International: Cairo's Poor Uncertain How They Fit In
Los Angeles Times
They squirm through hillside garbage and nose around the threshold of his house. He wants to escape but he sees only slums, a vast empire of crumbling brick and tangled kites, filled with faces just like his. He had imagined a better life....
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(August 16, 2010)
National: Free Parking Comes at Price
New York Times
In our society, cars receive considerable attention and study - whether the subject is buying and selling them, the traffic congestion they cause or the dangerous things we do in them, like texting and talking on cellphones while driving...
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(August 16, 2010)
Bay Area: If You Build a Transit Village Will They Come?
Capricious Commuter
A new parking garage is going up at the Richmond BART station as part of a trend of building transit-oriented development near rapid transit stations. Work began Tuesday on a six-story parking garage that will free up space for construction of 100 homes at the station, reports Katherine Tam in the Contra Costa Times....
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(August 16, 2010)
Quote of the Day
Peter Sagal's Blog
"I had time to yell STOP STOP STOP! but not to brake, and she never saw me."
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(August 13, 2010)
Blogosphere: Cali Dem Blasts HUD Happy Talk
Politico
Rep. Dennis Cardoza doesn't think that Housing and Urban Development Department Secretary Shaun Donovan has any right to tout the administration's successes at preventing home foreclosures in California. ..
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(August 13, 2010)
Sacramento: Light Rail to Airport Faces Uphill Battle
Sacramento Bee
For decades, Sacramento Regional Transit has built light-rail lines through all manner of urban terrain, but its planned line through Natomas to Sacramento International Airport may represent the agency's toughest task yet...
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(August 13, 2010)
Quote of the Day
St. Louis Today
"Streetcars are making a comeback because cities across America are recognizing that they can restore economic development downtown - giving citizens the choice to move between home, shopping and entertainment without ever looking for a parking space,"
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(August 12, 2010)
Blogosphere: How Much Do You Spend on Transport?
Grist
Two questions: How much do you spend each month on rent or a mortgage payment? And how much do you spend each month on transportation? Chances are you can answer the first question instantly. But the second? Hmm ... Transportation costs are trickier, since you don't pay them all at once or all to the same place, and they can vary month to month. But they're a significant expense for most households, and a seriously overlooked one....
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(August 12, 2010)
Blogosphere: What Constitutes City vs. Suburb?
Next American City
I'm a little late to the game on this one, but last month Joel Kotkin had a widely-panned Wall Street Journal article attempting to debunk what called "the myth of the back to the city migration." He did this by way of pointing out that the downtown condo markets in Los Angeles, Miami and Las Vegas have been downright abysmal since the start of the housing bust, and just as abysmal as suburban markets, if not worse...
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(August 12, 2010)
Quote of the Day
Oregon Public Broadcasting
"It's in the wrong place [freeway center] to be optimized for a public investment. It should run down 82nd Avenue. It would've spurred incredible redevelopment on 82nd Avenue. It would've raised a place in this region that is woefully in need of raising."
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(August 11, 2010)
