Household Spending on Transportation

How much people spend on commuting

Students tackle Baltimore's public transportation system

Young people help revive and transform Baltimore

Transportation Alliance eBlast April 2012

Our take: the 2012 Maryland Legislative Session & a way forward for transportation in Maryland.

Partners Are Hiring - more added

A CEO search and other employment opportunities at partner organizations

The Red Line cure for gas price blues

A letter to the editor from Robbyn Lewis of Baltimore. She is the current chair of the Red Line Now PAC. Lewis looks at the current high gas prices and just how much good the Red Line can do.

Stevenson, Metro Centre plans drive economic activity in Owings Mills

A $500 million development now under way may help spark the final push needed to solidify the economic activity envisioned for Owings Mills when planners designated this northwest Baltimore County corridor as a growth area...

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Detroit, MI

The private-sector group that wants to build a light-rail line on Woodward Avenue from downtown Detroit to New Center says it has raised most of the money it will need to build it, pledging the bulk of their support in operating costs for the first 10 years.

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Northern Virginia

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Fluor-Transurban have come to an in-principle agreement on the major commercial terms to build the I-95 High Occupancy Vehicle/High Occupancy Toll (HOV/HOT) Lanes Project in Northern Virginia.

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Virginia

April 2011 legislation commits Virginia to spend nearly $4 billion on transportation infrastructure over three years, with the Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank (VTIB) adding to the pot of resources.

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Charlotte, NC

Charlotte envisions a system that appeals to TOD & freight. A tax-increment financing (TIF) district around stations allowing increases in property values to be directed toward paying back the project. This would be done with no increase in the property tax rate...

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New Jersey (2)

Want to know which New Jersey train stations have the most plentiful supply of parking spaces relative to town population?

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A National Tour of Innovative Passenger Rail Finance

In a RAIL Magazine edition dedicated to innovative strategies for passenger rail investment, what follows are a series of capsules highlighting how such tactics have been deployed at the local level to build and finance passenger rail systems.

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Detroit, MI

Its back to basics for Detroit Light Rail, with some private investment support.

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Durham, NC

A 30-year plan to bring increased bus service and three new rail lines to the Research Triangle gets off to a promising start with an election in Durham.

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Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Voters in proposed tax district will be asked to approve an increase to help city qualify for federal funds.

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Washington, DC

Anticipating between 5%-7% appreciation in property values along the DC streetcar corridors, tax increment financing districts cover 40 to 60 percent of the $1.5 billion construction cost.

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