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pedestrianobservations.com
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| | | | | New York's high construction costs are not just a problem for public transit. Roads exhibit the exact same problem. Case in point: replacing 2.5 km of the deteriorating Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) in Brooklyn Heights is slated to cost $3-4 billion, take 6-8 years, and require temporarily closing the pedestrian promenade supported on top of the... | |
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transportationmatters.wordpress.com
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| | | | | Introduction Pierce County Integrated Transit Plan The 15 Wishlist Investments Commit to Downtown Tacoma and Integrate the Light Railways Upgrade the Track Capacity of the T Line Use 6th Avenue for the T Line Extension to TCC Cancel East Tacoma Station; Extend the T Line to Puyallup Tribe District Plan for a T Line Extension... | |
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freakonomics.com
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| | | | | Amtrak's ridership and revenue has been steadily increasing over the last 10 years, and 2011 set a new ridership record with 30.2 million passengers, and $1.9 billion in ticket revenue. But, even though it took in $1.42 billion from Congress last year, it still manages to lose $1 billion annually. This is hardly a new development. Amtrak has a long and storied history of functioning at a loss despite government subsidies.So, as we enter what appears to be a new era (maybe?) of government austerity, it se... | |
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educationtownhall.org
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| | | Peter MacPherson, DC activist with years of experience advocating for school libraries, joined the August 1 edition of The Education Town Hall. URGENT: ACT on August 1!! by Peter MacPherson Last week's announcement about the proposed new soccer stadium for DC United is troubling. A new stadium would be a nice new civic amenity. But... | ||