September 15, 2010
Public Hearing

*NOTE: December 2010 meeting will be held at the Epicenter.

February 9, 2010

January 12, 2010

• Thanks Dr. Delay for telling your readers about our Central Avenue Trolley!
• eTownhall is tonight! Please join us and help shape the future
  of transit in Pinellas
• USA Today: Public mass transit regains footing
• New blog post: Say Cheese!
• Train station project captures Orlando's historical structures in 3-D virtual reality
• RidePSTA Blog Photo contest update: it's an iPad 2 for the winning photo, as judged by a panel of "celebrity" judges!
• Have you planned your photo for our contest? Wonder what this is all about? Check out the first post on our new blog!
• Cameras focus on PSTA's hybrid buses
• The RidePSTA Blog is live! Check out our first post and find out how you could win an iPad!
• Join the eTownhall on Dec 8 and help shape the future of public
  transit in Pinellas
• New York's Arts for Transit Program is a Thing of Beauty
• Five myths about your gasoline taxes
• Voters Nationwide Choose to Pay More for Transit
• Transit Systems in Peril: Why Care?

• The Value of Transportation Enhancements
• FTA grants create jobs, promote innovative transportation solutions
• How D.C. united urban workers with suburban jobs
• EPA's Science Wednesday: Durham’s Journey to Sustainability
• HART plans traffic signal testing for Bus Rapid Transit
• Voters in 3 States Approve Nearly $600 Million for Transportation Improvements
• Durham, NC voters say yes to new transit funding
• TIA wants to be transit hub
• St. Pete Times editorial: Ridership shows need for public transit
• Hey stats junkies: check out this new report from the U.S. Dept of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Fact: Investment in the public transportation industry creates & supports over 1.9 million public & private sector jobs
• Need to travel between Pinellas & Hillsborough? Check out this awesome video about our express bus "X-Route" service!
• Our neighbors over at THE Bus in Hernando are trying to improve transit routes and increase service hours
• Special to the Times: Finding transportation solutions that work
• If Tampa Bay Wants Young Professionals, We Need Livable Communities (which includes good transit)
• How Much Money is Car-Commuting Costing You?
• St. Pete Times editorial: Better transit means better jobs

• Businesses, riders take advantage of PSTA's new Central Avenue trolley route
• Newsflash: Transportation Project Creates Jobs, Stimulates Economy
• Tampa airport's master plan to include space for rail lines
• New manufacturing facility in Muncie, IN = American made trains, and new jobs
• Letter to the editor: Upgrade mass transit system
• Rahm Emanuel Rides Transit During Zombie Apocalypse
• 7 billion reasons to improve sustainable transport
• 13,103,206: it's a record!
• Transportation funding: Transit systems drive our future
• Who Killed Transit on the New Tappan Zee Bridge in New York?
• Orlando to get $200 million mixed-use transit oriented development along SunRail line
• Show your support of public transit by joining this grassroots effort

• US Trans Secretary @RayLaHood responds to 3 questions about commuting in DC, but they're really applicable everywhere
• Five Ways Market Research Paints Bright Future for Public Transit
• *great* article: What If Washington Never Built Metro?
• ‘Gargantuan large’ investment in infrastructure needed, experts say
• There are more SmartBuses in our future! PSTA has been awarded a $5 million grant to buy electric hybrid buses
• Transit-Oriented Development: Starting at the Station
• Cuts in transit could add to poverty levels in Milwaukee
• An Unofficial Transit Village
• Editorial: PSTA stays on course
• Public Transportation Touted as Key Economic Driver
• PSTA begins trolley routes from downtown St. Pete to southern Pinellas beaches
• Check out this crazy cross walk in Arkansas that bars pedestrians...
• Mass transit can help revitalize neighborhoods
• See where Tampa Bay ranks among the Top 40 cities ranked based on hours of delay saved due to use of public transit.

• Don't forget to take Pinellas On Track's latest survey!
• Good video explaining the federal gas tax (wish they explained the transit portion though...)
• Ride the bus and you won't have to worry about the new red light cameras in St. Pete!
• Obama to Press Congress on Extending U.S. Transportation Funding
• Would People Drive Less if Cities Were Built Differently?

• TRAX lines in Salt Lake City, UT opening a year early, and 20% under budget
• New garden-style apartments to open in Largo on PSTA Bus Route 52
• eTownHall focuses on transit options
• Debt Deal Could Mean More Painful Cuts for Transportation
• Mets pitcher R. A. Dickey often rides public transit to get to his games!

• Coolest. Bike. Ever. [disclaimer: sorry, but this bike will not fit on our vehicles' bike racks!]
• New Report Shows Failing to Invest in Transportation Will Cause Job Losses, Shrink Household Incomes
• Pasco commissioners hope mobility fee boosts bus service
• Wired Magazine: Transportation as a Civil Rights Issue

• Creating Urban Vitality through Mixed-Use Development
• Expert speaking GA State Transportation Board: Commuter rail will drive development
• RT @TampaBayCycle The 2011 Bash has been announced. Hope you will all plan on attending and supporting this event!
• What is the difference between light rail and other types of rail? Find out in this great video
• Light Rail Plan Rolls on in Car-Dependent Houston
• RT @TBPartnership Tampa Bay Partnership eNews - July 20, 2011 is now out
• Train station or concert hall? Maybe it can be both!
• SunRail now has $77 million in federal funding, which will cover the first 31 miles of the line
• DC Metro has launched an aggressive social media effort
• With Few Funds Available, What are Transit Agencies to Do?
• America’s One and Only Personal Rapid Transit System
• TransMilenio: The Good, the Bus and the Ugly

