| 1. TOD GRANTS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND -- Great post over at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign site about the fact that over a year and a half after the Connecticut General Assembly included $10 million for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) grants in a two-year bonding bill, none of that money has been released by the State Bond Commission.
2. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE -- 1000 Friends of CT has an update on the progress of this year's smart growth legislative agenda.
3. MASS CONTAINS SPRAWL -- The latest report from the Massachusetts Audubon Society, which covers the years 1999 through 2005, finds that for the first time land conservation is outpacing urban sprawl in the state.
4. AARP CALL FOR STREETS TO ACCOMMODATE OLDER CITIZENS -- Two-thirds of transportation planners and engineers have yet to begin addressing older people in their street planning; yet by 2025, 64 million people will be over age 65 according to census projections and by 2030 a quarter of all U.S. drivers will be 65+. This is the alarm raised by "Planning Complete Streets for the Aging of America" a major new report on roadway safety and the aging of the American population from AARP's Public Policy Institute.
5. MY COMMUTE SUCKS -- Transportation for America has a new site called My Commute Sucks. The goal of the site to give everyday folks an opportunity to express their frustration about their commutes (and every other aspect of getting around) and direct their rage at Congress - while learning something about 'why' it sucks along the way.
6. NATIONAL BLUEPRINT FOR TRANSPORTATION REFORM -- Transportation for America released a detailed plan to restructure the nation's transportation program in order to build a smart, safe and clean transportation system that provides real choices to all Americans. Developed in consultation with teams of transportation professionals, public officials and stakeholders, The Route to Reform outlines a renewed vision for the federal program as well as ways to pay for it, coupled with a restructuring that can produce results.
7. FAIRFIELD CHARRETTE -- Fairfield residents, business owners, and elected officials gathered on Saturday, May 2 for a design charrette led by RPA to develop a vision for the town's Commerce Drive neighborhood.
8. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR CONNECTICUT -- This paper, published by the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, provides a broad view of key areas of infrastructure investment and opportunities for creating good jobs. Each of these areas addresses a need critical to Connecticut's future economic viability, to sustainable and cost-effective energy solutions, to revitalization of our cities and to environmental preservation.
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