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Paying at the pump : war, winter, and unrest spike gas prices
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Tennessee town pins hopes on being transportation hub
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The economics of commuting in a higher cost world
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Policy update: Incentives for greener transportation
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Maintaining diversity in America's transit-rich neighborhoods: tools for equitable neighborhood change
In some newly transit-rich neighborhoods (TRNs), a new station can set in motion a cycle of unintended consequences in which core transit users?such as renters and low-income households?are priced out of the neighborhood in favor of higher-income, car-owning residents who are less likely to use public transit. The authors describe these patterns and present policy tools for shaping equitable neighborhood change.
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Noteworthy: Airlines: Texas carriers fly fuller; mergers ahead
Texas-based Southwest Airlines and American Airlines have seen more passengers and fuller planes this year. Carriers experienced a summer of increased demand and strong profit growth as the U.S. airline industry healed from the recession and a rough 2009. Resurgent business travel paced the revenue and profit increases. ; Mergers promise change for Texas' airline industry. Southwest plans to take over AirTran Holdings Inc. of Atlanta and keep corporate operations in Dallas, while Houston-based Continental Airlines Inc. merged with Chicago's UAL Corp. on Oct. 1 and began relocating corporate ...
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Weaving together vibrant communities through transit-oriented development
Transit-oriented development (TOD) is about connecting the fabric of our communities, where various neighborhoods and places are integrated into a vibrant and cohesive region. Implementing equitable TOD involves rethinking the current paradigm, and fostering TOD requires collaboration and coordination among multiple actors. This article defines TOD, introduces the concepts and principles behind the term, and presents strategies for implementing successful TOD initiatives, especially those that benefit LMI individuals and communities.