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June 29, 2012|USA Today
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"The 43 with rail service, including Plano, Texas, and Tempe, Ariz., grew more than those without. Aurora, Colo., a Denver suburb, has a rail line and grew 2.24%. Westminster, Colo., another Denver suburb which has yet to have rail, grew only 1.75%" Read On
News: Fed Transpo Bill Field Goal, Cincinnati Streetcar Funding, Portland Southwest Corridor Plans, Upstate NY Back In Business, Large Cities Growth
June 29, 2012
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National: Full Bill Linked At Bottom
The Hill
The bicameral agreement on a new surface transportation bill was released early Thursday morning by the House Rules Committee...
Read On National: Bill More Like a Field Goal Than Touchdown Transportation Nation
Now that the Transportation Bill conference committee has finally released a report (ongress has all of two days to pass it before the June 30th deadline on the…
The bicameral agreement on a new surface transportation bill was released early Thursday morning by the House Rules Committee...
Read On National: Bill More Like a Field Goal Than Touchdown Transportation Nation
Now that the Transportation Bill conference committee has finally released a report (ongress has all of two days to pass it before the June 30th deadline on the…
Blogosphere: Bill's Wasted Opportunities, LA Transit Tax Vote, TIGER Can't Meet Demand, Rethinking Biz Tax Breaks, Buffalo's Subsidized Sprawl
June 29, 2012
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Blogosphere: Transit Riding Politicos Don't Support It
Atlantic Cities
Members of Congress have spent an inordinately large chunk of this legislative session hating on mass transit (and that's inordinate compared even to the amount of time they've spent hating on other widely beloved American assets such as women, the Census, light bulbs and Muppets)...
Read On Blogosphere: Conference Bill Wastes…
Members of Congress have spent an inordinately large chunk of this legislative session hating on mass transit (and that's inordinate compared even to the amount of time they've spent hating on other widely beloved American assets such as women, the Census, light bulbs and Muppets)...
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Quote of the Day
June 28, 2012|Dallas Morning News
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"Looking at this two-year bill, it's as if our national leaders have run out of big ideas, or the country has lost its appetite for them. The rest of us are being told to like what we get." Read On
News: Toronto Transit Wish List, Suicide By Train, Cotton Belt Line, LA Orange Line Success, Job Decentralizaion Vs. TOD, Shunning Suburbia
June 28, 2012
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National: House Dems Will Support Compromise
The Hill
A Democratic member on the committee of lawmakers that negotiated a bicameral agreement on a new transportation bill said Wednesday that members of his party would support the emerging agreement...
Read On National: Boxer Calls Highway Bill a Victory The Hill
The Democratic chairwoman of the committee of lawmakers that has conferenced on new…
A Democratic member on the committee of lawmakers that negotiated a bicameral agreement on a new transportation bill said Wednesday that members of his party would support the emerging agreement...
Read On National: Boxer Calls Highway Bill a Victory The Hill
The Democratic chairwoman of the committee of lawmakers that has conferenced on new…
Blogosphere: CAHSR Battle Lines, Bike Delivery, Private DC Streetcar, Bus Bunching Solution, Sprawl Alive & Well, Stockton's Bankruptcy
June 28, 2012
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Blogosphere: I'm Not Cheering Transport Bill
Dallas Morning News
My inbox has been full all day long with triumphant news from the transportation advocacy groups - and not a few politicians - hailing the emergence of a compromise in the House on the long-awaited transportation bill. I'm not one of the celebrants...
Read On Blogosphere: Battle Lines Drawn…
My inbox has been full all day long with triumphant news from the transportation advocacy groups - and not a few politicians - hailing the emergence of a compromise in the House on the long-awaited transportation bill. I'm not one of the celebrants...
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June 27, 2012|Day New York Times
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"You're never going to go on Craigslist and find someone who's looking for a vintage 1950s fiberglass or aluminum awning" Read On
News: DC Streetcar Plans, Orlando Private Rail, EPA Greenhouse Gas Limits, Fed Transpo Bill Funding
June 27, 2012
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International: Subway Work Unearths Ancient Road
AP
Archaeologists in Greece's second-largest city have uncovered a 70-meter (230-foot) section of an ancient road built by the Romans that was the city's main travel artery nearly 2,000 years ago...
Read On DC: DDOT Seeks Streetcar Request for Information DDOT
The District is seeking the industry's perspective and feedback for the 22 Mile Priority Streetcar System Project. This Request for Information is an inquiry…
Archaeologists in Greece's second-largest city have uncovered a 70-meter (230-foot) section of an ancient road built by the Romans that was the city's main travel artery nearly 2,000 years ago...
Read On DC: DDOT Seeks Streetcar Request for Information DDOT
The District is seeking the industry's perspective and feedback for the 22 Mile Priority Streetcar System Project. This Request for Information is an inquiry…
Blogosphere: DC Privatized Streetcar, Bottineau LRT Route, Ignoring Transit Benefits, Race & TOD
June 27, 2012
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Blogosphere: DC Explores Semi-Privatized Streetcar
Washington City Paper
Well, this could be a way to build a massive infrastructure project without busting the city's budget: The District Department of Transportation is asking for ideas on how to bring in private capital for a 22-mile chunk of the original 37-mile streetcar system, and build it over the next five to seven years...
Well, this could be a way to build a massive infrastructure project without busting the city's budget: The District Department of Transportation is asking for ideas on how to bring in private capital for a 22-mile chunk of the original 37-mile streetcar system, and build it over the next five to seven years...
Quote of the Day
June 26, 2012|Wall Street Journal
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"The way to measure if a park is good, or better, is how much does it attract and retain people? Parks are for people; we're not creating forests for monkeys, or koalas or kangaroos..." Read On
