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OBAMA ADMINISTRATION CHARTS NEW COURSE FOR TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING INVESTMENTS
Emphasis on coordination and collaboration, sustainability and livability

HUD ANNOUNCES OFFICE OF SUSTAINABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES DIRECTED BY SHELLEY POTICHA
Secretary Donovan also cites Reconnecting America CEO John Robert Smith, Affordability Index, regional planning initiatives, and says he’ll find new financing tools for TOD

RECONNECTING AMERICA ANALYZES NEW STARTS/SMALL STARTS PROGRAM
FY2011 projects and $1.8 billion funding listed, impact of changes to funding criteria is discussed

Best Practices 
Commuting in Belgian metropolitan areas: The power of the Alonso-Muth model
Researchers conduct a number of cluster analyses from which they derive a commuting typology of city region areas · PDF

The evolution of the commuting network in Germany: Spatial and connectivity patterns
The focus of this paper is to explore how the German commuting network evolves, from two perspectives: space and connectivity · PDF

New Starts: Lessons Learned For Discretionary Federal Transportation Funding Programs
The research analyzes 49 USC Section 5309 (Transit) “New Starts” program administered by the Federal Transit Administration · PDF

Projects 
MAKING THE TWIN CITIES MORE WALKABLE
New CTOD report provides methodology for assessing and boosting the walkability of a place

CAPTURING THE VALUE OF TRANSIT
New report by Center for Transit-Oriented Development released

FINANCING TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
Policy Options and Strategies in the San Francisco Bay Area