• *love* this: Public Transit Chutes and Ladders
• The Geography of How We Get to Work
• Pinellas receives award for the Alternatives Analysis E-Town Hall Meeting!
• Spanish City Offers Lifetime Tram Passes in Exchange for Cars
• @TransportNation ANALYSIS: On Transportation Spending, Expectations Spiral Downwards
• @goHART and @RidePSTA bus tires go round the leased route
• Officials in Largo mull over transit options
• Pinellas transit maintains momentum

• Tampa Tribune: Pinellas rail or bus service could connect to Tampa
• St. Pete Times: Three things to know after Pinellas transit summit
• TBARTA Set to Approve Update to Regional Transportation Master Plan
• City of Gulfport Could Put Brakes On Trolley
• Tuesday's St. Pete Times letters: light rail an eye opening ride, and TBARTA's real role in regional transit
• HART may need to repay money for scuttled transfer station
• Is This The Silver Bullet for New Transportation Funding?
• With light rail out, HART turns to Bus Rapid Transit
• Light rail snub was a mistake, says St. Petersburg official
• Want to save $10,000 per year? Ride the bus! Check it out.
• Train! How psychological tricks can keep people from being killed
  on the tracks
• Are public transit projects capitalist development or social welfare? Can they be both?
• Aging in Place, Stuck Without Options
• Yikes!: Brave Bolivia’s Bizarre Mercedes-Benz Bus-Train
• PSTA participates in ‘Dump the Pump’ effort
• Obama Administration Pushes for Transit Maintenance
• $20 million to boost fund for affordable living near light rail in AZ
• Think SunRail doesn't affect Tampa Bay? Think again.
• End of mass transit? Bay area organization hopes not
• The Financial Benefits of Living in Transit-Friendly, Walkable Areas

• Rick Geller: Turn Florida's deadly roads into safe ones
• Workshop Jun 23: Transportation in Pinellas County, Learning from the past to create a vision for the future
• Seniors are piling onto public transportation
• Do you support public transit? Visit http://bit.ly/PSTA-IM4 and show us the love! (choose Pinellas Suncoast Transit from the drop-down)
• From NPR: As America Ages, A Push To Make Streets Safer
• New-Gen High Speed Rail: Almost-Plane Flying Train Unveiled in China
• Pinellas transit agency writes governor, welcomes new executive director
• Senators Act for Pedestrian Safety, Introduce Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011
• The necessity of infrastructure cash
• *Not* a list to cheer about: the Tampa Bay metro area is the #2 deadliest for pedestrians
• Labor markets are metropolitan, so regional transit access to jobs is key. @BrookingsMetro clears up ?'s about report
• Employers fund Seattle streetcar extension
• Here's the written statement from FTA's Peter Rogoff to the Senate Comm on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Thurs
• Congress Warned That Public Transit Cuts Would Hurt U.S. Economy
• If a hurricane threatens, Pinellas Transit system swings into action
• Honolulu is Big Kahuna for commuting on public transit
• The transport Olympics
• Seven Transportation Improvements Everyone Can Agree On
• Are you up to the 2 mile challenge?
• Ronald Reagan & Bill Clinton agree: transportation funding is a critical investment in our country's future
• Rahm Emanuel and the Power of Municipal Entrepreneurship
• Amtrak: keeping an eye on the long-range forecast for U.S. intercity passenger rail
• Railonomics: Transit and Job Access in the Tampa Bay Region - Part 1
• Want to see where Florida's rejected high speed rail money is going? Here's the list of projects.
• A Strategic Investment: Getting Americans to their Jobs
• 77th. That's where the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area ranks for transit access to jobs (out of 100).
• Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs in Metropolitan America
• Congress Introduces Commuter Relief Act
• The Politics of Transport Funding
• So Much for Supply and Demand: Transit Ridership Spikes, Funding Plummets
• Editorial by @TBARTA Board Chair Ronnie Duncan: Keep the transit dialogue going in bay area
• Florida's #rail money will be well used by states that understand the benefits of good transportation
• Americans work 2 hours each day to pay for their cars
• Florida's high-speed rail money goes to 15 states
• PSTA currently has 24 hybrids: Hybrid Buses Save Money & Fuel While Improving Transit Experience
• D.C.’s Metro system inspires Virginia songwriter
• Video: Hear former mayor of Pittsburgh, Tom Murphy share where he sees Florida's #SuperRegion in 10 years
• Senior Walkability... what's that? Read about a local community that is ahead of the senior mobility curve.
• What the heck is light rail? Find out here.

• Florida Republican blasts Gov. Scott for 'misinformation' that was basis for rejecting High Speed Rail funding
• Rep. Earl Blumenauer wants better tax benefits for bike, transit commuters
• From TampaBayOnTrack: Fed $ for bike-peds at risk, plus FL referred to as "transportation backwater"
• DOT awards $2 billion to 15 states and Amtrak to help build out America's high-speed rail network
• Want to know the different between Bus Rapid Transit and Light Rail? Check out our newly updated Transit Modes video!
• Atlanta Mayor: Locals Need Direct Transportation Funding
• From TBARTA: Jolley Trolley, PSTA plan youth summer fares
• The last Pinellas Alternatives Analysis Citizen Forum is tonight in Carillon/Gateway! Come and help shape the future!
• Speaker presentation slides from the 2011 Super Regional Leadership Conference
• Shakespeare on the Subway: Duo Takes The Bard Underground (video)
• Amtrack hits the big 4-0...
• HART to wind down rail effort
• Despite a rough road for public transit, there are positive signs, says American Public Trans Assoc president
• Does Gov. Scott have a legal right to kill SunRail?
• Location, location, location...families living near transit have more discretionary income.
• More people riding transit would help with this a lot: Report Dings Bay Area Air Quality

