Topic – Transit

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  Legislation would give tax credits to TOD

  Would provide 30% tax break

  Steve Hawley, Apr 22, 10.

  The 30% tax credit, if approved, would apply to large, high-density developments within half a mile of transit stations and meeting several other criteria.

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  David Crossley

  If not commuter rail, what?

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Apr 19, 10.

  If not commuter rail, what will best connect the Houston region?

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  Report: light rail is boon for Phoenix businesses

  Almost 36,000 riders daily

  Steve Hawley, Apr 16, 10.

  Almost 36,000 people board the Phoenix light rail every day in 2010, and business owners interviewed by the Arizona PIRG have noticed the difference.

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  Galveston looks at forming county transit district

  Could help commuter rail

  Steve Hawley, Apr 16, 10.

  A transportation district could help implement commuter rail, and it would also enable Galveston to compete with METRO for federal funding.

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  Irving replacing Cowboys stadium with TOD

  Sports don't boost economy

  Steve Hawley, Apr 16, 10.

  Irving officials expect to make far more money from the redeveloped site than they ever did from football, which did little to drive economic growth.

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  James McWilliams

  Sprawl lifestyle is not green

  Historian, Texas State University, Apr 15, 10.

  Is it possible to be 'green' in a sprawling city?

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  Michael Lewyn

  How important is congestion?

  Assistant professor of law, Florida Coastal School of Law, Apr 14, 10.

  How important is congestion?

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  Austin TODs arrive before train service

  TOD ordinance passed in 2005

  Vilas Bhuchar, Apr 12, 10.

  Even as Austin waited for its long-delayed Red Line service to start, TODs, or transit-oriented developments, popped up around several planned train stations.

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  Streetcars making a comeback

  Changing policies under Obama

  Vilas Bhuchar, Apr 12, 10.

  Twenty-two cities around the country have plans for streetcar lines and five to eight of them could be under construction within two years.

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  Austin hopes to make Airport Blvd. more walkable

  Community groups supportive

  Steve Hawley, Apr 09, 10.

  An Austin City Councilman, supported by residents, businesses, and property owners, hopes to create a walkable, mixed-use corridor built around rail stations.

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