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Archive for tag: Bus Rapid Transit

11.112011April 8, 2015

An interview with Jennifer Munt

By Hilary ReevesIn CommunityTags Bike Share, Bus, Bus Rapid Transit, Environment, Equity, Funding, Land Use & Development, Light Rail, Policy

For me, there are two values that guide my work on the Met Council: equity and inclusion. I believe that we can do a better job of providing the tools to cities so that they can design communities where everyone can prosper, whether you’re old or young, whether you have a car or not.

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09.222011April 8, 2015

The New Normal for Transportation Planning

By Dave Van HattumIn Transit, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Bus Rapid Transit, Complete Streets, Funding, Land Use & Development, Parking, Peer Regions, Planning

From Dave Van Hattum, Policy & Advocacy Program Manager New housing and commercial developments are increasing inside the I-494/694 beltway.  According to John Kari, a...

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08.102011April 8, 2015

Leveraging Cedar Avenue BRT for the Southeast Metro

By Dave Van HattumIn Transit, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Bus Rapid Transit, Red Line

From Dave Van Hattum, Policy & Advocacy Program Manager The City of Apple Valley recently received an American Institute of Architects (AIA) award that brought...

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07.282011April 8, 2015

Anchoring Equity to Achieve Sustainable Regional Development Outcomes: A Corridors of Opportunity June 28th Mtg

By Dave Van HattumIn Transit, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Blue Line, Bottineau, Bus Rapid Transit, Economy, Equity, Funding, Green Line, Light Rail, Northstar, Red Line

From Dave Van Hattum, Policy & Advocacy Program Manager A snapshot: People of color in the Twin Cities, on average, have less than half the...

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04.012011April 10, 2015

Transit cuts in House and Senate Bills

By Dave Van HattumIn Projects & Corridors, Transit, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Accessibility, Bottineau, Bus, Bus Rapid Transit, Funding, Gold Line, Green Line, Light Rail, Red Line, Red Rock, Rush Line, Southwest

At a recent press conference House Chairman Mike Beard attempted to defend the details of his proposed bill. Many of his comments contradict the facts. Here are some points he made and TLC’s response.

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01.052011April 10, 2015

Looking Ahead to the 2011 Legislative Session

By Dave Van HattumIn Transit, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Bottineau, Bus Rapid Transit, Gold Line, Green Line, Light Rail, Red Line, Southwest

 From Dave Van Hattum, Policy and Program Manager The 2011 Minnesota Legislative session begans on Tuesday, January 4th. With a looming $6 billion budget deficit,...

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07.262010April 13, 2015

Interview with Brian Lamb, General Manager of Metro Transit

By Hilary ReevesIn Transit, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Blue Line, Bus, Bus Rapid Transit, Fares, Green Line, Light Rail, Northstar, Southwest

Brian Lamb oversees a transit system with 2,700 employees who operate a light-rail line, a commuter rail line, and 125 local, express, and contract bus...

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12.232009April 14, 2015

Bus Rapid Transit Looks Promising for the Twin Cities

By Dave Van HattumIn Transit, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Bus Rapid Transit, Land Use & Development, Light Rail

From Dave Van Hattum, Policy and Program Manager When a bus acts like a train, can it spur compact development? In Ottawa, Canada’s capitol, the...

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09.022009April 14, 2015

Are Toll Lanes on 35W a Good Idea?

By Dave Van HattumIn Community, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Bus Rapid Transit

From Dave Van Hattum, Policy and Advocacy Program ManagerAre the new high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes planned for 35W-south a good idea? On the plus side,...

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03.272009April 14, 2015

Bus Rapid Transit and Bikes in L.A.

By Transit for Livable CommunitiesIn Bike & Walk, TransitTags Bus Rapid Transit, Peer Regions

Check out this video from SreetFilms: The thing I found most interesting in this video was this quote, from Lynne Goldsmith, about the importance of...

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