• Seventeen American transit executives get on a bus... Sounds like the start of a joke, right?
• Congress to Feds: Drive to Work
• America's transport infrastructure: Life in the slow lane
• Please join us in welcoming PSTA's new Executive Director, Mr. Brad Miller!
• Amtrak Seeking Florida's Rail Funds
• 12 months of bus passes= $780. 12 months of owning/operating a car (new AAA figures) = $8,776
• PSTA's Summer Youth Haul Pass is coming! Just $35 = transportation for the whole summer. On sale May 1st!
• Tarpon favors expanding trolley service
• TIGER III Is Grrrrrr-eat News for Transportation Agencies
• What carries 23 passengers, travels 150+ mph, and has doors like
  a DeLorean?
• Riled about rail: Why all the anger over high speed trains?
• Great new documentary just in time for Earth Day: Sprawling From Grace
• New York Times editorial: How Not to Plan for the Future
• Jolley Trolley service exceeding expectations
• A Clock Moves in Grand Central, and Memories Stir
• Light rail construction in Seattle unearths century-old boardwalk and other artifacts from the late 1800's

• St. Pete Times editorial: A last-ditch chance for high-speed rail
• Fulton Transit Center in NYC Will Shine Thanks to Distinctive Glass Tiles
• New York Times: How Flaws Undid Obama’s Hope for High-Speed Rail in FL
• New York Subway System and Developers Try to Ease Prickly Relations
• Op-Ed from Trans Secy @RayLaHood: High-speed rail is right track for US
• Obama calls for 77 percent rise in transit construction
• Fast Track to the Future
• $5 a gallon gas could = up to 1.5 Billion additional passenger trips on U.S. Public Transportation Systems
• High speed rail not dead yet: $2.4 billion open for bids, LaHood says

• San Diego's iconic trolleys find new life in Argentina
• TOD in 3D: How transit oriented is the Portland region?
• EPA study: Transit-oriented development key to cutting energy consumption, over Energy Star construction or green cars
• Developer helps with transit tab in northeast Calgary
• Private Sector Participation in Intercity Rail Service
• Mad Men's Vincent Kartheiser is really, really excited about high-speed rail.
• Brains, trains, and automobiles
• "BRT creep" makes bus rapid transit inferior to rail
• High-speed rail ridership study shows line would have had operating surplus
• The actors from the show Mad Men do a piece on selling trains
• CBS News: Gas Prices Straining Mass Transit
• Moving Beyond the Automobile: Bus Rapid Transit
• Pro-rail does *not* mean anti-car
• This Detroit transit-advocacy video is kinda rad & enchanting. Trains Down the Middle
• Rapidly Rising Gas Prices Give Public Transit Riders Highest Savings in 2 Yrs.
• Stuck in the Land of Missed Opportunity
• Public Poll Shows Bipartisan Support for Public Rail Funding

• The FL Supreme Court has ruled Gov. Scott can reject high-speed rail funds
• HSR for FL is now in the hands of seven state Supreme Court justices
• Greenest homes are those near public transit
• Tampa Trib editorial: A law-making governor?
• Portland's Metro Transit Oriented Development leveraged $30 million existing funds into $300 million private investment
• Florida Transit Agencies Prepare for Record Ridership as Floridians Respond to Record Gas Prices
• Public Transportation Key to Transforming Communities: Salt Lake City Mayor talks about city's investment in transit
• Scott kills jobs in derailing high speed
• Tunnel Vision: Two kilometers under the Alps, workers are finishing the longest, deepest railway tunnel in the world
• The New York Subway as a musical instrument (the audio starts a few seconds in)
• Rail plans in limbo, but TBARTA making plans for the future

• It's simple: Rail means jobs
• Jolley Trolley route gains popularity
• Florida Gov. Rick Scott is done with high-speed rail -- really
• Largo moves forward with mobility plan
• Transit-Accessible Towns In New Jersey Are More Recession-Resistant
• Transportation secretary is one of many openings in Governor Rick Scott's administration
• Streetcar revival means more mobility, more American jobs
• Fabulous story (w/video) from our friends at Bay News 9 Traffic about Bus Operator Rodney Hardy's 30 years of safe driving
• Jolley Trolley Brings Promise of Visitors, Commerce to Dunedin
• 30 Years of Safe Driving (1.1 Million Miles)... and Counting!
• What Kind Of Transit Works Where
• Thanks for the nod to our new, free WiFi service Doctor Delay!
• The remarkable story of Oakland's Fruitvale Transit Village (conclusion)
• Transit agencies ponder Westshore collaboration
• PSTA offering free WiFi at terminals
• High-speed rail advocates say they can save project, but Scott doesn't budge

• "We can't afford to allow this opportunity to pass us by." Read Tampa Bay Partnership's latest statement on HSR here.
• House is currently debating 2011 budget containing deep cuts to transportation
• Surprise! Man proposes to girlfriend with bus ad. *We would love to sell an ad like this!*
• Sorting out rail-bus differences
• Wisconsin already rejected federal #HSR money, now they're looking to dissolve four regional transit authorities
• St. Pete Times editorial calls Scott "Train wreck of a governor"
• The remarkable story of Oakland's Fruitvale Transit Village (part 1)
• Californians For High Speed Rail Disappointed by Florida Gov’s Decision to Reject Federal Funds
• Plans afoot to find way to build high-speed rail line without state involvement
• "This [rejecting HSR $] is almost on par with back in the '60s telling Disney, No, we don't want you in the state"
• Sifting the high speed rail wreckage for clues to Gov. Scott's real agenda in rejecting project
• The Tampa Bay Partnership responds to Gov. Scott's rejection of federal high speed rail money
• Did Scott overstep his power with high-speed drop-kick?
• Moving Beyond the Automobile: Transit Oriented Development
• Mica to Scott: Reconsider rail stance
• The Transport Politic lays out the facts that counter Gov Scott's reasons for rejecting federal high speed rail money
• High-speed rail -- the future we can't afford to leave behind
• Florida Gov. Rick Scott formally rejects federal funding for high speed rail between Tampa and Orlando
• Pinellas & Hillsborough transit agencies consider rail over Tampa Bay
• The Interdependence of Land Use and Transportation
• Pasco bus line would connect east and west
• Proposal would expand the Highway Trust Fund to include rail spending
• San Francisco transit oriented, mixed use development expected to be so popular, transit will need to expand service!
• Tightening our belts, strengthening our future -- the President's 6-year plan for the future of American transportation
• Would a new bike change your life? Write about it, and you could win!
• USA Today: GOP Proposes To Cut Billions From Rail, Food Safety
• Who Needs Public Transportation? (1968 Educational video starring actor Paul Lynde & LA newscaster Ralph Story!)
• Americans rank transportation needs high but don't want to pay the costs

