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August 31, 2012|Vancouver Sun
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"We can't fight the fact that 1,200 people a month move to Surrey and we are also going to have, in the next 10 years, an increase in the number of seniors by 179 percent." Read On
News: Emissions Rules & Gas Tax Revenue, Tampa's Lost HSR Opportunity, SF Unused Carbon Tax Money, NJ Transit Village Designation
August 31, 2012
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National: Emissions Rules Will Lower Tax Revenue The Hill
The America Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said Thursday that higher gas mileage requirements enacted this week by the Obama administration will make less fuel tax money available to pay for construction projects...
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Tampa: Mayor Still Angry About Loss of HSR Sacramento Bee
Tampa's Democratic…
National: Emissions Rules Will Lower Tax Revenue The Hill
The America Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said Thursday that higher gas mileage requirements enacted this week by the Obama administration will make less fuel tax money available to pay for construction projects...
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Tampa: Mayor Still Angry About Loss of HSR Sacramento Bee
Tampa's Democratic…
Blogosphere: Dying Freeways, Beyond Road Widening, Rebranding Amsterdam, Responsive Urban Design, Painting Pigeons
August 31, 2012
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Blogosphere: Which Urban Freeways Are Ready to Go?
Next American City
To many city-dwellers, the obsolescence of aging urban highways is obvious. Here in Philadelphia, for instance, I-95 is fast-approaching the end of its design life. What will become of it - particularly a three-mile stretch along the Delaware River that divides the city from its waterfront...
Read On Blogosphere: Tenn DOT Moves Past Road Widening DC Streetsblog
In the late eighties and nineties, every…
To many city-dwellers, the obsolescence of aging urban highways is obvious. Here in Philadelphia, for instance, I-95 is fast-approaching the end of its design life. What will become of it - particularly a three-mile stretch along the Delaware River that divides the city from its waterfront...
Read On Blogosphere: Tenn DOT Moves Past Road Widening DC Streetsblog
In the late eighties and nineties, every…
Quote of the Day
August 30, 2012|Columbian
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"Here, where just about everything is greener, hipper and more carbon-neutral, it was only a matter of time before someone came up with a sustainable urban toilet." Read On
News: Denver RTD Defends Fastracks Spending, Video Crash Course In Parking Reform, Surgarland In The Spotlight
August 30, 2012
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Denver: RTD Defends Fastracks Spending Denver Post
Regional Transportation District general manager Phil Washington defended the FasTracks commuter rail project Tuesday night over searing criticism that the agency has steered rail away from the north suburbs in favor of other metro corridors...
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Bay Area: Crash Course in Parking Reform Reinventing Parking (via Valerie Knepper)
Want a crash course on parking reform? Then check out these short videos on parking policy and parking reform. There are…
Denver: RTD Defends Fastracks Spending Denver Post
Regional Transportation District general manager Phil Washington defended the FasTracks commuter rail project Tuesday night over searing criticism that the agency has steered rail away from the north suburbs in favor of other metro corridors...
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Bay Area: Crash Course in Parking Reform Reinventing Parking (via Valerie Knepper)
Want a crash course on parking reform? Then check out these short videos on parking policy and parking reform. There are…
Blogosphere: CEQA For Bikes, Slowing Traffic, Cutting Car Dependence, Clackamas LRT Vote, New Urbanism In Portland, Bagota's Transformation
August 30, 2012
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Blogosphere: Bill Would Streamline CEQA for Bikes
SF Streetsblog
More good bike news from the California legislature this week: The extensive and costly environmental reviews required for on-street bike lanes would be streamlined under a bill approved unanimously by the State Assembly on Monday...
Read On Blogosphere: Slow Traffic, Put Stuff in the Way Joe Urban
One of my favorite comedy bits is Robin Williams having an…
More good bike news from the California legislature this week: The extensive and costly environmental reviews required for on-street bike lanes would be streamlined under a bill approved unanimously by the State Assembly on Monday...
Read On Blogosphere: Slow Traffic, Put Stuff in the Way Joe Urban
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Quote of the Day
August 29, 2012|Boston Globe
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"That's a problem, because Cambridge residents can't just wish the real estate market away. They can stand by and get steamrolled, or they can harness development as a tool for creating broad public goods. "No'' isn't an option." Read On
News: Calgary LRT Additions, 54.5 MPG Standard, GOP Transpo Platform, Generational Car Desires, Norfolk Zoning Types, Galveston Housing Plan
August 29, 2012
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Calgary: City Opens Two LRT Stations Railway Age
Calgary residents in the city's northeast section gained direct access to the two new light rail transit stops on the C-Train 202 line Monday, with station openings at Saddletowne and Martindale...
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National: White House Finalizes 54.5 MPG Standard Transportation Nation
Cars and light trucks will have to deliver an average of 54.5 miles per gallon by…
Calgary: City Opens Two LRT Stations Railway Age
Calgary residents in the city's northeast section gained direct access to the two new light rail transit stops on the C-Train 202 line Monday, with station openings at Saddletowne and Martindale...
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National: White House Finalizes 54.5 MPG Standard Transportation Nation
Cars and light trucks will have to deliver an average of 54.5 miles per gallon by…
Blogosphere: Contractors Wasting Money, Better Bus Info, London High Line, Problematic Urban Density, Resilient Neighborhoods
August 29, 2012
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Blogosphere: Are Contractors Wasting Public Money
Greater Greater Washington
Public works projects in the United States cost far more than they should. From subway lines to light rail to roads and bridges, the price tag on projects is huge, while other countries get infrastructure for much less. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Behind the Scenes of BART's New Seats SF BART Blog
It takes muscle and dexterity to rip the old seats…
Public works projects in the United States cost far more than they should. From subway lines to light rail to roads and bridges, the price tag on projects is huge, while other countries get infrastructure for much less. ..
Read On Blogosphere: Behind the Scenes of BART's New Seats SF BART Blog
It takes muscle and dexterity to rip the old seats…
Quote of the Day
August 28, 2012|Oregonian
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"This is a vibrant, better place to be if you're young and single." Read On
