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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

LIVABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES – TAKING ACTION FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
Reconnecting America Participates in White House briefing

FTA LIVABLE COMMUNITIES WEBSITE
Federal site links to many Reconnecting America resources for the development of sustainable communities, affordable housing and transit-oriented development

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A Tale of Two Eco-Suburbs in Freiburg, Germany: Parking Provision and Car Use
Compares two “eco-suburbs” of Freiburg, Germany, and the impact of differing parking restrictions on resident mode choice · PDF

Designing Roads That Guide Drivers To Choose Safer Speeds
This report describes an investigation into whether or not physical characteristics of the roadway and the roadside environment are associated with actual vehicle running speeds, · PDF

Legal Handbook For The New Starts Process
Overview of the FTA’s New Starts project development process and the legal issues associated with it · PDF

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MAKING THE TWIN CITIES MORE WALKABLE
New CTOD report provides methodology for assessing and boosting the walkability of a place

CAPTURING THE VALUE OF TRANSIT
New report by Center for Transit-Oriented Development released

FINANCING TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
Policy Options and Strategies in the San Francisco Bay Area

The transit and TOD news items below are collected daily by Jeff Wood, Reconnecting America’s GIS specialist and a passionate transit advocate. Jeff distributes a daily email newsletter plus commentary to members of Reconnecting America (to join visit our Get Connected page). The first five articles from Jeff’s newsletter (which sometimes contains as many as two dozen links) are posted here without his commentary.

Blogosphere: Transit Proximity Boosts Values in Mumbai

The City Fix


Transportation infrastructure projects are bringing higher land values - a sure sign that these are desirable amenities for Mumbaikers. Photo by calamur.  If property values are any indicator, access to high quality public transit is highly desired in Mumbai....
 
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(March 18, 2010)

Report: A Transit Oriented Future For Connecticut

Regional Plan Association


Growing Economy, Shrinking Emissions: A Transit-Oriented Future for Connecticut's Capital Region illustrates a strategy for growth in Greater Hartford that expands housing and transit options while reducing our transportation-related carbon emissions...
 
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(March 18, 2010)

Toronto: Mayoral Candidate Wants Tolls for Transit

Globe and Mail


Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson waded into the politically treacherous waters of toll roads in unveiling her transit platform on Wednesday.
Most other candidates were quick to dismiss her proposal, which would place a $5 toll on the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway to pay for an expanded subway system....
 
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(March 18, 2010)

Chicago: Build New HSR Hub Near Post Office

Chicago Journal

In the future envisioned for high-speed rail transportation, Chicago is seen as the hub of a Midwest network, the place through which all other trains must pass on their way to and from a cluster of satellite cities....
 
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(March 18, 2010)

Quote of the Day

New York Times

"Since the day this train opened, I have never, never set foot on the plane again,"
 
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(March 18, 2010)

Pittsburgh: Cities Embracing Sustainability

Pittsburgh Post Gazette


With its abundant LEED-certified buildings, its superlative green wall, its fledgling biofuel companies, its transmogrified riverfronts and reclaimed brownfields, Pittsburgh wants to be known as a city where sustainability is taken seriously....
 
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(March 17, 2010)

Blogosphere: Could High Speed Rail Cause Sprawl?

Wired Autopia


It's fast, it's efficient and it is the future of transportation, but will high-speed rail cause sprawl?  Yes, it could, warn some urban planners. Despite the promise of creating more densely populated urban centers, high-speed rail could do quite the opposite by making it easier for people to live far from urban centers....
 
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(March 17, 2010)

Research: Parking Limits Lead to Cycling

TRIS at TRB

This paper compares two eco-suburbs of Freiburg, Germany, created over the last ten years which are similar in many respects aside from provision of parking. They are both transit-oriented developments designed as family-friendly live-work-play places, composed of mixed-use commercial and residential buildings meeting ecological best practice....
 
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(March 17, 2010)

Houston: Jersey Village Moves Forward with TOD Plan

Community Impact Newspapers

he Jersey Village City Council approved the concept plan for a transit-oriented development south of Hwy. 290 and moved the process to the next stage-fiscal impact....
 
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(March 17, 2010)

Quote of the Day

DOT Fastlane Blog

This is the end of favoring motorized transportation at the expense of non-motorized.
 
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(March 17, 2010)

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