Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Light Rail

ITDP Study: “A Coming Out for Bus-Based Transit-Oriented Development”

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 26, 2013 | 17 Comments

In a new report making the rounds this week, “More Development For Your Transit Dollar: An Analysis of 21 North American Transit Corridors,” the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy does two things. First, authors Walter Hook, Stephanie Lotshaw, and Annie Weinstock evaluate which factors determine the impact of urban transit on development, coming up […]

Sparks Fly as Lawmaker Grills LaHood on Columbia River Crossing Transit

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 16, 2013 | 35 Comments

From the beginning of today’s hearing, Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee made it clear they weren’t going to let Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s last appearance before them be an easy one. While the hearing’s purpose was to examine the department’s budget request, the tough questions LaHood fielded on the budget were nothing compared to […]

Honolulu Mayoral Frontrunner Would Torpedo Light Rail Project

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 9, 2012 | 12 Comments

However controversial a rail project is, is it a good idea to pull the plug after construction has already begun? Honolulu residents have that question to ponder from now until Election Day. The city’s mayoral election has become a referendum on its controversial rail project. Former Gov. Ben Cayetano came out of retirement (and took […]

Detroit Abandons Light Rail Dreams, Plans BRT Routes

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 14, 2011 | 4 Comments

There was a lot riding on light rail plans for the city of Detroit. Four years of planning, for one. Almost $100 million in private commitments, for another. But the most important consideration — by far — was the promise of a revitalized Woodward Avenue through the heart of the city’s up-and-coming Midtown neighborhood. Suddenly, […]

Light Rail Line Hangs By a Thread as Maryland Goes to the Polls

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 25, 2010 | 12 Comments

With Election Day fast approaching, Streetsblog Capitol Hill is turning our attention this week to key governor’s races. As Ya-Ting Liu of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign recently wrote (and as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has made painfully clear), “decisions by state and local elected officials ultimately determine whether federal transportation policies become instruments of […]

Avoiding the Unintended Consequences of Transit-Oriented Development

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 25, 2010 | 24 Comments

We see it over and over again in our cities. Migration out of central cities hollows out neighborhoods and leaves the people who remain struggling with the consequences of disinvestment. But when development returns to urban areas, the arrival of new residents can impose burdens on people who never left. Often, as amenities come into […]

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