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An Alternative Development Scenario for San Diego County

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION
GREENINFO NETWORK

In order to protect natural systems and rural landscapes, as well as to ensure urban growth occurs primarily in incorporated areas, it is reasonable for the County of San Diego to consider a growth alternative in its General Plan process that reduces by approximately two-thirds the number of housing units current proposed for unincorporated areas and to re-allocate these units to cities within the County. Such a scenario would, by 2030, still leave substantial residential capacity in cities for future growth needs…The San Diego County proposed General Plan Update has been used, in consultation with CNFF, to determine what growth might be redirected. Data from the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), has been used to assess the feasibility of allocating that increment of growth to existing cities.

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Tags: CA, California, Cleveland National Forest Foundation, CNFF, GreenInfo Network, Housing, San Diego
Posted in Congestion, Environment, Equity, Funding, Infra Views, Land Use, Local, Policy, Private Investment, Sustainability, Urban Planning

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Bicycle Highways: Should cities build specialized roadways for cyclists?

Monday, July 12th, 2010

SLATE MAGAZINE
While the school of so-called “vehicular cycling” argues that cycles should be treated as cars and share the roads, this philosophy seems to be the result of (primarily American) cyclists adapting by necessity to their harsh surroundings rather than the sound basis of a widespread transportation shift. In the world’s top cycling cities, one finds not muscular riders harried and buffeted by passing cars, but all manner of people—young, old, carrying groceries, carrying kids—riding on networks that have been designed for them.

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Tags: Bicycle Infrastructure, Bicycling, Bike Paths, Cycling, Monocle Magazine, Slate, Slate Magazine, Tom Vanderbilt
Posted in Biking, Competitiveness, Congestion, Equity, Funding, Green, Infra Views, National, Policy, Public Parks & Recreation, Sustainability, Transit

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Interactive Map: Transit Funding Cuts Across the Country

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Public transportation ridership is at record highs, according to Transportation for America, but transportation agencies across the country are making service cuts, layoffs, and fare increases. T4A’s interactive map shows the cuts in various transit systems across the country. Along with current budget deficits, it displays other useful data like total number of riders, fare increases, and service changes. T4A also allows users to join the action by sharing their transit experiences for an upcoming congressional lobbying campaign.

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Tags: Interactive, T4America, Transportation for America
Posted in Funding, Local, National, Public Transportation, Recession, The Infra Blog, Transit, Urban Planning

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Recovery In Progress

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Photos of recovery projects that are now underway
More on the Recovery.gov Flickr Page

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Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA, Connecticut, CT, ID, Idaho, MA, Massachusetts, OR, Oregon, Recovery.gov, WA, Washington, WSDOT
Posted in Bridges, Funding, Highway, Local, Recovery, Roads, Show Us Your Infra, Transit, Wastewater

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Transportation TV: 10,000 Recovery Projects Underway

Monday, June 28th, 2010

President Obama holds a news conference to break ground on the 10,000th Recovery highway project. We’ll take you to Ohio, for the big event. This week also marks the first anniversary of the tragic METRO Rail crash near the nation’s Capitol. Several U.S. Senators held a news conference calling for tough, federal regulation of the nation’s transit systems. We’ll also tell you about a memorial service held to remember the nine victims who died in last year when the two METRO trains collided. And several members of Congress took a ride with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood this week, down Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Tags: AASHTO, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, D.C., METRO Rail, Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation, Tony Dorsey, Transportation TV, Washington
Posted in Funding, Highway, Local, National, Roads, Show Us Your Infra, Transit, Urban Planning

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The Rail Debate Intensifies

Monday, June 28th, 2010

We think a strong case can be made that true high-speed rail will eventually be necessary in the U.S. between major city-pairs separated by less than 300-400 miles, in order to relieve unacceptable levels of airport and air traffic congestion. In Europe, air service between Paris-Brussels [162 miles], Paris-Lyon (246 miles) and Cologne- Frankfurt [94 miles] has already been totally replaced by high-speed rail service.