• Sustainable Design: San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center
• @TBPartnership offers @FLGovScott ideas on economic development
• Bill would create sales tax on gasoline in Maryland, $ would be used for transit and other transportation projects
• Retired Military Leaders and Corporate CEOs say Driving Alone Aids Terrorists
• What High Speed Rail Means for Community Design
• Smart policy alert! New Jersey's TOD tax credit is producing jobs
• Vauban District, Germany: When Environmental Planning Gives Birth to Sustainable Communities
• Amtrak's rail line to Tampa grows in popularity
• 10 Best Cities for Public Transportation
• Vice President Biden Announces Six Year Plan to Build National High-Speed Rail Network
• Public transit in Pasco County may see changes
• New report: smart transportation spending creates jobs, grows the economy
• Amtrak's Plan For New Tunnel Gains Support
• DOT officials take message on the road: Building for tomorrow, creating jobs today
• Some Tools for Getting Out of the Transpo Funding Mess
• Business leaders anxious for high-speed rail project
• Photos of some Swedish subway stations... just, wow!
• The Moms Aren't Wrong: Why Planning for Children Would Make Cities Better for All
• The Cup-of-Coffee Test

• County takes look at transit options
• A bus-only brouhaha
• Great Expectations For MCAT (Manatee County Area Transit)
• What Will Become of Amtrak If It’s Left Out of Plans to Expand HSR?
• Let’s Be Smart about Intelligent Cities
• Residents of award-winning, transit-oriented development say no to transit
• Mica's new clout in House huge boost to high-speed-rail projects
• In Tampa, backers brainstorm how to make high-speed rail deal happen
• Tampa's TECO Streetcar Line: "The Little Engine That Could"
• The tale of a small Italian town that built an energy-saving future
• Giving Up Driving to Gain Mobility and Access
• The new streetcar station opening was quite the event in Tampa yesterday! Way to go!
• Rail travel in Great Britain at highest peacetime level since 1928
• 42 ways to fund transit-oriented development
• Frederick County (MD) plans to lobby for transit-oriented development designation
• Researchers Identify Top Ten Changes to Stimulate Downtown Development

• Fund could help create urban living along Mesa light-rail
• Freeways aren’t free
• Gov Scott will meet with USDOTSecretary @RayLaHood in D.C. this weekend to discuss high speed rail
• Chicago's Morgan at Loyola Station Receives Leed® Silver Certification from the United States Green Building Council
• El Paso gets transit-centered
• The Explosive Growth of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
• Proposed transit oriented development unique to Middle Tennessee
• Roads, Bridges, High-Speed Rail Are at Top Obama's Transportation Agenda
• HART to weigh carpool lanes, light-rail starter line
• Stations could be the new suburbs (New Zealand)
• President's Pitch for Rebuilding Infrastructure Carries Political Challenges
• Understanding the Republican Party’s Reluctance to Invest in Transit Infrastructure
• What Lies Ahead for Transportation in the 112th Congress?
• St. Pete Times editorial: Time for vision on high-speed rail, not penny-pinching
• Proposed spending cuts would kill Federal Transit Admin's New Starts program
• Atlanta: A Blueprint for Mobility
• New report: public transit in Pinellas & Hillsborough saved over 1 million hrs and $23 million!
• Growing Wealthier w/Smart Growth: How it's beneficial to the economy, environment and public health
• European Parking Policies Leave New York Behind
• DOT investments in American innovation help us meet energy challenges
• ULI panel suggests bus rapid transit and another streetcar for Charlotte roadway

• Let's talk, stranger: Why our subways should have conversation cars
• New Report: Biking Builds Jobs
• New PBS television report makes the case for investing in American passenger rail
• Report: Start high-speed rail plans in metro areas
• Train station will be focus in Mansfield, MA downtown redevelopment
• Some Definitions for Transit-Oriented Development
• Student Helps Honolulu Secure Grant in Transit-Oriented Development
• Don't be too hasty to kill high-speed rail project, top lobbyist says
• Passenger rail investments add needed capacity to America's transportation infrastructure
• Better Transit Doesn’t Always Come Easy
• State official: Taxpayers won't be on hook for high-speed rail
• Mica is “Pretty Confident” That New Rules Won’t Starve Highway Trust Fund

• Obama administration factors "sustainability" principles into transportation funding
• New bike trail opens in downtown Clearwater
• Pretzels key to train station's new life
• The Tampa Bay area's first HOV and bus-only lanes might just be on Bruce B. Downs Blvd
• NYC Tries 'Rapid' Buses in Bid to Cut Transit Costs
• Battle lines form over gov't role: House leaders say highway & transit programs should be suject to budget cuts
• NYC Subway Now Takes You Around The World
• From Fox 13 News and HART: Save money, reduce stress: Try transit
• America releases national review of state, regional and local programs that fund TOD
• Let's go ride the light rail, baby!
• Light Rail Transforming Cities, Guiding Development
• Actually, Highway Builders, Roads Don’t Pay For Themselves

