Transportation For America » urbanism http://t4america.org Wed, 23 May 2012 14:46:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Conservative Case for Urbanism http://t4america.org/blog/2008/09/10/the-conservative-case-for-urbanism/ http://t4america.org/blog/2008/09/10/the-conservative-case-for-urbanism/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:26:01 +0000 Andrew Bielak http://t4america.org/?p=322 Republicans in Minneapolis for their party’s convention sit down at the University of Minnesota to talk about our long history of subsidizing sprawl, the gravitational pull towards mass transit, and the need to develop a clear federal policy on transportation. (American Prospect — Dana Goldstein)

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]]> http://t4america.org/blog/2008/08/25/downtown-dallas-lures-firms-with-transit-residences-vibrancy/feed/ 0 The urban West: Where the federal government can help http://t4america.org/blog/2008/07/25/the-urban-west-where-the-federal-government-can-help/ http://t4america.org/blog/2008/07/25/the-urban-west-where-the-federal-government-can-help/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:33:40 +0000 Andrew Bielak http://t4america.org/?p=169 New Brookings Institution report on five “megapolitan” areas in the southwest says that transit-oriented development is a key step towards helping these metros prosper. (Salt Lake Tribune — Editorial)

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