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TOD Projects on Bus Rapid Transit lines
Submitted by mhathorne on Thu, 10/30/2008 - 3:11pm.I am looking for examples of TOD projects along bus rapid transit lines in a suburban neighborhood setting. Can anyone point me to some projects around the country that I can look to as examples?
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Mueller Takes Off: New Life for Austin’s Old Airport
Submitted by Ruth Walker on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 8:58pm.A busload of CNU attendees headed out Thursday morning to see Mueller, the New Urbanist redevelopment of Austin's former municipal airport.
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Vancouver going back to the future to finance transit lines
Submitted by paytonc on Fri, 03/21/2008 - 1:02am.The newly reconstituted transit authority in Vancouver is looking to transit-oriented development to play a large role in paying its bills going forward.
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Public Transit: A green line
Submitted by Jon Davis on Mon, 01/07/2008 - 10:37pm.Quite a contrast between the Garden State and the Prairie State:
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Public Transit: A green line
Submitted by Jon Davis on Mon, 01/07/2008 - 10:35pm.Quite a contrast between the Garden State and the Prairie State:
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Debunking Cato (again)
Submitted by paytonc on Tue, 10/16/2007 - 9:43pm.In an October 16 commentary titled Lightrail in Portland Is Successful, Notwithstanding CATO Criticism & FTA Lack of Support, Free Congress Foundation Chairman & CEO Paul M. Weyrich offers another perspective on Randal O'Toole's recent CATO Institute attack on land use and transportation pol... read more »
Why a new urbanist charrette is what TOD-fueled Evanston needs right now
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 08/02/2007 - 4:49pm.So what makes a good new urbanist charrette just what Evanston needs at this pivotal point in its history – at this moment when the inner-ring Chicago suburb has become one of the most exciting examples of transit-oriented development in the U.S. yet when vocal longtime residents fear they’re lo... read more »
A New Urbanist Charrette Comes to TOD City, Part 1
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Wed, 07/25/2007 - 4:15pm.A leading post-baby-boomer new urbanist architect-planner, Kevin Klinkenberg, led a five-day charrette in Evanston last week, before catching a well deserved Cubs game on Saturday. Kevin’s peers are also doing admirable work, just not as close to home as Evanston. So though I had to skip the Cubs ... read more »
Trailer for "Sprawling from Grace, Driven to Madness"
Submitted by norabeck on Wed, 06/06/2007 - 3:44pm.Check out the trailer for a new feature-length documentary film from EMotion Pictures. The film explores the negative impact of sprawl on the nation’s largest cities and the promise of transit-oriented development as an alternative. It includes conversations with Peter Calthorpe, Shelley Poticha, ... read more »
Picture of Soon to be Destroyed Downtown Camden County Jail, the 2nd Prison Slated to Go.
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 12:49am.See the context of downtown area of Camden where jail resides, across the street from Walt Whitman's House, a National Landmark
http://www.camdennewjersey.org/walt_whitman_and_mickle_blvd__camden,_n
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