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  To Mandate or Encourge Smart Growth?

  Mike Muller | Fri, Feb 22nd, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: mike muller, hillary clinton, barack obama, legislation, public transportation, encourage, mandate, smart growth, score act of 2005, american planning association, national infrastructure bank, urban poverty | 1

  Smart growth is an expansive issue. It is, as defined by the American Planning Association, the integration—into every aspect of planning for development—the consideration of the effects of growth on our health, environment, communities, and financial sustainability, as well as its effect on equality.

  The two final Democratic candidates have certainly shown support for the principles of smart growth. They tuck it into their infrastructure, environment, energy, and poverty platforms.…

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  Tales from the bus: Public transportation communities

  Jeffrey Hill | Thu, Jan 17th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: public transportation, jeff hill, transportation communities | 3

  If you’re planning to use public transportation services like the morning express bus to get to work, you may find yourself becoming part of a new close-knit community. This is especially true on buses transporting workers into large cities. These buses often see the same 7am and 4pm crowd each day.

  
  -image courtesy of VisitingDC.com

  With each scheduled stop, a new member of the community boards the bus, fresh with stories. The 3 different bus drivers that run the route know…

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  Los Angeles’ transit system is inefficient (and no amount of advertising is going to fix it)

  Matt Stroud | Fri, Nov 16th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | City: Los Angeles | Tags: san francisco, los angeles, public transportation, mta, nexmuni, billboards | 2

  If you’re in Los Angeles, the bus is in your face. It’s on the wall, it’s on the TV, it’s on the pages of magazines and newspapers. The bus is even on the bus. A massive advertising campaign has the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority practically everywhere in L.A. But it’s not on the street where it needs to be the most.
  

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