http://t4america.org Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:52:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://t4america.org/blog/2009/06/12/todays-headlines-061209/ http://t4america.org/blog/2009/06/12/todays-headlines-061209/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:13:34 +0000 Andrew Bielak http://t4america.org/?p=2122

Boston’s Metropolitan Area Planning Council unveils a new plan for smarter development. (Boston Globe)

• Gas prices reach an eight-month high. (USA Today)

• The Energy Information Administration projects a steep drop in oil output around the world. (Grist)

• Transportation and housing costs for families can’t be disentangled. (Arizona Daily Star)

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]]> http://t4america.org/blog/2008/09/22/the-bust-belt/feed/ 0 http://t4america.org/blog/2008/08/28/hassles-with-air-travel-gas-costs-may-usher-in-new-railroad-era/ http://t4america.org/blog/2008/08/28/hassles-with-air-travel-gas-costs-may-usher-in-new-railroad-era/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:38:52 +0000 Andrew Bielak http://t4america.org/?p=282 As the costs of flying and driving look less and less appealing, residents in Arizona are taking a second look at passenger rail, and a few proposals are gaining momentum as a result. (Arizona Republic — Glen Creno)

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]]> http://t4america.org/blog/2008/08/22/257/feed/ 0 http://t4america.org/blog/2008/07/31/leaping-into-light-rail/ http://t4america.org/blog/2008/07/31/leaping-into-light-rail/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:58:43 +0000 Andrew Bielak http://t4america.org/?p=189 Some cities across the southwest are increasingly looking at light rail as a way to spur transit-oriented development and respond to demands for more urban-style living. (Governing — Zach Patton)

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