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LEVERAGING FEDERAL TRANSIT FUNDS TO PROMOTE JOB CONNECTIVITY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
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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
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Rail~Volution 2009

An archive of the Tweets from the convention in Bostom: #RV09

User Date Time Tweet
Ngott 11/2/09 12:17 PM RT @macloo: Still seeking good tips for teaching/learning storytelling - see my links so far - http://bit.ly/4ANpYS #RV09
CNT_tweets 11/2/09 12:17 PM RT @macloo: Still seeking good tips for teaching/learning storytelling - see my links so far - http://bit.ly/4ANpYS #RV09
danlatorre 11/2/09 12:08 PM RT @knightfdn: RT @macloo: Still seeking good tips for teaching/learning storytelling - see my links so far - http://bit.ly/4ANpYS #RV09
CNT_tweets 11/2/09 11:59 AM RT @CarrolltonTOD: My interview with @urbanophile is up online. Check it out, I talk Carrollton and Rail-Volution! #RV09 http://bit.ly/BT0Nj
CarrolltonTOD 11/2/09 11:52 AM My interview with @urbanophile is up online. Check it out, I talk Carrollton and Rail-Volution! #RV09 http://bit.ly/BT0Nj
reconnecting 11/1/09 8:08 PM RT @igogreenshare #rv09 correction-sharon feigon said car share members increase transit use 30 percent
CNT_tweets 11/1/09 6:42 PM RT @reconnecting: Sad to be at the end of Rail~Volution -Thanks again to the organizers and panelists. #rv09
CNT_tweets 11/1/09 6:41 PM RT @igogreenshare: #RV09 correction-Sharon Feigon said car share members increase transit use 30 percent
danlatorre 11/1/09 5:53 PM RT @reconnecting: Jeff Booth: All transport development is for econ development, the question is where do you want that to happen #rv09
reconnecting 11/1/09 2:34 PM Sad to be at the end of Rail~Volution Thanks again to the organizers and panelists. #rv09
BruceMcF 11/1/09 1:10 PM RT @reconnecting Jeff Rosenblum- The key thing to do to bring bikers to the street isn't bike lanes, its traffic calming. RV09 -AA | 2thumbs+
igogreenshare 11/1/09 11:29 AM #rv09 correction-sharon feigon said car share members increase transit use 30 percent
Ngott 11/1/09 11:25 AM RT @theoverheadwire Poticha: You need to find the right collaborators to make things happen at the regional planning level #rv09
CNT_tweets 11/1/09 11:23 AM RT @reconnecting: Sharon Feigon of I-GO: half members of Chicago car sharing earn below median income. #rv09
CNT_tweets 11/1/09 11:17 AM RT @reconnecting: Feigon Study shows each car sharing vehicle replaces 14 private vehicles. Members take transit 30 percent less. #rv09 -AA
CNT_tweets 11/1/09 11:16 AM RT @reconnecting Shelley Poticha: Need to get a narrative that takes us down the path towards ultimate sustainability on every front #rv09
CNT_tweets 11/1/09 11:15 AM RT @reconnecting: Bernstein: We need to think about the livable communities movement in terms of the economy, not just more projects #rv09
karenmathu 11/1/09 11:01 AM have fun! wish I were there RT @danlatorre #RV09 Touring Boston rail with transit geeks from DC and Atlanta/MARTA http://flic.kr/p/7cbfX8
danlatorre 11/1/09 10:51 AM #RV09 Touring Boston rail with transit geeks from DC and Atlanta/MARTA http://flic.kr/p/7cbfX8
jsommer16 11/1/09 10:21 AM RT @reconnecting: Bernstein: We need to think about the livable communities movement in terms of the economy, not just more projects - #rv09
reconnecting 11/1/09 10:20 AM Bernstein: We need to think about the livable communities movement in terms of the economy, not just more projects - #rv09
reconnecting 11/1/09 9:46 AM Poticha: We need to say how important it is for this new market to be realized #rv09
reconnecting 11/1/09 9:45 AM Shelley Poticha: We need to get a narrative that takes us down the path towards ultimate sustainability on every front #rv09
