10:35 AM
NYC: The Weekly Carnage : The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs and beyond....
Streetsblog
10:06 AM
Wests buy Market Square building for new venture : Scott and Bernadette West have purchased a building on Market Square, and are planning to launch a new events venue. The Wests paid $275,000 for 32 Market Square, and are preparing a venture called S...
Property Scope
09:50 AM
NYC: Cuomo Admin Denies Requests for Information on Tappan Zee Financing : How does Andrew Cuomo plan to pay for the new Tappan Zee Bridge?...
Streetsblog
09:50 AM
Weekend Reading 1/27/12 : Editor’s note: We’re curious what readers think of this series. Is it useful? What do you like most? How can we make it better?...
Sightline - The Daily Score blog
07:35 AM
“Really Narrow Streets” project in the planning stages in Maine : In Maine, a group of residents are hoping to start a new community based on the principles of urban design advocated by Nathan Lewis at New World Economics and J.H. Crawford at Carfree.com....
Market Urbanism
07:35 AM
The Whole Earth 2012: Snowless and Drought-Ridden : Yesterday, NASA released a composite photo of the "Whole Earth" as seen from space, like the ones taken by Apollo astronauts of the 1970s....
The Vigorous North
06:15 AM
Does Knoxville need more graffiti? : The Scope doesn't agree that Knoxvillians should keep painting on the walls, but Eleanor Scott's latest column in the Metro Pulse is still nicely crafted. One winter day, I was walking alone under th...
Property Scope
06:05 AM
NYC: Today’s Headlines : “Most Gerrymandered Lines” in Memory Shortchange Dems, NYC (NY World) Pedestrian Struck Once, Killed By Second Driver While Waiting For Ambulance (ABC 7) Hoboken, Jersey City Hope to Have Joint Bike-S...
Streetsblog
06:05 AM
FTA proposes New Starts streamline : Earlier this week, the Federal Transit Administration proposed significant changes in the way America's major transit projects compete for federal funds.  This revamped approach will speed up the New...
Welcome to the Fast Lane
05:45 AM
Friday briefing : Pigeon Forge debuts new Key Lime Pie Factory. KNS Owners consider selling Oak Ridge Mall. KNS Food at Fido's, in Nashville, comes out of the shadows of its coffee....
Property Scope
12:15 AM
Friday News Digest (Crowd Sourced) : It is 2AM and I'm just getting home from a Curbside Chat in Mason City, IA. Lots to talk about with that -- all good -- but for now the sleep fairy is calling me....
Strong Towns
Jan 26
Michigan DOT moves to build missing ramp as local media picks up on its obstructionism - FHWA made scapegoat : Now exposed as a principal obstructionist in the Gateway Project, Michigan Department of Transportation is at last moving to build the  S32 missing ramp that the local press had previously hung on the...
Toll Roads News
Jan 26
Gravity Base Stations : (Possibly outdated data sheet for a gravity base station in JFK International Airport. Image courtesy of NOAA....
Pruned
Jan 26
Fed. Dist. Court in NY Dismisses Due Process and Equal Protection Claims but Not Retaliation Claim : Barbara Tomlins obtained a building permit in June 2004 to vertically expand her Village of Wappingers Falls, NY home.  A neighbor appealed the issuance of the building permit to the Village’s Zoning...
Law of the Land
Jan 26
TransCore wins big Texas Turnpike system integration and maintenance contract : TransCore has won a big statewide systems integration and maintenance contract with the Texas Turnpike division of TxDOT. TransCore was selected over Raytheon and Telvent....
Toll Roads News
Jan 26
NYC: City Planning Commission OKs Excess St. Vincent’s Parking : A rendering of the Rudin family plans for new condos at the site of St. Vincent's Hospital. Rudin wants to include 152 parking spaces, while the community board wants zero....
Streetsblog
Jan 26
TRB meeting features panel of past and present Secretaries of Transportation : It's been an exciting couple of days to be Secretary of Transportation....
