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Archive for the ‘Transit’ Category

High-Speed Rail: International Lessons for U.S. Policy Makers

Friday, September 30th, 2011
High-Speed Rail: International Lessons for U.S. Policy Makers

LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF LAND POLICY
High-speed rail has been adopted throughout the world, and is now being planned and developed in the United States. Over the past 50 years, U.S. transportation spending has favored the development of interstate highway and aviation systems. In the meantime, countries such as China, Japan, Spain, France, and Germany have been investing in modern high-speed rail systems to satisfy the travel demands of current and future generations. As the United States embarks on the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program launched in 2009, it can learn from the experiences of other countries i planning, constructing, and operating high-speed rail.

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2011 Urban Mobility Report

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
2011 Urban Mobility

TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
Congestion is a significant problem in America’s 439 urban areas. And, although readers and policy makers may have been distracted by the economy-based congestion reductions in the last few years, the 2010 data indicate the problem will not go away by itself – action is needed.

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New York City: Second Avenue Subway Update

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

On September 22, 2011, a tunnel boring machine (TBM) broke through rock just east of the Lexington Ave-63rd St. station, making the completion of tunneling for Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway. – mtainfo on YouTube

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Commuting in the United States

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Commuting in the United States: 2009

US CENSUS BUREAU
This report describes patterns of commuting for the nation and metropolitan statistical areas (metro areas) based on the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS). In the United States, commutes make up less than 20 percent of all trips taken, but play a unique role within the mix of overall trips by determining peak travel demand across transportation systems.

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House Republicans Trying To Increase Transportation Funding

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Transportation Issues Daily House Transportation Chair John Mica has been given the green light to explore options for providing up to $15 billion per year for a multi-year transportation bill.  It’s not clear what those options might be, other than it won’t be a gas tax increase according to GOP sources. Mica’s proposed funding level […]

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Washington: SR 520 — Bellevue Way Demolition

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Crews demolished the western half of the Bellevue Way overpass Sept. 16-19, 2011, to make room for a wider bridge with a shared use bicycle/pedestrian path and landscaping. The work is part of the SR 520 Eastside Transit and HOV Project, which widens SR 520 from four to six lanes from Medina to Bellevue and […]

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Conference on September 21st: New York’s Infrastructure: An Update on Critical Transportation and Infrastructure Projects Throughout the Region

Monday, September 19th, 2011
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From BTEA: Construction industry experts agree that the current financial downturn is severely affecting future construction in New York City. Many projects are delayed and heavy job loss in the construction industry is expected to continue. Meanwhile, possible future government stimulus and investment in public infrastructure may mean billions of dollars in construction spending and […]

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The American Jobs Act

Monday, September 19th, 2011
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THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT
The American people understand that the economic crisis and the deep recession weren’t created overnight and won’t be solved overnight. The economic security of the middle class has been under attack for decades. That’s why President Obama believes we need to do more than just recover from this economic crisis – we need to rebuild the economy the American way, based on balance, fairness, and the same set of rules for everyone from Wall Street to Main Street.

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September 27th: NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate: The London / New York Dialogue

Monday, September 19th, 2011
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From the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies: “Keeping the Global City Competitive: The Future of the Financial Industries and the Vital Transportation Systems of London and New York” Co-Chairs: Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas, Board Chairperson, London & Partners; Chairman, New West End Company Ltd Carl Weisbrod, Professor and Chair of Global Real Estate […]

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Louisville, Kentucky to New Albany, Indiana: Sherman Minton Bridge Shut Down Indefinitely

Friday, September 16th, 2011

Friday September 9 during Rush hour the Sherman Minton Bridge was abruptly shut down due to engineers finding cracks in the major supports of the Bridge. – vahlhala56 on YouTube

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