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RECONNECTING AMERICA CEO CALLS FOR BOLD NEW AGENDA FOR SMALL-TOWN AMERICA
John Robert Smith tells Senate panel safe, strong and efficient transportation systems in small towns and rural areas are needed to grow economy and pursue the American Dream

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Reconnecting America CEO Calls For Bold New Agenda For Small-Town America

Reconnecting America CEO Calls For Bold New Agenda For Small-Town America

John Robert Smith tells Senate panel safe, strong and efficient transportation systems in small towns and rural areas are needed to grow economy and pursue the American Dream

As the Senate continues to develop a revitalized, long-term federal transportation program, Reconnecting America CEO John Robert Smith called on senators to support a bold new agenda for rural transportation that would spur economic development in small towns and cities across the United States.

(March 18, 2010)

DC: Metro's Joint Development Chief Sees Changes

Washington Business Journal

Steve Goldin is ready to spread the "transit-oriented development gospel" at Metro.  The new head of real estate and joint development at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and a self-proclaimed "TOD nerd," Goldin has pledged to jump-start development on some of the region's most valuable properties near Metrorail stations - and overhaul the authority's development bid process....
 
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(March 15, 2010)

Quote of the Day

Wall Street Journal

"It's questionable whether the agricultural land that's in the Bay Area can remain,"
 
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(March 12, 2010)

Blogosphere: Could LA Gambit Help Other Cities?


We reported last night on the glacial pace of discussions yesterday at the Hillsborough County Commission on the proposed one cent sales tax referendum for transit.   It came on the same day as our big feature in the current edition of CL on the battle for light rail was published....
 
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(March 12, 2010)

Quote of the Day

Washington Post

"They laughed," says Villaraigosa. "They said they didn't have a program that could do this."
 
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(March 11, 2010)

San Jose: Milpitas Votes Stop Location, Development

San Jose Mercury News

City officials last week supported Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's vision of greater development at Milpitas' future Bay Area Rapid Transit station site at the southeast corner of Capitol Avenue and Montague Expressway...
 
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(March 11, 2010)

Quote of the Day

Los Angeles Times

"The only option they presented to us was either losing the condo units or losing our train station,"
 
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(March 10, 2010)

Blogosphere: Rural Senators Skeptical of Livability Bill

Streetsblog DC


Even as the Obama administration ramps up its work on a sustainability initiative that treats transportation, housing, and energy efficiency as interconnected aspects of development policy, the effort remains without an official congressional authorization -- a situation that Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) vowed to fix yesterday. ...
 
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(March 10, 2010)

Blogosphere: Local Lesson in Transit Orientation

NRDC Switchboard

Several weeks ago, I ran a post making the case that transit-oriented development requires more than just transit and development.  As the phrase implies, it also requires orientation: the development must relate to and be convenient to the transit....
 
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(March 9, 2010)

National: Dodd Promises Support for Smart Growth

Hartford Courant

Acknowledging that he's running short on time, U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd on Monday promised that he'll step up his work for a law to promote networks of affordable housing and mass transit....
 
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(March 9, 2010)

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