Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Transit-Oriented Development

Lawmakers Aim to Bring ‘Sustainable Communities’ From Talk to Action

By Elana Schor | Jul 8, 2009 | No Comments

When three agencies in President Obama’s Cabinet — DOT, Housing and Urban Development, and the Environmental Protection Agency — banded together to promote "sustainable communities," the initiative sounded promising but somewhat lacking in concrete ideas. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) attached his green-housing legislation to the recently passed House climate bill. (Photo: AP) Enter a bipartisan […]

Streetfilms: A Bright Beginning for Phoenix Light Rail

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jun 18, 2009 | 8 Comments

Everyone knows that Phoenix has a huge sprawl problem. But now transit-oriented development is on the upswing in this Sun Belt metropolis. In December, the Phoenix region opened one of the most ambitious transit projects in recent U.S. history: a 20-mile light rail line with 28 stops serving three cities (Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa). Future […]

Call for Regional Coordination of Land Use and Transportation

By Michael Rhodes | Jun 11, 2009 | 3 Comments

It appears a consensus is forming among local governments that building more livable and sustainable communities is an immediate priority. At a conference in San Francisco yesterday, elected officials from across the Bay Area, along with business, housing, development and transportation groups, called for a coordinated land use and transportation planning strategy to account for […]

BART Invites Transit Bloggers to Query GM Dugger, Part I

By Matthew Roth | Jun 3, 2009 | 12 Comments

Greg Dewar of N-Judah Chronicles, BART GM Dorothy Dugger, BART Spokesperson Linton Johnson. Photo: Matthew Roth Last week, BART hosted a brunch meeting for Bay Area transit bloggers, explicitly acknowledging that journalism is trending away from traditional media to online and niche outlets. Organized by BART spokesperson Linton Johnson, writers from Streetsblog, The SF Appeal, […]

Fear Growing Senator Boxer Won’t Deliver Progressive Transportation Act

By Matthew Roth | May 6, 2009 | 5 Comments

The "High Five" in Dallas, via jmmadrid on Flickr California Senator Barbara Boxer will be at the center of a battle over whether or not the reauthorization of the transportation bill will address the global warming impacts of transportation, given her Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee is responsible for writing much of the […]

MTC Approves Sweeping Regional Plan, Debates New Toll Lanes

By Matthew Roth | Apr 23, 2009 | 3 Comments

Photo by bvohra via Flickr The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) yesterday approved its 25-year "Change In Motion" Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), after more than two years of work coordinating with the 26 regional transportation operators, the public, and the many authorities under its control. A slew of bicycle and transportation advocates lined up to thank […]

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