Posted on Wednesday May 6th by The Infrastructurist | 254
- Good rail connections on the east coast explain why its second-tier cities are doing better than those in the midwest, says Richard Florida. (Atlantic)
- A new report from the Urban Land Institute finds that we’ve reached a tipping point with regard to infrastructure. We can either keep patching, or embrace a coherent forward-looking strategy. (Architect Magazine via Planetizen)
- Only 6 percent of stimulus money for roads projects is being spent on new construction. Most of it — 76 percent — is going toward repaving and repair. (Propublica)
- Lawmakers in Albany have reached a deal for the MTA bailout. Transit fares in NYC would rise to $2.25 and taxis would see a 50 cent surcharge. There would be no new bridge tolls. (Streetsblog)
- The hideous air traffic congesion around major east coast cities would be addressed by better a high speed rail service and transitioning to the NextGen air traffic control system. (WashPo)
- Rural airports with relatively little passenger traffic–including John Murtha’s “airport for no one”–are not an effective way to be spending our stimulus funds. (IBD)
- A HUD director who actually thinks about–and cares about!–urban development. How novel. (NRDC Switchboard)
- More robotic bicycle garage porn from Tokyo. (Greater Greater Washington)
- Stimulus money is being used to build new sidewalks in Jackson County, Florida (aka panhandle country). (Floridian)
(Photo: Mark Skinner/Floridian)