reconnecting 11/1/09 9:40 AM Bob Yaro Regional Plan Association: Bad news is we had 70 years of low density sprawl, good news is the same #rv09
romeroarch 11/1/09 9:18 AM RT @reconnecting Feigon-ind.study shows each car sharing vehicle replaces 14 private vehicles. Members take transit 30 percent less. #rv09
romeroarch 11/1/09 9:17 AM RT @reconnecting Sharon Feigon- half members of Chicago car sharing earn below median income. #rv09
reconnecting 11/1/09 9:10 AM Rex Burkholter: We drive seventeen % less in Portland than the average American #rv09
reconnecting 11/1/09 8:20 AM Jeamea Hoffman- New study shows 15 percent increase in biking in last two years in Seattle. -rv09 -AA
reconnecting 11/1/09 8:13 AM Feigon- independent study shows each car sharing vehicle replaces 14 private vehicles. Members take transit 30 percent less. #rv09 -AA
reconnecting 11/1/09 8:09 AM Jeff Rosenblum- The key thing to do to bring bikers to the street isn't bike lanes, its traffic calming. RV09 -AA
reconnecting 11/1/09 8:07 AM Sharon Feigon- half members of Chicago car sharing earn below median income. #rv09
jzimbabwe 11/1/09 8:03 AM RT @reconnecting "Jeff Booth: All transport development is for econ development, the question is where do you want that to happen #rv09"
karenmathu 11/1/09 7:55 AM @reconnecting agreed. where and HOW, what kind #rv09
danlatorre 11/1/09 6:29 AM #RV09 Surface Transpo Bill & tension btwn outcomes & accountability? J.Barry Barker as Springsteen said "But mama, that's where the fun is"
danlatorre 11/1/09 6:27 AM #RV09 Taking the uncertainty out of mass transpo is going to be "gold", eg. getting a txt msg that a train/bus is coming in 10 mins
rory_neuner 11/1/09 6:23 AM Amen. RT @danlatorre: Surface Transp Authorization Bill needs accountability for all agencies, esp DOTs that act as just highway depts #RV09
danlatorre 11/1/09 6:16 AM #RV09 on Surface Transpo Authorization Bill: accountability, with teeth, for all agencies is key, re: DOTs that act as just highway depts
danlatorre 11/1/09 6:11 AM #RV09 J. Barry Barker (on surface funding & complete sts) challenge: health & job issues esp concern communities that have the least voice
reconnecting 11/1/09 5:46 AM Jeff Booth: All transport development is for econ development, the question is where do you want that to happen #rv09
OakSquareSusan 11/1/09 4:20 AM RT @danlatorre #RV09 New Media Panel:75% on Facebook. TheTransitWire.com links to agency sites/policies http://bit.ly/HuCLl Add your links
CNT_tweets 11/1/09 3:11 AM RT igogreenshare:Scott Bernstein: "Leave no carbon behind- risk is getting higher, must becme net producers, not net users." #RV09
CarrolltonTOD 10/31/09 4:44 PM RT @danlatorre: #RV09 @dbrabham doing research on crowdsourced urban design http://www.nextstopdesign.com
theoverheadwire 10/31/09 4:24 PM RT @reconnecting: Watching Clarence the Traffic Calming Sasquatch #rv09
reconnecting 10/31/09 4:23 PM Watching Clarence the Traffic Calming Sasquatch #rv09
danlatorre 10/31/09 3:35 PM #RV09 You've heard of Zozo, but have you seen the Zozo? Step right up and see for your self. Streetfilms now in Commonwealth A!
eeepee 10/31/09 3:31 PM Streetfilms screening now in commonwealth A (free chocolate!) #RV09
danlatorre 10/31/09 2:15 PM #RV09 Much interest in internal intrannet-style social tools. Planners, NPOs and gov orgs should consider @Socialtext http://bit.ly/G2FHS
CNT_tweets 10/31/09 1:52 PM RT@danlatorre #RV09 Scott Bernstein get away from the economy as laissez faire,big plans were made & built under FDR & Hoover of all people.
CNT_tweets 10/31/09 1:51 PM RT@danlatorre #RV09 Jeff Wood @reconnecting @TheOverheadWire: Be efficient,link your online media, engagement comes w/ sustained activity
CNT_tweets 10/31/09 1:48 PM RT danlatorre #RV09 SBernstein @CNT_tweets:Get to economy of scale by economy of scope. Same thing w/cities, increase connections w/in them.
