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April 30, 2012|Palm Beach Daily News
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"Who really is in power to make decisions? The people who showed up that night? Is that democracy? The 16 people who self-activated through the Internet? Is that democracy? No. That's called a mob. That's called a little mob. Democracy is intelligent as long as it has a random sample, if everyone's represented" Read On
News: KC Streetcar Tax Districts, Anatomy Of Transit Vote Defeat, CA Statewide Rail Planning, Strip Mall Parks
April 30, 2012
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Kansas City: Streetcar Taxing District Advances
Kansas City Business Journal
A Jackson County judge has ruled that Kansas City officials can move forward with plans to create a special taxing district in Downtown to build a streetcar system...
Read On Tampa: Combination of Factors Led to LRT Defeat Tampa Tribune
Frugality, opposition to new taxes, concerns about the bad economy and confusion about rail plans led Hillsborough County voters to defeat a…
A Jackson County judge has ruled that Kansas City officials can move forward with plans to create a special taxing district in Downtown to build a streetcar system...
Read On Tampa: Combination of Factors Led to LRT Defeat Tampa Tribune
Frugality, opposition to new taxes, concerns about the bad economy and confusion about rail plans led Hillsborough County voters to defeat a…
Blogosphere: Virginia Beach Rail Vote, Transit Score, Transit-Oriented Burbs, Sustainable Cities, Urban Planning For Dummies, 'Evil' Suburbs
April 30, 2012
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Blogosphere: The Onion Releases Transit Issue
Planetizen
Out this week, the satirical newspaper The Onion has collected a host of stories dedicated to transit and transportation. Some of these you may have seen before, but many are new to us...
Read On Editorial: Virginia Beach's Second Chance for Rail Virginian Pilot
People in Virginia Beach have been talking about light rail since the 1970s. In 1999, the last time they were asked whether to bring it to the city, about 42,000 voters said no. ..
Out this week, the satirical newspaper The Onion has collected a host of stories dedicated to transit and transportation. Some of these you may have seen before, but many are new to us...
Read On Editorial: Virginia Beach's Second Chance for Rail Virginian Pilot
People in Virginia Beach have been talking about light rail since the 1970s. In 1999, the last time they were asked whether to bring it to the city, about 42,000 voters said no. ..
Quote of the Day
April 27, 2012|Houston Chronicle
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"This has always been a balance between roads and transit, but I think oftentimes transit has come out on the short end of that stick. Over the history of this agency we've actually spent more money building roads than we have building rail or (High Occupancy Vehicle lanes)." Read On
News: Tumlin On Congrestion, Houston Transit Funding Vote, Faster HSR, LA LRT Pushes West, Value Capture Research
April 27, 2012
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Ottawa: Jeff Tumlin on Congestion
Ottawa Citizen
It's hard to overstate how much fun Jeffrey Tumlin is to listen to. The California-based consultant on transit-oriented development gave an afternoon talk, a snappy one with an actually worthwhile set of slides, on fighting congestion on roads...
Read On Houston: Residents Will Vote on Transit Funding Houston Chronicle
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It's hard to overstate how much fun Jeffrey Tumlin is to listen to. The California-based consultant on transit-oriented development gave an afternoon talk, a snappy one with an actually worthwhile set of slides, on fighting congestion on roads...
Read On Houston: Residents Will Vote on Transit Funding Houston Chronicle
The Metropolitan Transit…
Blogosphere: No TIFIA For Tappan Zee, TransitScore Rankings, Denver Airport City, Green Garage, Cultural Borders
April 27, 2012
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Blogosphere: Feds Reject TIFIA for Tappan Zee
Streetsblog
In a major rebuke to the Cuomo administration's plans for a transit-less Tappan Zee Bridge, the federal government rejected New York State's application for a low-interest federal loan yesterday. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Kubrick's Subway Photos Second Avenue Sagas
Once upon a time, Stanley Kubrick wasn't always an award-winning director. He…
In a major rebuke to the Cuomo administration's plans for a transit-less Tappan Zee Bridge, the federal government rejected New York State's application for a low-interest federal loan yesterday. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Kubrick's Subway Photos Second Avenue Sagas
Once upon a time, Stanley Kubrick wasn't always an award-winning director. He…
Quote of the Day
April 26, 2012|Mercury News
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"The AC Transit board also decided to eliminate about 5 miles of the route north of downtown Oakland to save money and avoid worsening traffic congestion at six intersections mostly along Telegraph Avenue." Read On
News: Denver Nixes Transit Vote, Bellevue LRT Cost Cutting, Expanding Dallas LRT, Twin Cities TOD Biz Boost
April 26, 2012
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Denver: RTD Board Nixes Fastracks Extension Fall Vote
Denver Post (via Bill S)
A FasTracks proposal to link commuters in the northwest Denver metro area to downtown is stalled after the Regional Transportation District board of directors decided Tuesday night not to pursue a tax increase in November that would fund the idea...
Read On National: Daimler Closing Orion Bus Manufacturing Plant Toronto Star
German automotive giant Daimler announced Wednesday…
A FasTracks proposal to link commuters in the northwest Denver metro area to downtown is stalled after the Regional Transportation District board of directors decided Tuesday night not to pursue a tax increase in November that would fund the idea...
Read On National: Daimler Closing Orion Bus Manufacturing Plant Toronto Star
German automotive giant Daimler announced Wednesday…
Blogoshere: Copenhagen Difference, Robert Moses Effect, Toronto Green Roof Policy, Really Compact Building
April 26, 2012
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Blogosphere: Why Streets of Copenhagen are Different
The Atlantic Cities
Yesterday, I wrote about how the streets of cities in the United States were transformed over time into the exclusive province of cars. Fundamental changes in infrastructure and in law have solidified an attitude of resignation to the idea that people on foot or on bikes will inevitably be struck by vehicles...
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Yesterday, I wrote about how the streets of cities in the United States were transformed over time into the exclusive province of cars. Fundamental changes in infrastructure and in law have solidified an attitude of resignation to the idea that people on foot or on bikes will inevitably be struck by vehicles...
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Quote of the Day
April 25, 2012|Cleveland Plain Dealer
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"Our costs of government and infrastructure are rising at many multiples of our economic growth. We are literally drowning ourselves in concrete." Read On