• Santa has one heck of a commute on Christmas Eve... see how much his transportation costs!
• Pinellas transit plans: Making the roads safer for pedestrians
• Pinellas helps keep transit planning on track | St. Pete Times editorial
• Can streetcars save America's cities?
• Congress passes two key provisions, advances public transportation
• USDOT Secretary Roy LaHood: High-speed-rail will be our generation's legacy
• How Shared Space Challenges Conventional Thinking about Transportation Design
• Arlington, Virginia: Livable By Design
• Q&A: Why TIA isn't on proposed high speed rail route
• Ft. Worth Council Opponents’ Streetcar Criticisms Don’t Hold Up
• Hillsborough looks for ways to finance light rail
• High(er) Speed Rail May Yet Reach Vancouver
• Rep. Mica supporting high-speed rail to Tampa
• Utah Transit Authority finalized operating agreement for first “transit-oriented development” project with a developer
• The promise of a streetcar has energized commercial projects along Loyola Avenue in New Orleans
• New report: State transportation decisions could save money and reduce carbon emissions
• USDOT "Buy America" webpage helps American businesses reap benefits of historic investments in trans infrastructure
• Bypassed: What killing the train means for Madison, WI
• Great holiday gift ideas for transit fans from our friends at TransLink in Vancouver

• St. Pete Times editorial: Rick Scott should accept federal funds for Florida's high-speed rail
• In aftermath of rail's defeat in Hillsborough, Pinellas puts the brakes on its plans
• Auckland: high-end median busway proposed for eastern suburbs
• North America's First Low-Floor, Electro-Hybrid Streetcar Arrives in U.S.
• Urban Planning Musical Takes the Stage in Brooklyn
• Rep. Mica Supporting High-Speed Rail To Tampa
• The Future of Urban Sustainable Mobility: Go Beyond the Car
• Looks like Santa's trading in his sleigh for a bullet train
• More U.S. Rail Funds for 12 States as Two Reject Aid
• Feds will pull, redistribute Wisconsin's high-speed rail money
• @metrorail streetcar project in Tempe receives regional approval
• Artist housing planned near light rail station in Seattle
• Chicago Tribune: Why Rick Scott should love rail
• Amtrack set a ridership record for Thanksgiving travel
• Florida’s High-Speed Superregion

• Japan May Offer $210 Million Loan for Florida High-Speed Train
• Hillsborough County Commission Chair Wants to Find a New Way to Fund Light Rail
• America's Greenest Governor Discusses Smart Growth, Clean Energy
• 7 reasons why big cities matter
• Building affordable housing for the average worker
• Green Line complete, new connections on track in Dallas
• It's time to update the definition of "smart growth"
• China Bullet Trains Double Rail Stocks as Boom Brings Most Tracks in World
• Every $1 billion invested in public transportation supports and creates approximately 36,000 jobs. (APTA)
• If We Build High Speed Rail, Will People Use It?
• Granbury Hills apartment complex in Fort Worth will go kablooie on Saturday
• GE's tandem-battery electric bus
• 2010 Elections—What Will They Mean For Transit?
• Transit advocates call Lansing, or why do we think rail equals socialism and air equals freedom?
• How will cities be shaped by transit in the future?
• Transportation: A matter of choice
• It all started on a bus: 55 yrs ago yesterday, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and changed the course of history
• Check out BMW's 97.5% recyclable subway car
• Quirky Tram Runs Again, Delighting Its Riders
• Goal is to develop a 'total-transit network' (in Arizona)
• Through the Recovery Act, DOT delivers second chances to infrastructure, workers
• Dallas LRT system responsible for $7b in transit-oriented development and is expected to reduce pollutant emissions by > 320 tons per yr from Downtown West, Minneapolis
• TIGER Funding Set Loose in Philly Park and Transit Hub
• With the death of the ARC tunnel, NY now looks at extending the #7 subway line under the Hudson River and into NJ
• Popular Science Archive Gallery: Thrilling Trains of the Future
• Infrastructure in the US is crumbling
• Driving a car doesn’t mean being in control
• A New Political Reality Settling in for National Transportation Financing
• In Los Angeles, Big Step Ahead for Mass Transit
• Regional approach for light rail just talk for now
• Town seeks 'Transit Village' designation
• Finding ways to unsnarl transit from @TBARTA Board Chair Ronnie Duncan
• What is PSTA thankful for? Our passengers, of course! October was another great month: 1,129,173 rides... that's up 1.5% over Oct last year!
• Tampa Bay area should invest in transit system
• MTA offering service to Hogwarts? Magical Harry Potter train line appears on subway sign
• High-speed rail projects land in tug of war between governors
• Government Leaders May Kill High-Speed Rail

• Calgary condo project sells out first two towers
• Florida High-Speed Transit Plan Could Be Derailed
• Grand plans for ‘Gulch’ transit hub in Atlanta
• Officials in Virginia want economic development to be part of light rail
• National High Speed Rail Plan Unveiled, Despite Political Roadblocks
• Preparing for High-Speed Rail in Florida
• Pinellas County Transit Alternatives Analysis: Upcoming Stakeholder Forums...
• Sending Subway to N.J. Is Developers’ Dream

