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: A Different Model for Transit Lines
Next American City + Must Read
Blame Portland. Before Oregon's biggest city had the gall to spend its own money constructing a streetcar line running through downtown, few were particularly interested in bringing back what was considered, for better or worse, an antiquated mode of transportation....
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(August 31, 2010)
National: Portland Streetcar Fuels Interest Elsewhere
USA Today
A decade ago, the Pearl District in Portland, Ore., was a dicey warehouse area. A streetcar line that opened in 2001 helped transform it into a lively neighborhood with boutiques, condos and restaurants...
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(August 30, 2010)
Blogosphere: Partnerships for Increasing Infrastructure
Brookings
Thank you very much Mayor Villaraigosa. I am pleased to be here and very much appreciate your invitation to discuss Los Angeles' 30/10 Initiative and transportation reform with you and Senator Boxer. As you know, the proposal is profoundly important to the future health and prosperity of the Los Angeles metropolitan area....
(August 25, 2010)
Cincinnati: Streetcar Route Now Coveted
Cincinnati Enquirer
Mount Auburn planners envision new homes and shops along a streetcar route on Vine. Clifton Heights planners see thousands of University of Cincinnati riders taking the streetcar on West Clifton. As a decision nears on the best streetcar route from Downtown to Uptown, communities are competing to be the pick. To the winner will go the promise of enhanced property values and the potential for new retail, housing and office space....
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(August 24, 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)
Seattle: New Streetcar Plaza for Westlake
Post Intelligencer
By next spring, transit riders and downtown shoppers will have a new outdoor plaza to enjoy where the South Lake Union Streetcar ends outside Westlake Center. The plaza is part of a longtime plan to establish Westlake as a seamless transportation hub for people connecting to the streetcar, light rail or the monorail, and to add an active, pedestrian-friendly urban space to downtown...
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(August 10, 2010)
Quote of the Day
Forbes
Ultimately the choice to invest in new subways and light rail as opposed to buses reflects both a class bias and the agenda of what may best described as the "density lobby."
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(August 10, 2010)
Leveraging Federal Transit Funds To Promote Job Connectivity, Affordable Housing
Reconnecting America offers ideas on how to improve federal New Starts and Small Starts project justification criteria
The Center for Transit-Oriented Development (CTOD) has responded to the Federal Transit Administration's request for suggestions on how to change the New Starts and Small Starts project justification criteria and, in particular, improve the calculations used to score proposed transit capital projects.
(August 3, 2010)
- Letter to Peter M. Rogoff Administrator, Federal Transit Administration · PDF
- Destinations Matter: Building Transit Success · PDF
- TOD 202: Transit + Employment (June 2008) · PDF
- Office Development, Rail Transit, and Commuting Choices. Journal of Public Transportation. (2006) · PDF
- Capturing the Value of Transit (November 2008) · PDF
- Overview of CTOD's New Starts Recommendations · PDF
Blogosphere: Washington Uses Transit for Development
Next American City
For decades, many urban planners have argued that the link between transportation and land use is unbreakable; the kind of communities we live in directly affect the way we get around, and vice-versa...
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(July 21, 2010)
