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September 28, 2012|USA Today
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"Long before gentrification, urban renewal had cleared the place. Freeway construction and parking lots took out a lot more than gentrification." Read On
News: Hawaii BRT Alternative, Buses As Wannabe Trains, Beavers Vs. Human Engineers, Rio Slum's Olympic Facelift, Downtown Pop Growth
September 28, 2012
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Louisville: Does City Need More Highways?
New York Times
More and more Americans, educated 20-somethings and empty nesters among them, want to live downtown. Plenty of downtowns are coming back; many are thriving. Even so, we remain a nation in thrall to suburbs, highways, cars...
Read On Hawaii: Mayoral Candidate Releases BRT Alternative Honolulu…
More and more Americans, educated 20-somethings and empty nesters among them, want to live downtown. Plenty of downtowns are coming back; many are thriving. Even so, we remain a nation in thrall to suburbs, highways, cars...
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Blogosphere: Privatizing Amtrak Politics, Why UK Privatization Failed, Bus Industry Innovation, Boomers & Cities, Dezoning & Density
September 28, 2012
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Commentary: Rs Can Privatize Amtrak if They Want
Minneapolis Star Tribune
It is an election year, so Republicans are once again calling to privatize Amtrak. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his party say they want private rail operators...
Read On Commentary: Widen Discussion on N'Hood Parking Portland Oregonian
The right solution for Portland's apartment parking debate isn't about quantity of spots. It's about quality: of design, of policy and…
It is an election year, so Republicans are once again calling to privatize Amtrak. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his party say they want private rail operators...
Read On Commentary: Widen Discussion on N'Hood Parking Portland Oregonian
The right solution for Portland's apartment parking debate isn't about quantity of spots. It's about quality: of design, of policy and…
Quote of the Day
September 27, 2012|Willamette Week
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"To help show the feds that local residents will use it, the CRC's plans call for $176 million to build three parking garages containing a total of 2,890 spaces in downtown Vancouver. That's more than $60,000 a space-all to get people to drive from their homes in Vancouver's suburbs to downtown, park there and board the trains." Read On
News: Raleigh Rail Plans, Referendum On Columbia Crossing, KC Free Streetcar, Palo Alto TOD Vote, Suburban Office Decline
September 27, 2012
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Triangle Region: A Hitch in Raleigh's Rail Plans Indy Week
The good news is Union Station, a future hub for commuter, Amtrak and high-speed rail service in Raleigh, is fully funded at $60 million...
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Triangle Region: A Hitch in Raleigh's Rail Plans Indy Week
The good news is Union Station, a future hub for commuter, Amtrak and high-speed rail service in Raleigh,…
Triangle Region: A Hitch in Raleigh's Rail Plans Indy Week
The good news is Union Station, a future hub for commuter, Amtrak and high-speed rail service in Raleigh, is fully funded at $60 million...
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Triangle Region: A Hitch in Raleigh's Rail Plans Indy Week
The good news is Union Station, a future hub for commuter, Amtrak and high-speed rail service in Raleigh,…
Blogoshpere: Future Of Long Buses, Renting SF City Parking, Slimming Streets, Choosing Road Congestion, New Tampa Vision
September 27, 2012
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Blogosphere: A Future for Long Buses?
Human Transit
I've repeatedly said that if you need a high capacity vehicle with just one driver, over a sustained period of time, you probably have a good reason to build rail...
Read On Blogosphere: Citywide Parking Rentals Will be Allowed SF Streetsblog
A bill allowing many residential parking spaces to be rented to residents citywide was passed unanimously by the SF Board of Supervisors yesterday despite…
I've repeatedly said that if you need a high capacity vehicle with just one driver, over a sustained period of time, you probably have a good reason to build rail...
Read On Blogosphere: Citywide Parking Rentals Will be Allowed SF Streetsblog
A bill allowing many residential parking spaces to be rented to residents citywide was passed unanimously by the SF Board of Supervisors yesterday despite…
Quote of the Day
September 26, 2012|Next American City
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"...relocation "is no silver bullet for solving poverty," but the unexpected results of the study spur new ways of thinking about low-income housing." Read On
News: Lessons From Annoying Cyclists, GA Bus Could Take 10-12 Years, Atlanta Transit Head Moves To Boston
September 26, 2012
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National: Why You Hate Cyclists, Or Think You Do
Slate
I'm an asshole cyclist. I'm that jerk weaving in and out of traffic, going the wrong way down a one-way street, and making a left on red. I'm truly a menace on the road...
Read On Atlanta: Bus System Could Take 10-12 Years Marietta Daily Journal
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I'm an asshole cyclist. I'm that jerk weaving in and out of traffic, going the wrong way down a one-way street, and making a left on red. I'm truly a menace on the road...
Read On Atlanta: Bus System Could Take 10-12 Years Marietta Daily Journal
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Blogosphere: Transit Construction Costs, LA As Next Atlanta, Transpo Summit Videos, Making Great Neighborhoods
September 26, 2012
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Blogosphere: Relative Costs of Transit Construction
Pedestrian Observations
The relative costs of different technologies of transit are not fixed. Although there are some rules of thumb for the ratio of tunneling cost to above-ground transit cost, the actual ratio depends on the city and project, and this would favor the mode that's relatively cheaper...
Read On Blogosphere: LA? You Could be Atlanta Grist
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The relative costs of different technologies of transit are not fixed. Although there are some rules of thumb for the ratio of tunneling cost to above-ground transit cost, the actual ratio depends on the city and project, and this would favor the mode that's relatively cheaper...
Read On Blogosphere: LA? You Could be Atlanta Grist
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Quote of the Day
September 25, 2012|Streets.mn
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"It is the Livable Communities grants that puzzle me. The transit system was supposed to create value, the developers should be paying a premium to be near it (a premium which we can capture to help pay for the infrastructure), we shouldn't be paying them." Read On