Welcome to the Fast Lane
Jan 26
NYC: Cost of Tappan Zee Mega-Bridge Could Cause Tolls to Triple : Building a new structure twice as wide as the current Tappan Zee Bridge could create a financial black hole, where people who never use the bridge end up paying for its construction. “Rate shock” was...
Streetsblog
Jan 26
FTA recognizes need to coordinate transit investments and affordable housing policy : by Ethan Handelman, National Housing ConferenceThis week, NHC loses a gifted and hardworking policy associate, Clare Duncan....
NHC Open House Blog
Jan 26
Costco back on track : Wondering about the lack of progress on the new Costco in Farragut?...
Property Scope
Jan 26
The Cleverness of the “Barrel Fee” : If you’re out to raise money for transportation projects, one of the more clever methods is the so-called “barrel fee” that is the centerpiece of Governor Gregoire’s new transportation package....
Sightline - The Daily Score blog
Jan 26
NYC: About Time: James Vacca Declares Traffic Safety a “Civil Rights Issue” : Good on you, Jimmy. What's next?...
Streetsblog
Jan 26
NYC: Starting Next Week, You Can Help Choose Bike-Share Station Locations : New Yorkers submitted dozens of suggestions for bike-share station locations in Chelsea alone....
Streetsblog
Jan 26
In Virginia and across the nation, building an economy that will last on infrastructure that will last : In his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, President Obama laid out a blueprint for an America that is built to last.  And if we are going to build an economy that lasts, we need to start with a fou...
Welcome to the Fast Lane
Jan 26
Blogging from TRB: Tomorrow’s Public Transport : Does France's Autolib electric vehicle sharing system offer us a glimpse of the future? Photo by Francisco Gonzalez. What will tomorrow’s public transport look like?...
The City Fix
Jan 26
Warren Buffet’s Secretary Needs a New Accountant : “Asking a billionaire to pay at least as much [tax] as his secretary is plain common sense,” says President Obama....
The Antiplanner
Jan 26
Red Chair to stay downtown : Red Chair Architects, which was formed by the merger of Cockrill Design & Planning and Community Tectonics, will keep the former CDP offices on Jackson Avenue. The firm announced the move Tuesday....
Property Scope
Jan 26
NYC: Today’s Headlines : MTA May Refinance Debt Billions to Lower Borrowing Rate (Bloomberg) DNA: James Vacca to Force DOT to Fix Nightmarish Ped Plazas; Also: Sane Coverage From NY1, WNYC Funeral Services Held for Dashane Sa...
Streetsblog
Jan 26
Chattanooga bike share to launch in April : The Times Free Press has an interesting story this morning about the new Bike Chattanooga program. Ansley Haman reports that the bike share program launching in April will be the largest of its kind...
Property Scope
Jan 26
Thursday briefing : UT students take lead in planning, building Haiti school. KNS Apartment, retail development is bound for Hillsboro Village, in Nashville. Tennessean Council hires firm for Cumberland Ave....
Property Scope
Jan 26
Bold Vision for the Future of Sustainable Transport : This year marks EMBARQ's 10-year anniversary. Photo by Dave K....
The City Fix
Jan 25
Maryland toll authority to sign 35 year $180m/$198m PV concession on I-95 Kennedy Hwy service plazas : The board of directors of Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA) operator of the I-95 Kennedy Highway Toll Road has approved signing of a 35 year concession on its two service plazas....
Toll Roads News
Jan 25
IL Appeals Court Holds City May Prohibit Through Zoning Drilling of Gas or Oil Wells Within City Limits : Plaintiff TriPower Resources, Inc....
Law of the Land
Jan 25
How did we get so rich? : Adam Smith famously asked:  Why are some nations wealthier than others?  Almost 250 years later, the discussion continues....
Peter Gordon's Blog
Jan 25
Two Suits Filed to Stave Off Dissolution of Redevelopment : Josh Stephens With seven days to go before redevelopment agencies vanish from California's landscape, two consortiums of cities are sending up two different hail Marys in the hopes t...