• Save on parking, ride Route 61 to the Dunedin Celtic Festival on Saturday! Last bus back is 7:20 pm.
• Forget high speed rail, the future is high speed buses! (hilarious fake "news" story from The Onion)
• Business leaders: Build light-rail leg to Tampa airport
• Check out these great photos from yesterday's Jolley Trolley ribbon cutting event... the new service starts tomorrow!
• Individual drivers warned they'll feel mass transit cuts in Pittsburgh
• We must invest in transit needs - guest column in the St. Pete Times by PSTA Board Chair R.B. Johnson
• Anti-tax group pledges $250,000 to fight regional rail agency
• Jolley Trolley tries out new route through Dunedin, Palm Harbor to Tarpon Springs
• High Speed Rail = Free Puppies?
• Decision to cancel ARC Tunnel project has ripple effects
• Talking High-Speed Rail with Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta
• Who's Driving This Public Transit System?
• U.S. Department of Transportation Supports Walk-Friendly Communities
• South Hills 'transit-oriented development' could be first of many
• Transit's role in "sprawl repair"
• The Density Fallacy
• The Power of the Pursestrings Shifts to a Livability Denier in the House
• Tampa light rail on HART agenda again, Pinellas tackles issue too
• New light rail lines expected to spur economic devlopment in Las Colinas, TX
• What's next for transit plan in Hillsborough? Move forward, of course...
• Denver Post: Neighborhood divided on possible rail station move across street... both sides want it!
• Fostering Transit-Oriented Communities
• The Fiscal Argument for Transportation Reform
• A fast way to jump-start economy
• Officials say an extension of Metrorail to a transit hub near Miami Int'l Airport is scheduled for completion in 2012
• Indianapolis leaders won't OK referendum allowing voters to decide whether to raise taxes to pay for expanded transit

• Transportation Secretary LaHood to states: Proceed with rail projects or give up stimulus funds
• Pasco commissioner suggests tricounty vote on transit
• As I See It: The time is now for leadership... editorial by Indian Rocks Beach Mayor & PSTA Board Chair R.B. Johnson
• The connection between transportation and social justice
• Street Art Way Below the Street
• Illinois says: We'll take Wisconsin's $810M in stimulus money
• People in their teens and twenties are more interested in gadgets than cars
• How to see New York's secret city hall subway stop
• New Yorkers know that No to high speed rail = No to jobs, No to revitalized manufacturing, No to economic development
• U.S. Transportation System Is In Crisis
• After Light Rail Tax Defeat, Doubts About Tampa-Orlando High-Speed Rail Line
• Pause in growth offers chance for wise planning
• Giants give Caltrain a boost
• Portland building a bridge for transit and bicyclists only... no cars allowed
• Pinellas County focuses on transportation: Commissioners support plan to merge PPC and MPO
• Norfolk to go artsy with new bike racks
• Battle Against Sprawl - Costs Outweigh Benefits
• Sole bidder on Minneapolis site proposes apartments, retail, office mix Transit Oriented Development

• Key lawmaker cool to high-speed rail grants
• London Heathrow Owner Backs U.K.'s High-Speed Rail Plan
• Twin Cities awarded $16 million for equitable transit oriented development
• Cities in Flux: Latino New Urbanism
• "Cities" may not matter as much as we think - regions and neighborhoods are where things actually happen
• Huffines Kicks Off $300M Transit-Oriented Development in Lewisville, TX
• Transit-oriented development on track in Warminster, PA
• St. Pete Times editorial: (Hillsborough) Transit plan's defeat only a temporary setback
• Take a peek inside the Smart Growth Leadership Institute's tool box
• Almere, Netherlands as bus-oriented development
• Center for Transit-Oriented Development report details how Community Development Finance Institutions can promote TOD
• Zero Parking Means More Affordable Housing for Fort Greene
• 2060 Florida Transportation Plan draft is online - FDOT is seeking public input
• Dignity by design: rebuilding a historic neighborhood where some risked all for their humanity
• Funds being lined up for Shannon Transit Village

• New APTA survey says nearly 2/3 of U.S. travelers will use high speed rail
• Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood talks to @grist about livable communities
• Baltimore wins $19 million in loans, grants for community development - plans include Transit Oriented Development
• With More Federal Funding, Florida in Striking Distance of New High-Speed Line
• China shows off its 220 mph train
• Dramatic plans in the works for Transit Oriented Development near the West Bank station in Minneapolis
• St. Pete Times editorial: Hillsborough transit plan improves accountability
• Transit commute subsidy set to return to $120; **The PSTA/HART Passport is $85, so new level still covers you here!**
• A family copes with the unexpected costs of sprawl (video)
• Lewisville City Council (TX) recently approved a resolution that includes Transit Oriented Development for Old Town
• Trolley service in North Pinellas is a result of happy collaboration
• More rail and transit oriented development coming to Bridgeport, CT

• Study: Greater investment could revive U.S.' leadership in world rail industry
• Transit links crucial to suburban prosperity
• St. Pete Times article: PSTA breaks ridership records despite cutting services
• Very cool Bike Hub coming to Hollywood & Vine transit oriented development
• Urban-revitalization tour explores Broad Street corridor in Richmond, VA
• Florida gets *additional* $800 million for high-speed rail
• Why Cities are Key to American Success in the 21st Century
• Minimize parking, maximize the city
• Smart Growth = Smart Economics
• Transit advocates in Ft. Worth (TX) push for rail reinvestment zones
• Nice story from Fox 13 about our record ridership
• Nat'l Resources Defense Council blog: A very impressive two weeks for the federal sustainability partnership
• Tampa wins $1.2 million federal grant to plan transit-oriented development
• Building code could answer need of affordable housing in Dover
• Urban and Rural Development Funds Pour into Colorado
• Grant designed to connect jobs, affordable housing
• Hawthorne aims to spruce up rail neighborhood, end parking woes with 'transit village' concept
• Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed rail line starts Tuesday (FYI: 202 km = 125.5 mi, 131 yaen ticket = $19.67 US)
• US leads the way to communities of the future (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• Urban logistics go electric
• Delaware awarded $2.25 million grant to address transportation needs at former Chrysler plant
• Baby Boomers, Gen Y, and the Recession Shift Long-Held Housing Tastes and Trends
• Cleveland, Akron part of regional planning group that wins $4.25 million 'sustainable communities' grant
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Regional planners told to focus on urban areas; experts say investmnt needed in transportation
• Transit-oriented development plan in S. Norwalk (CT) fueled by $222K from HUD
• County climbs aboard Jolley Trolley to Dunedin, Palm Harbor, and Tarpon Springs

