Nov 20
The Future of Intercity Passenger Transport : Early this week, the OECD’s International Transport Forum held a conference in Madrid on the Future of Interurban Passenger Transport. ...
The Antiplanner
Nov 19
Parking, Zoning, Easement Disagreement Between Adjacent Houses of Worship : Best described as a property dispute between two houses of worship, with the plaintiff congregation alleging claims of trespass by the defendant congregation and the defendant congregation alleging th ...
Law of the Land
Nov 19
Another push for US280Toll in Birmingham AL : There's another push in Birmingham AL to advance the long argued-over upgrade of a southeast radial US280 with toll lanes. ...
Toll Roads News
Nov 19
Five steps to save the Obama presidency : I usually try to avoid politics on this blog, but this Forbes op-ed from Joel Kotkin on saving the Obama presidency not only resonated with me, but also touches on some of the subjects I coverhere. ...
Houston Strategies
Nov 19
Nov 19
Japan's Fleet Departs to Hunt 900 Whales : Japan's whaling fleet heads to sea, and a marine conservationist and scientist decries the impending kill. ...
Dot Earth
Nov 19
DOT office connects service-disabled Vetrepreneurs with opportunities : Yesterday, Brandon Neal Director of our Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) hosted a Vendor Day focused on procurement opportunities. ...
Welcome to the Fast Lane
Nov 19
Contrived Sustainability : The draft reauthorization of the federal surface transportation program (highway and transit) in the House of Representatives is filled with initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, often by se ...
Newgeography.com
Nov 19
$266 Million to Widen the Deegan. Crumbs for a More Livable Bronx River. : More lanes, or more housing and parks? Image of proposed Deegan Expressway widening: NYSDOT. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 19
A Womb of One's Own : This week, the Washington Toxics Coalition released a study that should raise the ire of pregnant women like me. ...
Sightline - The Daily Score blog
Nov 19
Slot Car Racetrack Update : In a June 2006 posting I described how the staff of the Bayonne Town Center worked with Vincent Margiotta of Pastime Hobbies to bring slot car racing to the district's car shows. ...
The Downtown Curmudgeon
Nov 19
Wanted: Your Photos of Kids on Bikes : (Photo: Richard Masoner of Cyclelicious)Hey, we need your help again for our next slide show. This one is going to make you feel good. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 19
Streetsblog Capitol Hill Q&A: Four Questions For Rob Puentes : America's transportation and infrastructure policies affect literally everyone who moves from place to place in the country, but often they are under-discussed and over-simplified by the mainstream me ...
Streetsblog
Nov 19
Edible Walls Grow in Popularity : The New York Times reports that some building manufacturing firms are moving into the nascent but growing green wall market. ...
ASLA.org - The Dirt
Nov 19
New $500 Million Goldman Sachs “10,000 Small Businesses” Initiative Addresses Rising U.S. Unemployment that is Fueling the Foreclosure Crisis : Statement by Conrad EganPresident and CEO of the National Housing Conference"We applaud Goldman Sachs for the launch of their new ‘10,000 Small Businesses’ initiative – a $500 million investment in jo ...
NHC Open House Blog
Nov 19
The Fall : Photographer Richard Mosse, interviewed here on BLDGBLOG earlier this year, has a show opening up tonight in New York City: The Fall. ...
BLDGBLOG
Nov 19
The Fall : Photographer Richard Mosse, interviewed here on BLDGBLOG earlier this year, has a show opening up tonight in New York City: The Fall. ...
Bldgblog
Nov 19
NeighborWorks Partners to Help Combat Mortgage Loan Modification Scammers : Today's Columbus Dispatch highlights a new, nationwide initiative led by NHC Housing Leadership Support Program Partner NeighborWorks America to combat scammers preying on homeowners seeking mortgage ...
NHC Open House Blog
Nov 19
Sen. Kaufman honors FAA safety expert on Senate floor : As the busy Thanksgiving travel week approaches, Senator Ted Kaufman (DE) has done the FAA a great service. ...
Welcome to the Fast Lane
Nov 19
In Third Term, Bloomberg Must Align All Agencies With PlaNYC : We continue our series on the next four years of New York City transportation and planning policy with today's essay by Ron Shiffman. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 19
Oregon's Shocking Hunger Stats : By one measure of "food security," the new USDA hunger data released this week puts Oregon right in the middle of the pack. ...
Sightline - The Daily Score blog
Nov 19
Can Weblogs and Microblogs Change Traditional Scientific Writing? : The papers are coming thick and fast at the Future Internet Journal - the latest paper describes a follow up Web 2.0 approach to a technology enhanced master course for students of Graz University of ...
Digital Urban
Nov 19
Blaming the Pedestrian, Again : Despite the growing national attention to the dangers posed by distracted driving, full accountability for drivers who kill or maim pedestrians while fiddling with electronic devices is likely a long ...
Streetsblog
Nov 19
City Council Parking Giveaway Will Bring More Gridlock : New Yorkers could spend a third of a million more hours a year stuck in traffic if the “grace period” for parking violations voted by the City Council this week becomes law. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 19
Foreshadowing from 1962 : Grist uncovered this ironic ad for Humble Oil (motto: "Happy motoring!") in a 1962 back-issue of Life Magazine on Google Books. ...
