While doing some research for an article about driverless trains, I came across this document by Mircea Georgescu (who most recently worked at Thales [I think?] and whose email I can't track down! Mircea, if you're reading this, trimite-mi si mie te rog frumos un email la [email protected]!), that's … [Read more...]
Where is the Canadian real estate bubble going to hit hardest?
We've been hearing for a while now about a coming crash in Canadian property values, and it's really reached a fever pitch lately – seems like denying a Toronto bubble, at least, is pretty rare. What's interesting to me, though, is how different the bubble seems to be from the American one about … [Read more...]
Transpo bill gridlock staves off federal transit regulation
There are two general attitudes among urbanists towards the transportation omnibus bill that Congress has been struggling to pass in recent years (?). Some, like Streetsblogs and a number of political advocacy groups, hope for swift passage because of the bill's transit spending. Others, like Cap'n … [Read more...]
Libertarians at the Reason Foundation oppose latest California parking minimum reform bill
From Baruch Feisenbaum, who's the Reason Foundation's transportation analyst (disclaimer: I did an internship at Reason magazine a few years ago), surprising agreement with the American Planning Association's California branch on the parking minimum reform bill (or at least, it surprised me): The … [Read more...]
“This is the dirty secret of California’s Density Bonus law…”
Inclusionary zoning – everyone wants to talk about it! Dave Alpert at GGW started the discussion with his pro-IZ piece, and hot on the heels of Emily's post earlier today, I got an email from a California developer who wishes to remain anonymous: This is the dirty secret of California’s Density … [Read more...]
Florida East Coast looks to hook up with Orlando International
The mystery of why in the hell Florida East Coast Industries would want to start private passenger service from Miami to Orlando just got a little bit clearer: they may also be getting an intermodal freight connection to Orland International Airport! A press release from the airport … [Read more...]
Before the landmarks…
The other day I was stumbling around Wikipedia when I found pictures of what was apparently the first iteration of New York's Grand Central train station, called Grand Central Depot. The "depot" opened in 1871 and was built in the neo-Renaissance style that was popular back then (as opposed to the … [Read more...]
New York transit officials grudgingly consider using existing track more efficiently
Now that Chris Christie killed the ARC project, which would have built another rail tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan, Transportation Nation is reporting that MTA boss Joe Lhota is asking the different New York area railroads to do what they were supposed to do half a century ago when they … [Read more...]
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