Orlando: Planning the Other Step in Transport
Orlando Sentinel
Ken Nuckols is a tech writer and bicyclist who thinks the SunRail commuter train could create a new business opportunity for him. He is seeking investors to set up a bike-commuter station near a SunRail stop in downtown Orlando. He envisions a place where cyclists who ride the train could secure their bikes, shower and maybe get some simple repairs...
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(September 8, 2010)
Indianapolis: Don't Miss Chance to Jump Aboard Transit
Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis had a better public transportation system a century ago than it does today.Hard to believe? Well, consider that in 1910, according to the city's archives, about 200 passenger trains pulled into Union Station each day....
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(September 7, 2010)
Blogosphere: You Can't Have Good TOD Without T
Planetizen
Philip Langdon argues that if the U.S. is going to shift toward compact, less resource-consuming patterns of development, Americans will have to rely increasingly on mass transit - so it better work...
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(September 7, 2010)
Quote of the Day
Virginian Pilot
"My intent was to get rail so the rail in Norfolk doesn't become a rail to nowhere,"
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(September 3, 2010)
Phoenix: Developer Waiting for Right Moment
Arizona Republic
Reid Butler has a vision to transform his property on the southwestern corner of Central Avenue and Camelback Road into a pedestrian-friendly hub connected to the light-rail line. He's just waiting for the economy to brighten and for neighbors to accept his proposed development, as yet unnamed...
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(September 3, 2010)
Salt Lake City: Transit, Density Concern Citizens
Salt Lake Tribune
While areas of this South Davis County community adjacent to the freeway have exploded with big-box growth, the future of the city's old Main Street is in question. For several months, city planners have worked with consultants and the community to refine a land-use plan for the one-mile corridor between Parrish and Pages Lanes...
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(September 2, 2010)
Denver: Study Shows Impact of LIHTC Near Transit
Journal of Tax Credits
Affordable housing built with low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs) creates millions of dollars in local income, taxes and local jobs for the Denver metro area, according to a recent study by Dr. Elliot Eisenberg, senior economist at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)...
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(September 2, 2010)
Denver: Study Shows Impact of LIHTC Near Transit
Journal of Tax Credits
Affordable housing built with low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs) creates millions of dollars in local income, taxes and local jobs for the Denver metro area, according to a recent study by Dr. Elliot Eisenberg, senior economist at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)...
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(September 2, 2010)
Santa Rosa: Senior Housing for Railroad Square
Press Democrat
The developer of a transit-oriented development in Railroad Square asked Wednesday to shift the location of affordable housing to make the project financially feasible, saying it could be a catalyst for building in the area as a whole...
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(September 2, 2010)
Denver: Study Shows Impact of LIHTC Near Transit
Journal of Tax Credits
Affordable housing built with low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs) creates millions of dollars in local income, taxes and local jobs for the Denver metro area, according to a recent study by Dr. Elliot Eisenberg, senior economist at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)...
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(September 1, 2010)