The Vigorous North
Nov 19
Today’s Headlines : 2010 MTA Budget, Balanced on a Pin, Contains No Fare Hikes or Service Cuts (NY1, News, Post) To Create More Jobs, Pass a Jobs Bill That Funds Transit Service (MTR) Paterson Signs Leandra's ...
Streetsblog
Nov 19
A Dim View of U.S.-China Electric Car Plan : A specialist in energy and transportation says China needs efficient cities more than efficient cars. ...
Dot Earth
Nov 19
WPA 2.0: Working Public Architecture Competition Jury on Next Generation Urban Infrastructure : This is part two in a series of posts on the WPA 2.0: Working Public Architecture competition. Part one highlights the keynote speech by Ron Sims, Deput ...
ASLA.org - The Dirt
Nov 19
Short of Money? Call in Federal Regulators : In 2006, the National Transportation Safety Board found that 298 subway cars in the Washington Metrorail system are “vulnerable to catastrophic telescoping damage” and should be replaced or reinforced ...
The Antiplanner
Nov 18
RLUIPA Case Not Ripe as Church Failed to Pursue Final Governmental Determination : Shenkel United Methodist Church desired to participate in a program to provide monthly shelter to homeless individuals during the winter months. ...
Law of the Land
Nov 18
The Illusive Dream of Modern American Rail : For a total of 7 minutes train geeks can rejoice while riding Amtrak’s Acela Express glides at 150 mph in America’s northeast corridor. ...
The City Fix
Nov 18
Turnpike turkey transfixes New York/New Jersey : The media have been calling her Tammy the Turnpike Turkey. ...
Toll Roads News
Nov 18
Outline, Don't Be Craven, Be Respectful : Two unrelated notes: 1. When you write something or prepare a presentation, whether it be a report, a memo, a love letter, or a speech--make a rough OUTLINE before you start drafting. ...
This Week's Finds in Planning
Nov 18
Reader: ‘How to crowdsource a creative cultural district?‘ : Posted publicly on Facebook here, Keith Ammann’s question on how to go about crowdsourcing a creative cultural district in the small town of Freeport, Illinois, supported with detailed advantages and ...
CoolTown Studios
Nov 18
If a New Car Can Demolish an Old One, How Is a Human Expected to Fare? : To mark its 50th anniversary, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently pitted a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air against its contemporary counterpart, a 2009 Malibu, in a 40 mph crash test. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 18
Long Beach Freeway Saga : The Los Angeles Times reports progress toward completion of the Long Beach Freeway (I-710) gap between Valley Boulevard in East Los Angeles and Pasadena, with a geologic study finding a tunnel alignme ...
Newgeography.com
Nov 18
Port Authority Work Puts GWB Sidewalks on Shifts : Streetsblog has gotten word that, due to Port Authority construction and maintenance work, the north and south sidewalks of the George Washington Bridge will be closing intermittently until further no ...
Streetsblog
Nov 18
How Carbon Markets Work in Europe : In spite of what you may have heard, Europe's carbon market is working beautifully. ...
Sightline - The Daily Score blog
Nov 18
Medical Mart questions : Steven Litt has questions about MMPI's revised concept for the Medical Mart in Cleveland, and participants on yesterday's Sound of Ideas program raised more questions. ...
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog
Nov 18
A day in the life of a Recovery Act transit grant : In July, Santa Rosa CityBus received a Recovery Act grant of $4.2 million for paratransit services, solar bus shelters and eligible operating assistance. ...
Welcome to the Fast Lane
Nov 18
Guest Blogger Judy Jacobson: Making NSP Effective : When Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) first said that he’d advance legislation to stabilize neighborhoods through the acquisition of foreclosed properties, those of us in Massachusetts working on this ...
NHC Open House Blog
Nov 18
World-Class Avenues for the East Side: What Great BRT Looks Like : BRT + bike: East Side avenues have enough space for physically separated busways and protected bike lanes. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 18
Port Authority update : The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority again declined to share the reasons for CEO Adam Wasserman's recent exit, and the Plain Dealer repeated its call for better communication and transp ...
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog
Nov 18
The Tunnel Won't Be Boring : Seattle's planned deep-bore tunnel could get even more contentious soon. As state engineers flesh out their early cost estimates, a comparable tunneling project has hit another snag. ...
Sightline - The Daily Score blog
Nov 18
Proposed RTA cuts : In order to balance its 2010 budget, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority proposed cutbacks of between 12% and 21% of current service levels. ...
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog
Nov 18
Innovative Countries, Energized Campuses : Reports examine countries and campuses for innovations focused on building a better world. ...
Dot Earth
Nov 18
Oppositional Architecture : I stopped by the Camp for Oppositional Architecture Friday night.  It was a “bar+” night; lectures are held in the space every other day, but nonetheless I wanted to see the space on Front Street in D ...
Urban Omnibus
Nov 18
Refuge : [Image: Photo by Bas Princen, from Five Cities Portfolio].Photographer Bas Princen has a new book out, Five Cities Portfolio: Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Dubai, Istanbul, coinciding with a con ...
Bldgblog
Nov 18
Refuge : [Image: Photo by Bas Princen, from Five Cities Portfolio].Photographer Bas Princen has a new book out, Five Cities Portfolio: Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Dubai, Istanbul, coinciding with a con ...
BLDGBLOG
Nov 18
Cleveland sustainability efforts attract national attention : The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Business Civic Leadership Center may help to advance and focus the outcomes of the Sustainable Cleveland 2019 summit. ...
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog
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