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Street Smarts: Jacksonville Forges a High-Tech Future in Mass Transit

State Tech Magazine

Roughly two years after Nathaniel Ford became Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO in 2012, JTA launched what Ford refers to as “a very aggressive approach related to technology.” We have a very well-developed highway network here; commuting to and from work is rather easy and comfortable,” he says. There's also the cultural…

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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Transportation Demand Management programming The reality is, especially in a place like Salt Lake, most people drive. Coordinating Parking/Developing a shared parking scenario One of the big problems with capitalism is every property does its own thing. Promoting biking, walking, and other sustainable modes is another element of TDM.

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Street Smarts: Jacksonville Forges a High-Tech Future in Mass Transit

State Tech Magazine

Roughly two years after Nathaniel Ford became Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO in 2012, JTA launched what Ford refers to as “a very aggressive approach related to technology.” We have a very well-developed highway network here; commuting to and from work is rather easy and comfortable,” he says. There's also the cultural…

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"A country that runs on oil can't afford to run short," corporate ad inside a Standard Oil of Illinois map of Wyoming, 1973

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Now I am interested in ephemera, paper goods like maps, magazines, advertisements, newspapers, tourism brochures, etc., especially those items that illustrate points about land use and transportation planning. Gas station "stuff" -- collectibles -- is referred to as petroliana.

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Economic impact of big name concert tours: Taylor Swift in Philadelphia

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In line before the concert, " Taylor Swift and 69,000 of Her Closest Friends Descend on Philadelphia ," Philadelphia Magazine. Again, I'd say a lot of hotel revenue and transportation (airline, rental cars, for out of area visitors) are captured by non local entities.

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NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake, economic development hype | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates baseball team economics

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Utah Business magazine claims that the economic development impact of the Game will be as much as $250 million (" The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend could boost Utah’s economy by $250M+ "). For another, as I've written, the primary spending categories are lodging , transportation , and food and drink (hospitality).

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Design forward trains and streetcars: Haga-Utsunomiya Light Rail and Brightline (plus bonus)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The line was built mostly for Utsunomiya City, capital of Tochigi Prefecture, but during the planning phases it was slightly extended to the manufacturing district of Haga, which is a major job center (" Utsunomiya in Japan: The new light rail opened today! ," Urban Transport Magazine ).