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Mary Jones | Dec 21st, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: South | Cities: Atlanta |
Will a new streetcar route in Atlanta be the magical shot of adrenaline for an all-but-defeated transit system? As an Atlanta native, Mary Jones says that the outlook does not look good. Still, it’s a start. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Dec 7th, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: Central, East Coast, South | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
A campaign to reorient transportation spending towards roads could reduce the ability of urban neighborhoods to develop cheap alternative solutions. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Sep 27th, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: East Coast, West Coast | Cities: Portland |
A new study by the Transportation Research Board suggests cities have a lot more research to do before they can conclusively prove that streetcars actually produce new construction. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Jul 20th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: Midwest | Cities: Cincinnati |
Streetcar and urban circulator grants seem to be primarily oriented towards economic development. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | May 17th, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: Cincinnati, Detroit |
Even if land speculators could assemble the financing for new transit lines, decision-making about alignments should probably remain the role of the public sector. (
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Laura Walsh | May 10th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: Pittsburgh |
Laura Walsh takes a look at the Allegheny Riverfront Vision, which will improve access to a section of Pittsburgh’s waterfront and introduce trolleys, which are increasingly popular nationwide. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Apr 26th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: West Coast | Cities: New York, Portland |
In praise of fast transit: Though streetcars are currently all the rage, they lack the speed to make metropolitan mobility possible for large segments of the population. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Apr 20th, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: |
Can the densities of some neighborhoods be too low for transit to work? The history of the streetcar suburb suggests that without adequate population near transit, mobility options may slowly disappear. (
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Will a new streetcar route in Atlanta be the magical shot of adrenaline for an all-but-defeated transit system? As an Atlanta native, Mary Jones says that the outlook does not look good. Still, it’s a start. (keep reading…)
A campaign to reorient transportation spending towards roads could reduce the ability of urban neighborhoods to develop cheap alternative solutions. (keep reading…)
A new study by the Transportation Research Board suggests cities have a lot more research to do before they can conclusively prove that streetcars actually produce new construction. (keep reading…)
Streetcar and urban circulator grants seem to be primarily oriented towards economic development. (keep reading…)
Even if land speculators could assemble the financing for new transit lines, decision-making about alignments should probably remain the role of the public sector. (keep reading…)
Laura Walsh takes a look at the Allegheny Riverfront Vision, which will improve access to a section of Pittsburgh’s waterfront and introduce trolleys, which are increasingly popular nationwide. (keep reading…)
In praise of fast transit: Though streetcars are currently all the rage, they lack the speed to make metropolitan mobility possible for large segments of the population. (keep reading…)
Can the densities of some neighborhoods be too low for transit to work? The history of the streetcar suburb suggests that without adequate population near transit, mobility options may slowly disappear. (keep reading…)
