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Interactive Map: Transit Funding Cuts Across the Country

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
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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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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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Guest on The Infra Blog: Ronald DeFeo, Chairman and CEO, Terex Corporation

Thursday, June 24th, 2010
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Ronald DeFeo is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Terex Corporation. Terex Corporation is a manufacturing franchise serving the construction, infrastructure, quarrying, recycling, mining, shipping, transportation, refining, utility, and maintenance industries.

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

Thursday, June 24th, 2010
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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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Riding the Rails to Sustainability: Facts About the Economics and Ecology of Rail Travel

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
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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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NYC Bike Shots

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
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Collected by BikingRules.org

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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
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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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What are the greatest urban design challenges architects are working on in their own communities?

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

At the AIA 2010 Convention, AIA members talk about how they’re reshaping the fabric of entire neighborhoods and cities.

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June 25th: BALCONY to Host NY/NJ Infrastructure Forum

Monday, June 14th, 2010
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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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Boston Rising: Boston Bikes’ Nicole Freedman

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

The Boston metro area has always had plenty of cyclists. But other than some fantastic greenways like the Minuteman Trail, riding along the Charles, and some ahead-of-its-time traffic calming & bike lanes in Cambridge, cyclists have had very little to crow about. In fact, it wasn’t uncommon to hear murmurs that Boston was the worst cycling city in the U.S.

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