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Next American City | Jun 22nd, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Culture, Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Life at the Speed of Rail explores how high-speed rail is a technology that could be as transformative as the interstate highway system. Competition entrants unearthed unique insight into how working together, the disciplines of design and policy could influence the fate of our country. (
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Frank Fuller | Mar 19th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: West Coast | Cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco |
An architect considers what transit-oriented development at high-speed rail stations should look like in the United States. (
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Andrew Moore | Nov 18th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: South | Cities: Tampa |
NAC’s Andrew Moore spoke with Jim Studiale, Director of Community Development in Lakeland, Florida, about the city’s smart-growth planning and the its future as a high-speed rail hub. (
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Omnibus | Justin Glick | Feb 11th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: South, West Coast | Cities: Dallas, Houston, Miami, San Francisco |
High-speed rail is becoming more of a reality as the Obama administration announces where the first round of federal grants is headed. (
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Diana Lind | Next American City | Aug 5th, 2009 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: West Coast | Cities: |
According to the
Guardian, the British airline industry “has dismissed a government pledge to replace domestic and short-haul aviation with high-speed rail, with one leading carrier describing the move as an ‘insane’ policy.” Actually, it’s completely sane — and awesome! (
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Omnibus | Justin Glick | Jun 26th, 2009 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: | Cities: |
Transportation funding woes are the theme of the week as Washington tries to get our infrastructure investment back on track. (
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Urban Nation | Ben Adler | Jun 18th, 2009 | Topic: Urban Nation | Region: Urban Nation | Cities: Washington, D.C., Urban Nation |
What to take to the beach? Other than
Next American City, a round up of magazine articles from the
New York Times Magazine,
The Nation, and others. The hot topics are high speed rail, homelessness, gas taxes and of course, what Obama is going to do to improve U.S. cities. (
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Urban Nation | Ben Adler | Dec 2nd, 2008 | Topic: Urban Nation | Region: Urban Nation | Cities: Los Angeles, San Diego, Urban Nation |
Yesterday, Josh Leon
gave his thoughts on California’s high-speed rail project. Holly Otterbein
wrote about it before the election. Now Ben Adler, NAC fellow, gives his two cents. Was Proposition 1A the best use of money for transportation? (
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Josh Leon | Dec 1st, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco |
In the second of three pieces, NAC will explore the recent approval of a $10 billion bond measure to construct a high-speed rail link between Sacramento and San Diego. Holly Otterbein already voiced her thoughts
here. Stay tuned tomorrow for Ben Adler’s take on it. (
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An architect considers what transit-oriented development at high-speed rail stations should look like in the United States. (keep reading…)
NAC’s Andrew Moore spoke with Jim Studiale, Director of Community Development in Lakeland, Florida, about the city’s smart-growth planning and the its future as a high-speed rail hub. (keep reading…)
High-speed rail is becoming more of a reality as the Obama administration announces where the first round of federal grants is headed. (keep reading…)