CNT_tweets 10/31/09 1:47 PM RT@danlatorre #RV09 Scott Bernstein @CNT_tweets: Could have weather like Houston in Chicago by 2080 or 2030. What r we going to do about it?
danlatorre 10/31/09 1:42 PM #RV09 @dbrabham doing research on crowdsourced urban design http://www.nextstopdesign.com Threadless-style project had 260 designs submitted
danlatorre 10/31/09 1:35 PM #RV09 Jeff Wood of @reconnecting & @TheOverheadWire: Be efficient, link together your online media, engagement comes w/ sustained activity
jeremycliu 10/31/09 1:28 PM Tie TOD to Inclusionary Zoning. Sites on/closest to transit req most aff housing. Let height/density scale in relation to aff housing. #rv09
danlatorre 10/31/09 1:24 PM #RV09 Jody Litvak: Get out there, it's cheap/easy to experiment, there are $5 and $5,000,000 mistakes in life, social media is cheap!
billruns13 10/31/09 1:19 PM Noah Budnick: The "tight fit" btw peds, bikes, & cars isn't caused by people--it's the cars! #RV09
jeremycliu 10/31/09 1:04 PM Harold Dawson and I both point out that it is about the community's opportunity not a TOD real estate devt project. #rv09
jeremycliu 10/31/09 1:00 PM In TOD Marketplace at #rv09 asking: Is TOD enough?
danlatorre 10/31/09 12:56 PM #RV09 New Media Panel: How many on Facebook? 75% raised hands, last year at RV08 only 2 raised hands. Transpo community plugging in.
danlatorre 10/31/09 12:43 PM #RV09 Scott Bernstein: great site: Housing + Transpo Affordability Index http://bit.ly/s0zaV data on transpo costs associated w/place
reconnecting 10/31/09 12:22 PM Abigail thorne-lyman: did the orange line create the res. dev @ the warner center? no-it was the jobs. doesnt have to be that way #rv09
reconnecting 10/31/09 12:20 PM Harriet Cherry: on the brt, new stadium with 1200 seats but parking for 400. neighbors are worried but transit will save the day. #rv09 -EW
reconnecting 10/31/09 12:18 PM Tad Savinar: one key of success in improving streetfronts in portland was an independent, cowboy-ombudsmen approach #rv09 -EW
danlatorre 10/31/09 11:59 AM #RV09 Scott Bernstein: get away from the economy as laissez faire, big plans were made & built under FDR & also under Hoover of all people.
reconnecting 10/31/09 11:51 AM Donald Sieniewicz: A sustainable world is one in which you can move around less and get what you need #rv09
danlatorre 10/31/09 11:50 AM #RV09 Scott Bernstein of @CNT_tweets: We could have weather like Houston in Chicago by 2080 or 2030. What are we going to do about it?
reconnecting 10/31/09 11:49 AM Donald Sieniewicz: If more people could live in the actual country in small towns and get what they need they would #rv09
reconnecting 10/31/09 11:47 AM Donald Sieniewicz: The climate language is heavily targeted towards carbon and economics. It's actually about kind of world we want #rv09
danlatorre 10/31/09 11:43 AM RT @naparstek: Earl Blumenauer says 6-month federal transportation funding extensions are "like cocaine." #RV09
danlatorre 10/31/09 11:43 AM RT @naparstek: The FHWA Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices is "like crystal meth." http://bit.ly/1TO3IB #RV09
danlatorre 10/31/09 11:43 AM RT @naparstek: The FTA New Starts project planning process is like "really kind bud." http://bit.ly/2hd4ar #RV09
reconnecting 10/31/09 11:42 AM Donald Sieniewicz: Cities are enormous vacuums of resources and spit out so much. They need to be in balance with countryside #rv09
danlatorre 10/31/09 11:33 AM #RV09 Scott Bernstein of @CNT_tweets: Get to economy of scale by economy of scope. Same thing w/cities, increase connections within them.
reconnecting 10/31/09 11:12 AM Tregoning: Governor O'Malley once called the New Starts program the "no starts" program. #rv09
CarrolltonTOD 10/31/09 11:10 AM Just spent a few minutes with John Robert Smith new pres of Reconnecting America. Most impressed. #RV09
reconnecting 10/31/09 11:09 AM Jonathan Rose: Not going to get financing for TOD projects until the T is there #rv09
reconnecting 10/31/09 11:07 AM Pocari: think about what sustains transit long term, not just what generates dev Need to find ways to cover operating expenses #rv09
billruns13 10/31/09 11:07 AM we've invested for so long in how to live longer with no thought on how to live better‰ÛÒjana lynott from AARP #RV09
billruns13 10/31/09 10:29 AM just got out of a great talk about streetsblog and now going to one on complete streets. Denver sorely needs both... #RV09
CarrolltonTOD 10/31/09 10:26 AM TOD Managers Forum was best ever! Kudos Jeff #RV09
reconnecting 10/31/09 10:08 AM RT @danlatorre: #RV09 Advocacy journalism is OK if you're upfront about it. NYT won't do it. Fox does it but *isn't* upfront. - @streetsblog
danlatorre 10/31/09 9:58 AM #RV09 Advocacy journalism is OK if you're upfront about it. NYT won't do it. Fox does it but *isn't* upfront. - @streetsblog's @naparstek
reconnecting 10/31/09 9:49 AM Aaron Naparstek rocks!! #rv09
eeepee 10/31/09 9:48 AM High speed rail is the icing on the cake. Let's make the cake (rail) first. Bill Lind #rv09
reconnecting 10/31/09 9:14 AM Fred Harris: tod has higher execution risk but lower market risk #rv09 -EW
reconnecting 10/31/09 9:13 AM George Macarthy: we need to organize a constituency that would support a gas tax from a sense of our shared destiny #rv09 -EW
eeepee 10/31/09 9:13 AM Bill Lind teaching us how to talk to conservatives #rv09
reconnecting 10/31/09 9:12 AM Earl Blumenauer: i think we can have a bill we can be proud of . . . if congress steps up and we do our jobs. #rv09
CarrolltonTOD 10/31/09 9:03 AM Eyes opened at last about blogging session #rv09
naparstek 10/31/09 7:30 AM Jeff Wood rocks! #RV09
Ngott 10/31/09 7:14 AM RT @ccoletta #RV09 Does anyone have specific quote of Gov Dukakis on time it took Chinese immigrants to build 4 mi of rail in Boston + when?
