positive impact on transit... Read On
Seattle: Dithering Sets Back Bellevue LRT
May 31, 2011|Seattle Times
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Sound Transit executives broke the bad news Thursday the agency has already lost a year delivering the East Link rail line to Bellevue and Overlake -- so the trains won't arrive until at least 2022, or even 2023 if the route includes a tunnel in downtown Bellevue... Read On