• Utah gets $5 million grant from US Dept of Housing & Urban Development for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) project
• King County, WA receives $500,000 federal grant for sustainable development that will spur local jobs
• Density: Our Ticket To The Green Express
• The transit tax: 20 questions, or everything you need to know about the Hillsborough sales tax proposal
• American voters overwhelmingly support broader access to public transportation and safe walking and biking
• National Transit Oriented Development (TOD) database is now live!
• This would be a great opportunity for Transit Oriented Development: Largo hears plans for retail center
• New Working Group to Coordinate and Attract $150 Million for Economic Development and Opportunity
• Maryland Governor Announces "Smart Sites," projected to create 2000+ permanent jobs in MD via smart growth efforts
• St. Pete Times: Palm Harbor jumps on to catch Jolley Trolley
• Talkin' About A Rail-Volution?
• Measuring the Broader Impacts of Transportation
• WMNF: Florida's High Speed Rail on track for 2015
• Virginian-Pilot article: Thinking big & smart: Harbor Park as regional hub w/light rail, passngr trains, ferries, buses
• Some are floating the idea that rather than gas tax based on gallons, we should pay based on Vehicle Miles Traveled
• Washington Post: Are trolley lines more than just a fashionable bit of nostalgia?
• Wall Street Journal: The case for suburban renewal
• The Treasury Dept has released a new report called: An Economic Analysis of Infrastructure Investment
• Star-Telegram (Texas) column: Streetcars will take us in the right direction
• Georgia DOT hopes project will be catalyst for one of the largest Transit Oriented Development projects in the country
• The Financial Burden of Being Mobile (mobile via car, that is)
• Kenmore, WA looks at transit friendly zoning
• New York Times: Unpaving paradise
• Washington Post: Arlington County approved guidelines that will steer redev of Crystal City for next 40 years
• Chicago Tribune: Union Station on track for $40 million rehab
• NYC Achieves Greenhouse Gas Reductions, But Not With Transportation
• WTSP 10 News: A MOSI tour gives the public a sneak peek into a high-speed rail train
• Boston Globe: State considering rail line extension to Gillette Stadium
• The Virginian-Pilot: Light-rail trains hit the track in Norfolk test

• Property owners in TX donate land for Transit Oriented Development right of way
• Industry survey confirms developers shifting to Smart Growth
• The star of the hit TV show "Mad Men" doesn't own a car. He rides the bus in LA!
• Tampa Tribune: Business Gets Onboard
• High-speed rail: no turning back on American jobs, economic opportunities, mobility gains
• USA Today: Is high speed rail on track in U.S.?
• St. Petersburg Times article: In Charlotte, Tampa sees its vision for light rail
• Massachusetts issues South Coast Rail community grants, investment order
• Tribune endorses 1 cent tax for Hillsborough too
• Denver Post commentary: Denver's Union Station to be national model for transit hub and transit oriented development
• St. Petersburg Times article: 1 cent tax for transportation is money well spent
• Dunedin says yes to Jolley Trolley
• Long Island's first "greenway"
• Transit Oriented Development: Affordable senior housing to be built next to RTD light rail station
• Smart Growth in California Expected to Save $1.66 Billion in Health Costs
• St. Petersburg Times article: Tampa's proposed light rail routes up for more discussion
• Epoch Times: Atlantic Yards (NY) plaza design unveiled, includes new subway entrance
• The Times Herald: Officials in PA hope to add rail stop to nation's 2nd largest mall
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution article: Atlanta poised to capitalize on two new transit options
• Want to Ease Commuter Pain? Highways and Sprawl Won’t Help
• Environmental Law & Policy Cntr Launches Clearinghouse of High-Speed Rail Info: policy, funding, construction, planning
• Stamford Advocate article: Stamford, CT zoning board OK's new transit oriented development near train station
• Washington Post: Smart growth advocacy group markets directly to developers to encourage building near Metro stations
• Did you miss the Connecting Pinellas County to High Speed Rail Workshop? Check out this video summary.
• ABC Action News video: Light Rail working in Phoenix
• NJ Transit Proposes Downtown Hoboken Development
• Applications for TIGER II Funding Overwhelm What U.S. DOT Can Dish Out
• Tampa Tribune: HART's first light rail line could extend north past airport
• Natural Resources Defense Council blog post: The importance of transit context and design
• Tampa Tribune: Hillsborough & Pasco officials unite for mass transit
• How to get people out of their cars
• Chicago Tribune: CTA extending red line, adding 4 stations in disadvantaged neighborhoods
• Tampa Tribune article: Charlotte rail leads to millions in development, Tampa Bay area has same potential
• St. Pete Times article: Dunedin pledges $43,000 to expand Jolley Trolley route

