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New digital touchscreen on NYC subway will deliver real-time information, including simple visual station directions with transfers and line alerts, countdown to train arrival, and service updates.
In the Loop is your round-up of what's going on in the transportation world, posted in conjunction with Talking Transit.
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National Walk to Work Day was April 5 (or was it Walk to Work Week?). The best part of National Walk to Work Day? Walking home of course. Register for Urban Think & Drink an evening with inspiring Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates. Did you use the Chicago Planning Tour app at #APA13?
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Chicago restructures its parking tax —some will pay more, some less—gets first bike valet and promises el riders: No more dropped calls on the subway! Protected parking or protected people: What kind of Wicker Park do you want?
Dust off those innovative plans, new round of $475 million in TIGER competitive grants announced —and good timing because sequestration has taken a hit to transportation.
Attention policy wonks: Declare your independence from five-year-old data sets in PDF spreadsheets!
DC bikeshare hits ridership record, NYC rolling out bikeshare in May. Policy Implications – How walkable is your state’s DOT headquarters? Also walk score is an important factor in finding the coolest neighborhood in your city. But hope you don’t live on a cul-de-sac because apparently that’s not cool.
Streetsblog readers have spoken — and they have anointed Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the worst parking crater in an American downtown. Lessons from London for India on transportation planning, while India calls on the private sector to build rail. Do you use TransitWiki?