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Will the FRA Force Amtrak to Build Pricier High-Speed Trains?
On the Network today, Systemic Failure highlights what is apparently an ongoing dispute between Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration -- one that could affect the development of next-gen Acela trains.
April 22, 2013
After Years of Unchecked Sprawl, Employment Inches Closer to the City
To hear some urbanists talk, you’d think the outer suburbs have been abandoned wholesale, lawn-mowers still running with no one to drive them, picket fences left open in the owners’ haste to beat it to the city.
April 19, 2013
AAA Spokesman: Leading DC Urbanist “Retarded” and “Like the Klan”
Just a month ago, AAA released a heartwarming PSA reminding drivers that cyclists are people, before a crowd of hundreds of bike advocates at the National Bike Summit.
April 19, 2013
Transport U: Stanford Turns Green Commuting Into Greenbacks
This is the second installment in Streetsblog's series on transportation demand management at American colleges and universities. Part one gave an overview of TDM techniques that schools employ. This post looks at how Stanford University has used TDM to reduce driving and realize huge savings in the process.
April 18, 2013
Toronto’s Walkability, Analyzed and Illustrated
The new wealth of finely-grained information on cities -- culled from Google Maps, open government data, and other sources -- continues to deepen our understanding of the places where we live at a breathtaking pace.
April 17, 2013
Real Affordable Housing Begins With Creating More Housing
In theory, everyone supports the idea of affordable housing.
April 16, 2013
A Better Way to Grade City Transportation Systems
How should we grade America's transportation systems?
April 15, 2013
The Final Act for Portland’s $3 Billion CRC Highway Boondoggle?
The Columbia River Crossing proposed for suburban Portland is one of those highway boondoggle projects that's so enormous it develops its own gravitational field, and that makes it very hard to stop.
April 15, 2013
LaHood: Zero Tolerance for Drivers Who Disrespect Cyclists
First there was “Click It or Ticket.” Then there was Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Now, U.S. DOT is campaigning to end another life-threatening behavior: disrespecting cyclists.
April 12, 2013