California Planning & Development Report
Jan 25
Two Suits Filed to Stave Off Dissolution of Redevelopment : Josh Stephens With seven days to go before redevelopment agencies vanish from California's landscape, two consortiums of cities are sending up two different hail Marys in the hopes t...
California Planning & Development Report Blogs
Jan 25
(Im)possible Chicago #31-40 : ((Im)possible Chicagos is a series of hallucinatory joyrides through one hundred and twenty five asynchronous Chicagos.)...
Pruned
Jan 25
NYC: Tappan Zee Plans Flunk New York’s Smart Growth Test : The Cuomo administration’s plan for an extra-wide, transit-free Tappan Zee Bridge is exactly the kind of project that New York state’s smart growth law is supposed to prevent. The Cuomo administration...
Streetsblog
Jan 25
State Releases How-To Guide for Redevelopment Dissolution : Josh Stephens With only a few days to go before the February 1 deadline to dissolve the state's redevelopment agencies, the Department of Finance has published a website describing t...
California Planning & Development Report
Jan 25
State Releases How-To Guide for Redevelopment Dissolution : Josh Stephens With only a few days to go before the February 1 deadline to dissolve the state's redevelopment agencies, the Department of Finance has published a website describing t...
California Planning & Development Report Blogs
Jan 25
Jailin Judge: toll bridge company request for secret report "designed to annoy, harass and intimidate" : The Jailin Judge of Wayne County Michigan says that a request by the Ambassador Bridge company to see a report used to jail two of its top people January 12 is "designed to annoy, harass, and intimida...
Toll Roads News
Jan 25
Why Portland’s Public Toilets Succeeded Where Others Failed : For the residents of Portland, Ore., taking a whiz in a public toilet is not just a matter of necessity....
Urban Planning Blog
Jan 25
The Andrew Freedman Home is No Longer Empty : The Andrew Freedman Home at 1125 Grand Concourse | Photo by Kathy Zeiger for No Longer Empty A large, imposing and seemingly abandoned mansion occupies an entire block on the Grand Concourse between 1...
Urban Omnibus
Jan 25
NYC: Cuomo Primed to Splurge on Jumbo-Sized Tappan Zee : Each span of the new Tappan Zee Bridge would be as wide as the current bridge, leaving room for future administrations to convert eight traffic lanes into ten or more lanes....
Streetsblog
Jan 25
What Coal Dust Looks Like in Alaska : We’ve already seen how coal dust looks near export terminals at Point Roberts and Prince Rupert, British Columbia....
Sightline - The Daily Score blog
Jan 25
NYC: Brooklyn DA’s Office Reviewing Mathieu Lefevre Hit-and-Run : The office of Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes will conduct a review into the death of cyclist Mathieu Lefevre, according to the borough’s top prosecutor for vehicular crimes. Craig Esswein, c...
Streetsblog
Jan 25
NYC: Tappan Zee Draft EIS Underscores Cuomo Admin’s Disregard for Transit : The Cuomo administration’s latest thinking on the new Tappan Zee Bridge, contained in the draft environmental impact statement it released yesterday, reinforces the state’s commitment to building a sp...
Streetsblog
Jan 25
Transportation, jobs, and the 2012 State of the Union : Last night in his State of the Union address, President Obama laid out his blueprint for an American economy built to last, and I was happy to hear his ideas for repairing and upgrading our transporta...
Welcome to the Fast Lane
Jan 25
Breaking Out and Breaking In : Breaking Out and Breaking In: A Distributed Film Fest of Prison Breaks and Bank Heists kicks off Friday, January 27, sponsored by BLDGBLOG, Filmmaker Magazine, and Studio-X NYC....
Bldgblog
Jan 25
Breaking Out and Breaking In : Breaking Out and Breaking In: A Distributed Film Fest of Prison Breaks and Bank Heists kicks off Friday, January 27, sponsored by BLDGBLOG, Filmmaker Magazine, and Studio-X NYC....
BLDGBLOG
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