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Environment&Ecology: New England Hydro Power, Urbanism & Rainwater, Ethiopian Nile Dams Worry Egypt
June 18, 2013
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New England States Move to Increase Hydropower
Boston Globe
Hydropower could play a larger role in New England's energy mix as five of the region's states, including Massachusetts, move to import more of it - most likely from Canada - and at least one has passed a law that could allow electricity from large-scale hydrolectric dams to be classified as green as…
Blogosphere: Control of NYC Transit, Bike Share Lessons, Congestion Pricing Alternatives, Transit Neighborhood Geometry
February 12, 2013
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America.
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Blogosphere: Mayor Should Control NYC Transit System
Second Avenue Sagas
Sal Albanese, a former City Council representative, is staging a long-shot bid for mayor from his home in Bay Ridge, and although he's unlikely to land in City Hall come November, he's become one of the few mayoral hopefuls to acknowledge transit issues...
Read On Blogosphere: Bike Share Lessons for Small Cities DC Streetsblog
Chattanooga, Tennessee, was, in a…
Sal Albanese, a former City Council representative, is staging a long-shot bid for mayor from his home in Bay Ridge, and although he's unlikely to land in City Hall come November, he's become one of the few mayoral hopefuls to acknowledge transit issues...
Read On Blogosphere: Bike Share Lessons for Small Cities DC Streetsblog
Chattanooga, Tennessee, was, in a…
News: LaHood's Departure, Paying Per Mile, Aging Demographics & Transport, Dallas TOD Wins Award, Memphis Innovation Community
January 30, 2013
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National: It's Official, LaHood is Out
DC Streetsblog
After a few false alarms, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has finally come out and said it: He's leaving the administration...
Read On National: "I Will Not Serve a Second Term" DOT Fastlane
I want Fast Lane readers to be among the first to know that I will not serve a second term as Secretary of Transportation...
After a few false alarms, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has finally come out and said it: He's leaving the administration...
Read On National: "I Will Not Serve a Second Term" DOT Fastlane
I want Fast Lane readers to be among the first to know that I will not serve a second term as Secretary of Transportation...
Blogosphere: Transit & Cycling Gains, Case For Bus Transfers, Special Assessment Transit Fund, Urban Economics, SF Floating Ecotopia
October 29, 2012
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Blogosphere: Report Shows Gains for Cycling, Transit
Grist
A new report from the National Conference of State Legislatures is full to the brim with findings on American urbanism and transportation alternatives...
Read On Blogosphere: The Case for Bus Transfers The Atlantic Cities
Earlier this week we tracked a designer's frustrating efforts to simplify Dublin's "confusing and nonsensical" bus system. Today we…
A new report from the National Conference of State Legislatures is full to the brim with findings on American urbanism and transportation alternatives...
Read On Blogosphere: The Case for Bus Transfers The Atlantic Cities
Earlier this week we tracked a designer's frustrating efforts to simplify Dublin's "confusing and nonsensical" bus system. Today we…
Blogosphere: Gold Standard BRT, Social Media & Cairo Traffic, Chicago Elevated Park, Fort Worth TIF
May 23, 2012
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Blogosphere: 160 Mile Gold Standard BRT Planned
Greater Greater Washington
Today, Montgomery County unveiled the detailed report from its "Transit Task Force," a group of officials, advocates and experts who have been meeting for over a year to plan a 160-mile Bus Rapid Transit system...
Read On Blogosphere: Social Media Taking on Cairo's Traffic Good Magazine
Egypt's televised presidential debate earlier this month,…
Today, Montgomery County unveiled the detailed report from its "Transit Task Force," a group of officials, advocates and experts who have been meeting for over a year to plan a 160-mile Bus Rapid Transit system...
Read On Blogosphere: Social Media Taking on Cairo's Traffic Good Magazine
Egypt's televised presidential debate earlier this month,…
News: Chicago Bus Lanes, Vancouver BRT, CAHSR Numbers, Caltrain Electrification, Gainesville Transit Taxes, London Smart City Test
May 4, 2012
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Chicago: Bus Only Lanes Are Coming Soon
Chicago Sun Times
Bus rapid transit is coming to Chicago. Within two years, CTA bus riders will get their own lane to get through the throngs of traffic near Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center...
Read On Vancouver WA: BRT Plan Gets the Green Light Columbian
A citizens committee Wednesday signaled it's on board for bus rapid transit…
Bus rapid transit is coming to Chicago. Within two years, CTA bus riders will get their own lane to get through the throngs of traffic near Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center...
Read On Vancouver WA: BRT Plan Gets the Green Light Columbian
A citizens committee Wednesday signaled it's on board for bus rapid transit…
International: Cairo's Poor Uncertain How They Fit In
August 16, 2010
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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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