ccoletta 10/31/09 7:12 AM #RV09 Does anyone have specific quote of Gov Dukakis on time it took Chinese immigrants to build 4 mi of rail in Boston + when?
osburnrenn 10/31/09 7:02 AM @urbanophile Have a great day at #RV09
CNT_tweets 10/31/09 6:58 AM CNT's Prez Scott Bernstein talking today @1:30 about 21C transportation @#rail~volution #RV09 #CTOD http://tinyurl.com/ybvxd84
hemingson 10/31/09 6:54 AM RT @reconnecting: RT @naparstek: Earl Blumenauer says 6-month federal transportation funding extensions are "like cocaine." #RV09
CNT_tweets 10/31/09 6:44 AM RT reconnecting: Getting ready to do a session with @ryanavent @urbanophile @universalhub @theoverheadwire #rv09
reconnecting 10/31/09 6:42 AM Getting ready to do a session with @ryanavent @urbanophile @universalhub @theoverheadwire #rv09
zingbot 10/31/09 6:42 AM Funny RT @naparstek: The FTA New Starts project planning process is like "really kind bud." #RV09
naparstek 10/31/09 6:40 AM The FHWA Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices is "like crystal meth." #RV09
CNT_tweets 10/31/09 6:39 AM RT@reconnecting: Jonathan Rose: Every federal program should have location efficiency attached to it, like VA hospitals near transit #rv09
naparstek 10/31/09 6:38 AM The FTA New Starts project planning process is like "really kind bud." #RV09
CNT_tweets 10/31/09 6:36 AM RT @reconnecting: Harriet Tregoning Head of Planning DC: What about using land use as a local match for new starts program? #rv09
urbanophile 10/31/09 6:30 AM Earl Blumenauer says 6-month federal transportation funding extensions are "like cocaine." #RV09 (via @naparstek)
reconnecting 10/31/09 6:29 AM RT @naparstek: Earl Blumenauer says 6-month federal transportation funding extensions are "like cocaine." #RV09
arielleholland 10/31/09 6:28 AM no comment RT @streetsblog: RT @naparstek: Earl Blumenauer says 6-month federal transportation funding extensions are "like cocaine." #RV09
streetsblog 10/31/09 6:25 AM RT @naparstek: Earl Blumenauer says 6-month federal transportation funding extensions are "like cocaine." #RV09
naparstek 10/31/09 6:24 AM ... Just as I was about to complain tweet that transportation policy isn't sexy enough to keep the general public interested. #RV09
naparstek 10/31/09 6:22 AM Earl Blumenauer says 6-month federal transportation funding extensions are "like cocaine." #RV09
cafeboeuf 10/31/09 6:13 AM Love it! RT @reconnecting: Harriet Tregoning Head of Planning DC: What about using land use as a local match for new starts program? #rv09
reconnecting 10/31/09 6:10 AM Harriet Tregoning Head of Planning DC: What about using land use as a local match for new starts program? #rv09
reconnecting 10/31/09 6:06 AM Pocari: New Starts was really good at limiting federal partnerships #rv09
reconnecting 10/31/09 6:03 AM Jonathan Rose: Ever federal program should have location efficiency attached to it Every veterans hospital should be closer to transit #rv09
karenmathu 10/31/09 6:01 AM RT @reconnecting: Pocari: The TIGGER grants are the trial for a dif way to fund projects #rv09
reconnecting 10/31/09 5:58 AM McCarthy: We had good allies in Cambridge and Milton to pay for litigation for fighting freeways in Boston #rv09
reconnecting 10/31/09 5:55 AM Pocari: The TIGGER grants are the trial for a dif way to fund projects #rv09
reconnecting 10/31/09 5:49 AM McCarthy: We need the Feds to not push stuff they don't want to fund on the foundations #rv09
reconnecting 10/31/09 5:48 AM George McCarthy Ford Foundation: We want to get to the point where we are reversing climate change and have less than 350ppm #rv09
reconnecting 10/31/09 5:36 AM Blumenaur: We can have a Mini Railvolution in all of our communities #rv09
billruns13 10/30/09 5:47 PM out in newton center. A TOD before there was such a term #RV09
gbeltalliance 10/30/09 4:26 PM To @reconnecting, @CNT_tweets, @danlatorre, @simsron and others - thanks for keeping us up to date on the hot topics of #RV09 - keep it up!
