Environment & Ecology: Mexico City Cleans Its Air, Cities As Cure For Disease & Poverty, AIA's Top 10 Green Buildings, Green & Shale Oil
April 23, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY
Mexico City Cleans Up its Air
Christian Science Monitor
As people around the world celebrate Earth Day, Mexico City may serve as an unlikely environmental example for cities in developing countries suffering poor air quality.
Urbanism & Design: High-Rise Talent Magnets, Wheelchair Office Access, LA Expo Station Rezoning, Willy Wonka Urbanism's Pitfalls
March 20, 2013
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Salt Lake County Hopes High Rises Near Transit Attract Talent
Salt Lake Tribune
Draper's ambitious plan to surround its FrontRunner station with a complex of high-rise office towers catering to high-tech companies secured Salt Lake County's financial support Tuesday.
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News: Stations Key To Texas HSR, KC Commuter Plans Stall, OKC To Brownsville Rail, Bike & Ped Counting Research, TOD Satisfaction Research
March 15, 2013
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Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news.
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Fort Worth: Locating Stations May Determine HSR Future
Fort Worth Star Telegram
The fate of a proposal to build a high-speed rail line connecting Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston may rest on whether North Texas leaders can agree on where to put a station...
Read On Kansas City: Commuter Rail Plans Off for Now Kansas City Star
Jackson County's commuter rail proposal has suddenly stalled out, ending for now County Executive Mike Sanders' hope of having a sales tax…
The fate of a proposal to build a high-speed rail line connecting Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston may rest on whether North Texas leaders can agree on where to put a station...
Read On Kansas City: Commuter Rail Plans Off for Now Kansas City Star
Jackson County's commuter rail proposal has suddenly stalled out, ending for now County Executive Mike Sanders' hope of having a sales tax…
News: Baltimore Red Line LRT, Storm's Bike Surge, Storm Damage Legacy, Hawaii Rail Politics, Phoenix TOD Value
November 6, 2012
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Baltimore: State Pushes Ahead on Red Line
Baltimore Sun
Even though there's no promise of construction money, the state is pushing ahead to draft blueprints for Baltimore's $2.2 billion Red Line light rail project...
Read On New York: Sandy Causes a Mini Bike Boom Transportation Nation
When Sandy's storm surge flooded New York's subway and split the city into its island parts, normal commutes were washed away. City-mandated restrictions prevented cars…
Even though there's no promise of construction money, the state is pushing ahead to draft blueprints for Baltimore's $2.2 billion Red Line light rail project...
Read On New York: Sandy Causes a Mini Bike Boom Transportation Nation
When Sandy's storm surge flooded New York's subway and split the city into its island parts, normal commutes were washed away. City-mandated restrictions prevented cars…
News: DC Buys Oregon Streetcars, Transit Fueled DC Suburbs, Boise Streetcar Promotion, TOD Suburban Impact
August 23, 2012
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DC: City Buying Third Streetcar from Oregon Iron
Washington Business Journal
The District has tacked on a third streetcar to its contract with Oregon Iron Works Inc., despite reports out of the west coast that the company is behind schedule on jobs for other clients...
Read On DC: Transit Fueled DC Suburbs Transportation Nation
Mount Pleasant, Anacostia,…
The District has tacked on a third streetcar to its contract with Oregon Iron Works Inc., despite reports out of the west coast that the company is behind schedule on jobs for other clients...
Read On DC: Transit Fueled DC Suburbs Transportation Nation
Mount Pleasant, Anacostia,…
Blogosphere: Infrastructure Banking, Transit Safety Regulation, Dubious HSR Studies, Batman Urbanism
July 17, 2012
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Blogosphere: What Would an Infra Bank Really Do?
The New Republic
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office released an important analysis on the potential efficacy, need, and impact of a national infrastructure bank (NIB.) While the idea remains stuck in political and policy limbo, the report is still highly relevant...
Read On Commentary: KC's Leaders Know LRT Action Overdue Kansas City Star
"We'll build it, and the heck with those of you…
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office released an important analysis on the potential efficacy, need, and impact of a national infrastructure bank (NIB.) While the idea remains stuck in political and policy limbo, the report is still highly relevant...
Read On Commentary: KC's Leaders Know LRT Action Overdue Kansas City Star
"We'll build it, and the heck with those of you…
News: CAHSR Questions, Evaluating BRT, Mass Transit Crisis, Texas Wins In Fed Transpo Bill, Positive Gentrification
July 6, 2012
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TRANSPORT National: Unclear Whether Feds Will Stick with CAHSR Kansas City Star
The California state legislators who will vote by Friday on a high-speed rail program are leaning on a potentially unreliable federal government...
Read On International: Efficiency Questions for SA BRT Engineering News
Johannesburg has one and so does Cape Town. Port Elizabeth almost had one, Rustenburg is planning one, and Tshwane may finally roll out one after a delay of several years...
TRANSPORT National: Unclear Whether Feds Will Stick with CAHSR Kansas City Star
The California state legislators who will vote by Friday on a high-speed rail program are leaning on a potentially unreliable federal government...
Read On International: Efficiency Questions for SA BRT Engineering News
Johannesburg has one and so does Cape Town. Port Elizabeth almost had one, Rustenburg is planning one, and Tshwane may finally roll out one after a delay of several years...
Blogosphere: Politics & VA Transit Funding, Swiss Landscape Defenses, Transit Pedestrians, NY Moving Sidewalk, Infrastructure & Placemaking
June 19, 2012
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Blogosphere: Picture Gallery - Early Car Crashes
Laughing Squid
The Boston Public Library boasts a collection of nearly 40,000 photos taken by Boston Herald-Traveler photographer Leslie Jones between 1917 and 1956-including this set of nearly 1000 auto accident photos taken in the Boston area..
Read On Blogosphere: VA Gov Admin Drops Transit Funding Bomb Greater Greater Washington
The McDonnell administration has suddenly decided to revamp the way it…
The Boston Public Library boasts a collection of nearly 40,000 photos taken by Boston Herald-Traveler photographer Leslie Jones between 1917 and 1956-including this set of nearly 1000 auto accident photos taken in the Boston area..
Read On Blogosphere: VA Gov Admin Drops Transit Funding Bomb Greater Greater Washington
The McDonnell administration has suddenly decided to revamp the way it…
News: BNSF and RTD, Age Friendly Buildings, BRT Funding, Office Spaces Getting Smaller
June 6, 2012
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Blogosphere: LA Fare Evasion, How NY Rides Bikes, NC Transit Vote, Urban Ag, London's Urban Foxes, Pseudo Suburbanists
May 30, 2012
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Blogosphere: Does Locking Gates Make Fiscal Sense?
LA Streetsblog
One justification offered for the need to gate Los Angeles' rail system is that the present "Proof-of-Payment" system is evaded by a large number of people and that gates will increase revenue collection. This presumes only gating can reduce the level of fare evasion occurring...
Read On Blogosphere: This is How We Ride New York…
One justification offered for the need to gate Los Angeles' rail system is that the present "Proof-of-Payment" system is evaded by a large number of people and that gates will increase revenue collection. This presumes only gating can reduce the level of fare evasion occurring...
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