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Minnesota DOT: How Potholes are Formed
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013California High Speed Rail: An Updated Due Diligence Report
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
REASON FOUNDATION
Reason Foundation’s 2008 report, The California High Speed Rail Proposal: A Due Diligence Report, warned that plans by the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA or Authority) issued prior to and during 2008 were inaccurate, misleading and not in compliance with California statutes.
2013: The Year of the Bike Share
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
BIKE SHARE
The year of the snake? Nope. It’s the year of the bike share.
In 2013, North America will likely see the addition of eighteen new bike share programs, growing approximately 50 percent from 2012. This will bump the total number of bike share programs on the continent to 53.
View this complete post...Innovative Cities – Eugene, Oregon
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013Guest on The Infra Blog: Eben Weiss, BikeSnob NYC Blog
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Eben Weiss (a.k.a. BikeSnobNYC) is the blogger behind bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com, a massively popular cycling blog (started in 2007). Topics include:
New World of Cycling
Bike Snob Abroad: Ripple Affect
Cycling Infrastructure in the US
Shocked into Engagement
NYC’s First Bike-Parking Protected, Protected Bike Lane!
Monday, April 29th, 2013NYC’s First Bike-Parking Protected, Protected Bike Lane! from Streetfilms on Vimeo. A few years ago, it was pretty big news when on-street bike parking or a bike oasis were installed in any city. Today, though it is always welcome news, it hardly merits a report. However, on New York City’s 9th Avenue protected bike lane […]
View this complete post...Seattle, WA: Bikes and Buses – Sharing the Road
Thursday, April 25th, 2013Status of the Highway Trust Fund
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
The federal government’s surface transportation programs are financed mostly through the Highway Trust Fund, an accounting mechanism in the federal budget that comprises two separate accounts, one for highways and one for mass transit. Revenues credited to those accounts are derived mostly from excise taxes on gasoline and certain other motor fuels. The fund also is credited with interest on its accumulated balances.
Denver, CO: RTD Pena Rail Bridge Construction
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013As part of the construction of the RTD FasTracks East Rail Line, Denver Transit Partners construction crews set the girders over westbound (outbound) Peña Boulevard on Saturday, Mar. 23, 2013. On Monday, Mar. 25, 2013, DTP crews set the girders within the Peña Boulevard median. The girders were placed over eastbound Peña Boulevard on Saturday, […]
View this complete post...Enhancing Economic Opportunity Through Transit
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
RECONNECTING AMERICA
The Denver region is currently embarking on one of the most ambitious and extensive investments in new rail and bus service in the United States. In less than a decade, the $7.8 billion FasTracks transportation infrastructure project will connect much of the Denver Metro region with 122 miles of new commuter and light rail, 18 miles of bus rapid transit, 70 new transit stations and a variety of other expanded multimodal options. This investment has the potential to expand the reach of opportunity for many people, providing better connections between housing, jobs and other essential destinations.
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