CNT_tweets 10/30/09 3:20 PM RT @reconnecting: Chris Porter: if 43 % of new urban dev is in n'hoods of 4000 persons or more, 35 percent less umt than sprawl. #rv09 -EW
YahyaHenry 10/30/09 3:20 PM reconnecting: Chris Porter: if 43% of new urban dev is in neighboorhoods of 4000 persons or more, 35 percent less umt than sprawl. #rv09
simsron 10/30/09 3:15 PM Rob Padgette: moving cooler study shows that of 50 ghg reduction stragies, net costs are negative. #rv09 -EW (via @reconnecting)
reconnecting 10/30/09 3:10 PM Chris Porter: if 43 percent of new urban dev is in neighboorhoods of 4000 persons or more, 35 percent less umt than sprawl. #rv09 -EW
billruns13 10/30/09 3:01 PM boston school kids get transit passes at age 12! suburban kids are missing out #RV09
reconnecting 10/30/09 3:00 PM Rob Padgette: moving cooler study shows that of 50 ghg reduction stragies, net costs are negative. #rv09 -EW
danlatorre 10/30/09 2:55 PM #RV09 At Birch Bar emailing & Pinot Gris-ing (@ Westin Boston Waterfront in Boston) http://bit.ly/EHacc
CarrolltonTOD 10/30/09 2:49 PM Waiting for the opening reception to begin and very excited to be at Rail~Volution #RV09
danlatorre 10/30/09 1:59 PM #RV09 Grace Crunican, Dir. Seattle DOT: Portland lessons "best thing is informal networks working formal processes" (+mix in Twitter & FB)
romeroarch 10/30/09 1:56 PM RT @CarFreeInBigD: RT @reconnecting: Gov. Dukakis: After WWII everyone put effort into roads through cities, Europe stopped at edges #rv09
romeroarch 10/30/09 1:55 PM RT @reconnecting: Sims: We can not compete internationally if people are burning up money sitting on a freeway #rv09
danlatorre 10/30/09 1:50 PM #RV09 GB Arrington of http://bit.ly/n6n6q - On citizens & local gov "the best time to make a friend is before you need one" -Lyndon Johnson
CarFreeInBigD 10/30/09 1:49 PM RT @reconnecting: Sims: We can not compete internationally if people are burning up money sitting on a freeway #rv09
CarFreeInBigD 10/30/09 1:47 PM RT @reconnecting: RT @danlatorre: #RV09 Most popular things at Dallas' state fair: deep fried butter, and the Green line rail project.
danlatorre 10/30/09 1:44 PM #RV09 Veronica Hahni, LA's http://lani.org - You can't involve the community too early. w/TOD even more so! (Planners do "outreach" 2 late)
Tri_State 10/30/09 1:43 PM exec. director Kate Slevin will be at Rail~Volution in Boston for the "Art of the Campaign" workshop this Saturday at 3:30. Follow at #rv09
CarFreeInBigD 10/30/09 1:41 PM RT @reconnecting: Gov. Dukakis: After WWII everyone put effort into roads through cities, Europe stopped at edges #rv09
CNT_tweets 10/30/09 1:29 PM RT @danlatorre: #RV09 Tim Baldwin: recommends David Byrne's Bicycle Diaries, DB takes his bike on all his tours sees cities from bike level.
