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September 1, 2010
By Transportation for America

A lame-duck energy bill is in the mix, but the transportation sector will probably not be included. (Hill)

Denver officials broke ground on a new rail line from downtown to the airport. (USA Today)

The AC Transit bus system in San Francisco’s East Bay could slash its weekend service by half. (Chronicle)

A Dallas neighborhood strives toward “building a better block.” (NRDC Blog)

And, UCLA Planning professor Donald Shoup sends a personal rebuttal to Cato’s Randal O’Toole over free parking. (Greater Greater Washington)

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Newport VT should be considered as a case study for rural livability…not only does it receive a high walking score (85), it is about to adopt a community created Form Based Code. It sits on a major international lake and has a population of roughly 5000. Farms, cheese makers, major resort–all only miles out of the designated downtown. Newport is the heart of Vermont’s extremely rural Northeast Kingdom.