Quote of the Day
Virginian Pilot
"My intent was to get rail so the rail in Norfolk doesn't become a rail to nowhere,"
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(September 3, 2010)
Quote of the Day
Charlotte Business Journal
"The whole plan is a mess. We've got to go back to scratch here. I am totally in favor of transit, but I'm not in favor of investing in idiotic ideas."
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(August 31, 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: Transit Easier to Predict with Smart Phones
USA Today
This issue of Community Investments explores the growing practice of transit-oriented development (TOD) and its implications for community development. The articles provide an introduction to basic TOD concepts and also explore issues such as how transit affects economic opportunities for LMI workers and the interrelationship between transit and schools...
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(August 31, 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)
MPO convening in Atlanta
Reconnecting America staff Kelley Britt and Alia Anderson will attend a peer exchange for selected MPOs, hosted by the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. The meeting will be an opportunity for invitees to share best practices in regional planning for sustainable communities and transit-oriented development.
(August 24, 2010)
Quote of the Day
Tampa Tribune
"I'm not afraid to say it - bus rapid transit is not acceptable,"
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(August 20, 2010)
Denver: New Ridership Estimates for Fastracks
Denver Post
RTD has new estimates of future transit ridership for the unfunded FasTracks rail lines that show boardings will be about double what the agency predicted earlier on some of the corridors. The more robust ridership numbers, however, are coming too late for rail lines that lost out in an earlier bid for federal money...
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(August 18, 2010)
Blogosphere: Walk Score Team Unveils Transit Score
Grist
First there was Walk Score, the web tool that calculates how walkable a neighborhood is and ranks it on a 100-point scale. Today the same developers release Transit Score, an app that ranks how well-served a location is by buses and rail lines. It measures how far you'd have to walk to a transit stop and how often trains and buses arrive (trains count for more) and assigns a separate 1-100 score...
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(August 17, 2010)
Dallas: How Will the Region Pay for Transportation?
Dallas Morning News
I welcome the opportunity to speak directly to the users of this region's transportation system to get important input on how we should move forward in funding transportation. The Regional Transportation Council, through its staff, holds more than 40 public meetings per year but talking to you on this blog creates a new opportunity for real input...
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(August 17, 2010)