Ngott 10/30/09 1:29 PM RT @danlatorre: #RV09 Tim Baldwin: recommends David Byrne's Bicycle Diaries, DB takes his bike on all his tours sees cities from bike level.
danlatorre 10/30/09 1:29 PM #RV09 Gary Thomas, Dallas Area Rapid Transit "Who would've thought a Texan would be in Europe talkin' abt sustainability" Me: Change is good
tylerformayor 10/30/09 1:18 PM RT @T4America Hey everybody, follow the tweets from Rail~Volution with the hashtag #rv09. Some good quotes and info circulating there.
vabike 10/30/09 1:17 PM Railroads getting billions in public money. Let's require multi-modal use & max public benefit: rails-with-trails http://bit.ly/IoxWr #rv09
YahyaHenry 10/30/09 1:09 PM T4America: Hey everybody, follow the tweets from Rail~Volution with the hashtag #rv09. Some good quotes and info circulating there.
reconnecting 10/30/09 1:08 PM David Spillane: in the corridor plan, we put more parking at suburban station in exchange for less in downtown. #rv09
tshroutjr 10/30/09 1:07 PM #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 1:05 PM Brad Graham: minimum density for greenfield dev. is 20 residents and workers per acre. #rv09 -EW
T4America 10/30/09 1:04 PM Hey everybody, follow the tweets from Rail~Volution with the hashtag #rv09. Some good quotes and info circulating there.
danlatorre 10/30/09 12:52 PM #RV09 Tim Baldwin: recommending David Byrne's book Bicycle Diaries, DB takes his bike on all his tours sees cities from bike level.
CarrolltonTOD 10/30/09 12:32 PM RT @Ngott Ron Sims: true affordability has 2 include transportation & should b used 2 boost housing near transit. http://bit.ly/s0zaV #RV09
danlatorre 10/30/09 12:27 PM #RV09 Tim Baldwin: Poodwaddle Earth Clock http://bit.ly/mD62H 240,000 people added to Earth each day, the size of Madison, WI per day.
danlatorre 10/30/09 12:24 PM #RV09 Tim Baldwin: showing Congress for New Urbanism's video on Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in Atlanta http://bit.ly/4EGY6h
danlatorre 10/30/09 12:22 PM #RV09 Tim Baldwin: For every mile in a car you might as well dump a bag of trash out the window each mile; 1lb of carbon per mile driven.
CNT_tweets 10/30/09 12:21 PM RT @danlatorre: #RV09 James Richards of http://townscape.com/ :90 cities are looking at building street car systems.
danlatorre 10/30/09 12:17 PM #RV09 James Richards of http://bit.ly/2hPw1U Much mention of @Richard_Florida's "How the Crash Will Reshape America"http://bit.ly/deewS
danlatorre 10/30/09 12:08 PM #RV09 James Richards of http://townscape.com/ : 90 cities are looking at building street car systems.
danlatorre 10/30/09 12:04 PM #RV09 "Third Spaces": not home, not work, but where you socialize, exchange ideas. (@Twitter, a virtual 3rd space)
CNT_tweets 10/30/09 11:06 AM CNT staff are at Rail~Volution and you can follow the conference on Twitter with the following hashtag #RV09 http://bit.ly/EvhBt
danlatorre 10/30/09 11:06 AM #RV09 Panel: Ron Sims, Peter Rogoff, Derek Douglas. Themes: integrated plans, multiplier projs, risk awareness http://yfrog.com/j33qaj
CNT_tweets 10/30/09 11:03 AM Ron Sims: true affordability has to include transportation & should be used to boost more housing near transit. http://bit.ly/s0zaV #RV09
Ngott 10/30/09 10:54 AM Ron Sims: true affordability has to include transportation & should be used to boost more housing near transit. http://bit.ly/s0zaV #RV09
danlatorre 10/30/09 10:39 AM #RV09 Dep Dir HUD: Ron Sims: silence is not our friend, we need bottom-up pressure from advocates, the time is now
YahyaHenry 10/30/09 10:35 AM reconnecting: Douglas: Legislation doesn't always allow for integration of planning. Trying to change those will be difficult #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 10:33 AM Douglas: Legislation doesn't always allow for integration of planning. Trying to change those will be difficult #rv09
danlatorre 10/30/09 10:32 AM #RV09 Dep Dir HUD: Ron Sims: There is one thing all 50 major metro's share: congestion. Obama: we can't burn up money sitting on freeways.
YahyaHenry 10/30/09 10:28 AM reconnecting: Rogoff: Anecdotally we think when the economic crisis hit people found the best way to save was ditching a car #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 10:27 AM Rogoff: Anecdotally we think when the economic crisis hit people found the best way to save was ditching a car #rv09
danlatorre 10/30/09 10:25 AM #RV09 Dep Dir HUD: Ron Sims: (on equity) we have to change a zip code from being a life outcome to just being an address.