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Tags: American Road & Transportation Builders Assocation, ARTBA, C. Kenneth Orski, HSR, Innovation Briefs, Innovation Newsbriefs, Ken Orski
Posted in Aviation, Congestion, Funding, High Speed Rail, Innovation Newsbriefs, National, Rail, The Infra Blog, Transit

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REMINDER: BALCONY TO HOST INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM FRIDAY MORNING (JUNE 25TH)

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

The Business and Labor Coalition of New York (BALCONY) will host a breakfast forum featuring Christopher Ward, Executive Director, Port Authority of NY & NJ. Steve Anderson, Managing Director, InfrastructureUSA.org, will join a panel of experts who are discussing the infrastructure needs of New York and New Jersey.

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Tags: BALCONY, Business and Labor Coalition of New York, Christopher Ward, Connecticut, CT, New Jersey, New York, New York and Vicinity Carpenters Labor Management Corporation, NJ, NY, Port Authority, Port Authority of NY & NJ, Steve Anderson
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Competitiveness, Funding, Inland Waterways, Local, Public Transportation, Roads, Smart Growth, Technology, The Infra Blog, Transit, Urban Planning

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Riding the Rails to Sustainability: Facts About the Economics and Ecology of Rail Travel

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

SONORAN INSTITUTE
Is rail transit the option that will move the transportation system in the right direction? Cost-effectiveness and environmental impact are the key criteria to consider. Now is the time to explore a few misconceptions about rail travel and review the potential benefits.

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Tags: Arizona, AZ, Phoenix, Sonoran Institute, Sun Corridor, Tucsan
Posted in Funding, High Speed Rail, Infra Views, Local, Public Transportation, Rail, Sustainability, Transit, Urban Planning

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Bill links land use decisions to transportation funding decisions in a way that is unprecedented in California

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

URBAN LAND INSTITUTE
Fundamentally, SB 375 is intended to guide more sustainable land use and development decisions through coordination at the state, regional, and local levels. The Urban Land Institute (ULI), an international nonprofit research and education organization, is appropriately positioned to analyze the potential impacts of and evaluate implementation options for this legislation.

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Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, CA, California, SB375, Sustainable Communities Strategy, ULI, Urban land Institute
Posted in Clean Air, Competitiveness, Congestion, Energy, Environment, Funding, Green, Infra Views, Local, Policy, Public Transportation, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Transit, Urban Planning

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The National Bicycling and Walking Study: 15–Year Status Report

Friday, June 18th, 2010

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE INFORMATION CENTER
Since the publication of the National Bicycling and Walking Study, there has been measurable progress in improving conditions for bicycling and walking. Far from being “forgotten,” bicycling and walking have received a growing amount of attention and funding. There have also been decreases in fatalities, coupled with some evidence of an increase in the overall number of trips taken by bike or foot.

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Tags: Bicycling, Pedestrian, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, U.S. Department of Transportation, US DOT, Walking
Posted in Biking, Congestion, Environment, Equity, Funding, Green, Infra Views, National, Policy, Roads

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Archive for the ‘Funding’ Category

An Alternative Development Scenario for San Diego County

Bicycle Highways: Should cities build specialized roadways for cyclists?

Interactive Map: Transit Funding Cuts Across the Country

Recovery In Progress

Transportation TV: 10,000 Recovery Projects Underway

The Rail Debate Intensifies

REMINDER: BALCONY TO HOST INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM FRIDAY MORNING (JUNE 25TH)

Riding the Rails to Sustainability: Facts About the Economics and Ecology of Rail Travel

Bill links land use decisions to transportation funding decisions in a way that is unprecedented in California

The National Bicycling and Walking Study: 15–Year Status Report

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InfrastructureUSA.org is a non-profit, online community whose mission is to bring together infrastructure experts, industry leaders, government officials and most especially interested citizens, to participate in vigorous conversation and generate action to address the U.S. infrastructure crisis.

Support for InfrastructureUSA.org has been provided by these organizations and individuals:

Archive for the ‘Funding’ Category

CATEGORIES

Dear Friends,

Support for InfrastructureUSA.org
has been provided by these organizations and individuals: