http://citiwire.net/post/71/ From a 20th century of cheap energy, endless automobility, burgeoning suburbs, threatened cities. To a challenge-packed 21st century: resurgence in our cities, but fast-rising energy costs, perilous carbon emissions, deepening have-have not divisions... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://citiwire.net/post/71/#comment-8 Its Time To Get To Work Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:24:18 +0000 http://citiwire.net/?p=71#comment-8 [...] Metros Move to Forge Their Own Transit Futures 8/3/2008 -Citiwire America’s major metro regions may be on the verge of transit independence. They tap federal aid whenever they can. But increasingly they’re being obliged to find money for system expansion right at home. They’re learning to get cities and suburbs on the same page as they prepare for a post-petroleum age. And where they’re not succeeding, anger is mounting. Take the Atlanta region, legendary for its traffic tie-ups. It added 2 million people in 20 years but built little new capacity, and now needs to invest $50 billion in rails and roads. As recently as April, Georgia’s legislature refused to let citizens of the region even vote on a sales tax boost to finance transit lines and roadway expansion. Read more [...] [...] Metros Move to Forge Their Own Transit Futures 8/3/2008 -Citiwire America’s major metro regions may be on the verge of transit independence. They tap federal aid whenever they can. But increasingly they’re being obliged to find money for system expansion right at home. They’re learning to get cities and suburbs on the same page as they prepare for a post-petroleum age. And where they’re not succeeding, anger is mounting. Take the Atlanta region, legendary for its traffic tie-ups. It added 2 million people in 20 years but built little new capacity, and now needs to invest $50 billion in rails and roads. As recently as April, Georgia’s legislature refused to let citizens of the region even vote on a sales tax boost to finance transit lines and roadway expansion. Read more [...]

]]> http://citiwire.net/post/71/#comment-6 Can We Count on the Feds? « Xing Columbus Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:08:02 +0000 http://citiwire.net/?p=71#comment-6 [...] notes that cities with vision have decided to act like big boys and girls, and do it on their own. Metros Move to Forge Their Own Transit Futures By Neal [...] [...] notes that cities with vision have decided to act like big boys and girls, and do it on their own. Metros Move to Forge Their Own Transit Futures By Neal [...]

]]> http://citiwire.net/post/71/#comment-5 Streetsblog » Neal Peirce: Cities and Suburbs Must Collaborate to Expand Transit Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:25:13 +0000 http://citiwire.net/?p=71#comment-5 [...] transit funding moves to the Senate, syndicated columnist Neal Peirce pulls back the lens and sees a bright outlook for local rail systems. The key, he says, is whether cities and their suburbs can agree to collaborate on new revenue [...] [...] transit funding moves to the Senate, syndicated columnist Neal Peirce pulls back the lens and sees a bright outlook for local rail systems. The key, he says, is whether cities and their suburbs can agree to collaborate on new revenue [...]

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