YahyaHenry 10/30/09 10:25 AM reconnecting: Sims: We can not compete internationally if people are burning up money sitting on a freeway #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 10:24 AM Sims: We can not compete internationally if people are burning up money sitting on a freeway #rv09
infrastructure2 10/30/09 10:24 AM RT @Reconnecting will be tweeting live from Railvolution conf in Boston this wkend. Follow #RV09 tags for updates
danlatorre 10/30/09 10:22 AM RT @reconnecting: Carol Coletta (CEO's for Cities): I am an American without a car by choice #rv09
YahyaHenry 10/30/09 10:22 AM reconnecting: Sims: People were taking a 3rd job because so much of thier housing costs came from transportation #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 10:20 AM Sims: People were taking a 3rd job because so much of thier housing costs came from transportation #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 10:18 AM Douglas: We need the capacity to follow the vision in cities #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 10:17 AM Sims: We are trying to figure out a way to get monies to places that need technichal assistance #rv09
YahyaHenry 10/30/09 10:15 AM reconnecting: With sustainable communities we can reduce health care costs. We are no longer a housing agency now comun dev agency #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 10:14 AM Rogoff: Inadequacy of our current process is something we need to address #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 10:13 AM Rogoff: leadership coming from locals doing the hard work. We have lots of work to do on our major investment policies. #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 10:11 AM Sims: With sustainable communities we can reduce health care costs. We are no longer a housing agency now comun dev agency #rv09
YahyaHenry 10/30/09 10:11 AM reconnecting: Dep Dir HUD: Ron Sims: We need to cross pollinate our investments through coordination #rv09
YahyaHenry 10/30/09 10:10 AM reconnecting: FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff: we want to make sure gentrification is not a main part of transit investment #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 10:09 AM Dep Dir HUD: Ron Sims: We need to cross pollinate our investments through coordination #rv09
SharRundio 10/30/09 10:08 AM RT @MesaDistrict6: Return of 1 car family http://is.gd/4Ij3U Why TOD & a good regional transit system are important for Valley, #Mesa #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 10:07 AM FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff: we want to make sure gentrification is not a main part of transit investment #rv09
YahyaHenry 10/30/09 10:05 AM reconnecting: Derek Douglas: Office of Urban Policy. We are organizing around a few goals. Sustainability inclusiveness are key #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 10:03 AM Derek Douglas: Office of Urban Policy. We are organizing around a few goals. Sustainability inclusiveness are key #rv09
YahyaHenry 10/30/09 10:02 AM reconnecting: Carol Coletta: I am an American without a car by choice #rv09
MesaDistrict6 10/30/09 9:59 AM Return of 1 car family http://is.gd/4Ij3U Why TOD and a good regional transit system are important for the Valley, #Mesa #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 9:57 AM Carol Coletta: I am an American without a car by choice #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 9:53 AM RT @danlatorre: #RV09 Most popular things at Dallas' state fair: deep fried butter, and the Green line rail project.
danlatorre 10/30/09 9:45 AM #RV09 Most popular things at Dallas' state fair: deep fried butter, and the Green line rail project.
reconnecting 10/30/09 9:42 AM Bill Millar: We now have lightrail in Arizona! $7.4B of investment along the line too #rv09
andyarthur 10/30/09 9:42 AM RT @reconnecting Gov. Dukakis: After WWII everyone put effort into roads through cities, Europe stopped at edges #rv09 (good point!)
YahyaHenry 10/30/09 9:34 AM reconnecting: Aloisi: this nation built highway on 90/10 money and we shouldn't do sustainable transpo on 50/50. #rv09
sethteel 10/30/09 9:34 AM RT: @reconnecting: Dukakis: we should invest cost of month in Iraq in intercity rail. One month on city transit systems #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 9:33 AM Aloisi: New regional rail plan will connect all the capitals and airports in New England. Will provide meaningful mobility choices #rv09
danlatorre 10/30/09 9:32 AM RT @reconnecting: Dukakis: we should invest cost of month in Iraq in intercity rail. One month on city transit systems #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 9:32 AM Aloisi: this nation built highway on 90/10 money and we shouldn't do sustainable transpo on 50/50. #rv09
trainstoday 10/30/09 9:30 AM RT @reconnecting: Dukakis: We need to build transit faster! Takes too long. #rv09
andyarthur 10/30/09 9:30 AM This is interesting live blogging "Rail-Volution Conference: Building Livable Cities with Transit": #rv09 w/ Former Guv Dukakis.