• Tell the world how transit benefits you by telling your story on the American Public Transportation Association's video wall!
• The Oregonian article: After 10 years planning, construction slated to begin on Killingsworth Station in North Portland
• Creating Equitable Communities through Mixed-Income Transit-Oriented Development
• Nat'l Housing Conf Guest Blogger Sasha Forbes: Creating Equitable Communities through Mixed-Income Transit-Oriented Dev
• Streetsblog.net: Development Near Transit Too Pricey? Build More Transit
• El Monte, CA replacing old bus station with state-of-the-art facility, hopes to spark Transit Oriented Development
• Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Wilkinsburg, PA approves new comprehensive plan that includes Transit Oriented Development
• Washington Post article: Metro and Maryland shop 39-acre spot
• ABC Action News: Light rail in Tampa: A look at Phoenix, Arizona
• Baltimore Business Journal: DC Metro seeks developers for new Transit Oriented Development Metro Station
• Massachusetts has developed a smart growth tool kit that has tons of great info about Transit Oriented Develoment
• Articles about our New Hybrid SmartBuses: Tampa Bay Business Journal: PSTA adds Smart Buses to fleet
• Video from News Channel 8 featuring our new hybrid buses!
• News Channel 8: New energy-saving buses rolling out this week in Pinellas
• Bus Ride Magazine
• The Transit Wire
• Tampa Tribune
• Victoria Tranport Policy Institute report: Evaluating Rail Transit Criticism
• Twelve Anti-Transit Myths: A Conservative Critique
• Seattle Times article: Developers drawn again to Rainier Valley rail stations
• Four areas in Tucson targeted for transit oriented development
• Guelph Mercury article: For Salt Lake City, light rail was the right track
• Tampa Tribune article: Tampa looks to Phoenix as model for light rail system

• Smart Growth can save $1.66 billion in public health costs
• Huffington Post: Better Transportation Investment Creates More Jobs
• Huffington Post: Public Transportation, The Wave Of The Future
• Washington Business Journal article: Transit-oriented project at New Carrollton could become national model
• PSTA is #88 on Metro Magazine's list of top 100 transit fleets!
• >Portland, a Global Model of Transit-Oriented Development
• New research shows that high-speed rail does deliver economic growth
• Borough of Hawthorne, NJ wants to be a Transit Village
• Human Transit blog post: Lego has introduced a public transportion set!
• St. Pete Times column about Hillsborough: Rail may get the glamor, but beefing up bus service is a big vote too
• Great video about 40 years of "smart growth" in Arlington, Virginia
• St. Pete Times Editorial by Gary Sasso: Benefits of Rail Transport

• New York Times article: Study Links Sprawl, Obesity
• Metro Magazine article: Tapping TOD Principles to Continue Sustainable Growth in Austin
• Siemens Takes Campaign for U.S. High-Speed Rail Straight to the Customer
• Dear Uncle Sam: Transit Design Really Does Matter
• Study Shows Economic Impact of Low-income Housing Tax Credits Development Along Transit Corridors in Metro Denver
• Wired Magazine: Message to to Texters: Park the Car, Take the Bus
• You Can't Have Good TOD Without the T
• Incorporating Health Objectives Into Transport Planning
• Transit Modes: See the differences between High Speed Rail, Commuter Rail, Light Rail, and other transit modes.
• Washington Post Commentary: A way to fund much-needed public transportation improvements
• New York Times article: U.S. Plays Catch-Up on High-Speed Rail
• Washington Business Journal: Designing for smart growth? 10 pieces every transit-oriented development needs to succeed
• President Obama Announces Plan to Renew and Expand America’s Roads, Railways and Runways
• Gainesville Sun article: proposed transit-oriented development called Celebration Pointe would have 2000+ residences.

• Wired Magazine: Feds Push "Active Transportation" For Healthy Communities
• Transit Equity Network study: More transit = More jobs
• Sommerville, MA to get $490,000 grant to build Transit Oriented Development on former industrial site
• USA Today article: Transit systems easier to predict with smart phone apps
• If Transit Investment Produces Jobs, Why Isn’t There More of It?
• London's Museum of Modern Art has an exhibit of London Underground transit posters from the 20's, 30's, and 40's
• Slam dunk for transit – Canada Line’s First Year Ridership Smashes Forecasts
• St. Pete Times article: Jolley Trolley route to the Pinellas mainland could roll up tourist traffic
• National Housing Conference blog post: Partners in Innovation: Transit Takes the Front Seat
• PSTA on track to set ridership record
• Want to see a train build its own track? Check out this video.
• Statistics help a mom cut the car seat tether.
• Maddux Report: Tampa is First in Florida to Adopt New Urban Development Standard
• Hartford Courant article: Rail Corridor Cities Could Bloom Like Yonkers
• Washington Post column: Family-size apartments in urban areas could help smart-growth communities

• Tampa Bay Business Journal article: FDOT Invites Business Participation in High-speed Rail Project
• St. Pete Times article: Jolley Trolley May Venture from Beach to Downtown Clearwater, Dunedin
• South Fraser OnTrax (SFOT) Transportation Advocacy Society blog post explaining Transit Oriented Development
• PSTA is partnering with Pinellas County Schools for pilot project using public transit to transport students to school
• Private company plans $100 million in upgrades for Penn Station (in Manhattan) as part of new building plan
• Paramus Post article: The Avenue at South Orange (a transit-oriented rental community) Prepares for First Residents
• Living Near Public Transportation May Lengthen Your Life
• CNN: Is the U.S. turning a corner on high-speed rail?
• Odenton, MD unanimously approves 1600-acre mixed use transit oriented development project called Odenton Town Center
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution article: Transportation choices attract young professionals
• Harvard Business Review: More and more companies are leaving the suburbs and heading Back to the City
• Business Survey Gauges Real Estate Market
• Atlanta Journal Constitution: Transportation can't go far without funding for transit
• Normal, IL building 4-story, $43.2 million transit hub, in time for new trains between St. Louis & Chicago next summer

• Residents Who Live Near Public Transportation Live Healthier, Longer Lives, Study Finds
• Clearwater Mayor Frank Hibbard made a presentation to the Belleair City Commission about the Transportation Task Force
• Without mass transit, Tampa Bay businesses, economy may face slow death
• Debary City Council (Volusia County) considers adding Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District
• Jeff Danner hosting Connecting Pinellas to High Speed Rail workshop, Sept 13, 9A, Pinellas Realtor Org. Click here to register.