reconnecting 10/30/09 9:30 AM Mass Sec of Transpo Aloisi: we've tried to move away from autocentric thinking of the past bike,ped,transit should be part of the plan #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 9:26 AM Dukakis: We need to build transit faster! Takes too long. #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 9:25 AM Dukakis: we should invest cost of month in Iraq in intercity rail. One month on city transit systems #rv09
Jamie_Qualk 10/30/09 9:24 AM RT @YahyaHenry reconnecting: Gov. Dukakis: After WWII everyone put effort into roads through cities, Europe stopped at edges #rv09 #green
reconnecting 10/30/09 9:24 AM Dukakis: Had we not made those investments, Boston would not be what it is #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 9:23 AM Dukakis: we battled 10 years against the highway master plan in Boston. Moved money to transit. Aquired cr system for $35m #rv09
YahyaHenry 10/30/09 9:23 AM reconnecting: Gov. Dukakis: After WWII everyone put effort into roads through cities, Europe stopped at edges #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 9:21 AM Gov. Dukakis: After WWII everyone put effort into roads through cities, Europe stopped at edges #rv09
reconnecting 10/30/09 8:17 AM New, Improved Widget to embed in websites and follow all of the #RV09 action http://bit.ly/2UFZAI
cocoy 10/30/09 7:50 AM RT @GregorMacdonald: Rail-Volution Conference: Building Livable Cities with Transit. in BOS this weekend: http://bit.ly/ESEVG #rv09 $$
gregormacdonald 10/30/09 7:47 AM Rail-Volution Conference: Building Livable Cities with Transit. in BOS this weekend: http://bit.ly/ESEVG #rv09 $$
CarrolltonTOD 10/30/09 7:46 AM Getting ready to head to the airport. Boston bound and looking forward to it. #rv09.
urbanophile 10/30/09 5:18 AM Left early for airport on acct of rain. Naturally there was no traffic. See you in Boston #rv09
theoverheadwire 10/29/09 10:40 PM @universalhub also RT: @CNT_tweets: #FF #RV09 @urbanophile @traintoday @streetsblog @T4America @SmartCityTrends @CarrolltonTOD
CNT_tweets 10/29/09 9:48 PM #FF #RV09 @reconnecting @urbanophile @NewUrbanism @traintoday @theoverheadwire @streetsblog @T4America @SmartCityTrends @CarrolltonTOD
karenmathu 10/29/09 9:44 PM Looking forward to following RailVolution tweets #RV09 - thanks for the hashtag @reconnecting @NewUrbanism @T4America
reconnecting 10/29/09 6:28 PM Here's link to widget to embed in websites and follow the Tweets using #RV09 at Rail~Volution this weekend. http://bit.ly/2ddGXu
CNT_tweets 10/29/09 4:09 PM David Chandler speaking about TOD tomorrow @Rail~volution #RV09 http://bit.ly/144hsp
CNT_tweets 10/29/09 4:06 PM RT @NewUrbanism: All aboard this h-tag RT@theoverheadwire At Railvolution on Sat? stop by to see @urbanophile @ryanavent @naparstek #RV09
NewUrbanism 10/29/09 3:58 PM All aboard this h-tag RT@theoverheadwire If you're in Boston Sat come by Railvolution to see @urbanophile @ryanavent @naparstek #RV09
trainstoday 10/29/09 3:47 PM RT @T4America @reconnecting america staff will be tweeting live from the Railvolution conference in Boston. Follow #RV09 tags for updates
theoverheadwire 10/29/09 8:02 AM Spell correction: If you're in Boston Sat come by Railvolution to see @urbanophile @ryanavent @streetsblog @naparstek #RV09
theoverheadwire 10/29/09 7:54 AM If you're in Boston Sat come by Railvolution to see @urbanophile @ryanavent @streetsblog @naperstek #RV09
CarrolltonTOD 10/29/09 7:24 AM RT@ T4America @reconnecting america staff will be tweeting live from the Railvolution conference in Boston. Follow #RV09 tags for updates
T4America 10/29/09 7:18 AM RT @reconnecting america staff will be tweeting live from the Railvolution conference in Boston this weekend. Follow #RV09 tags for updates
CNT_tweets 10/28/09 7:38 PM RT @theoverheadwire will be @ RailVolution live tweeting with colleagues on @reconnecting Use the tag #RV09 for any comments or q's
SmartCityTrends 10/28/09 6:48 PM RT @reconnecting: Reconnecting America will be tweeting live from the Railvolution conf in Boston this weekend. #RV09 tags for updates
infrastructure2 10/28/09 5:14 PM RT @reconnecting will be tweeting live from Railvolution conf in Boston this wkend. Follow #RV09 tags for updates #infrastructure
reconnecting 10/28/09 4:49 PM Reconnecting America staff will be tweeting live from the Railvolution conference in Boston this weekend. Follow #RV09 tags for updates

Posted November 3, 2009

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