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Union Station at Capacity while Amtrak ridership up in Illinois
Dec 6

Dec 6 Union Station at Capacity while Amtrak ridership up in Illinois

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Amtrak
The Parking Predicament: San Francisco uses technology and zoning to optimize parking
Nov 11

Nov 11 The Parking Predicament: San Francisco uses technology and zoning to optimize parking

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Parking, Parking Meters

SF Parking parking meter in San Francisco

State of the Smart: Maximizing Capacity with Intelligent Transportation Systems
Oct 30

Oct 30 State of the Smart: Maximizing Capacity with Intelligent Transportation Systems

Chrissy Mancini Nichols

Stanford computer scientist Balaji Prabhakar came up with a high-tech solution to help employees in India beat the morning rush on their commute to work. (Associated Press photo by Rafiq Maqbool)

The Parking Predicament: Oak Park’s parking management program uses permits, meters to promote efficient land use
Oct 30

Oct 30 The Parking Predicament: Oak Park’s parking management program uses permits, meters to promote efficient land use

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Parking Meters, Parking

Oak Park, Illinois reserves parking spots for bike parking.

Chicago transit gets open payment system
Oct 22

Oct 22 Chicago transit gets open payment system

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Chicago Transit Authority
Getting Our Money’s Worth: Using Value Capture to Fund Transit
Oct 2

Oct 2 Getting Our Money’s Worth: Using Value Capture to Fund Transit

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Value Capture, Transportation, Tolls, Transit, TOD, Tax Increment Financing, Tax, Funding

From left, Gabriel Metcalf, Ryan Gravel, Doug Koelemay

New fuel economy standards reinforce need for a more sustainable approach to transportation funding
Sep 28

Sep 28 New fuel economy standards reinforce need for a more sustainable approach to transportation funding

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Gas Tax, Funding, Transportation
Transit stations as destinations pay economic dividends
Sep 7

Sep 7 Transit stations as destinations pay economic dividends

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Transit, Value Capture, TOD
Solving the Parking Predicament: Old Pasadena, Cali.
Sep 4

Sep 4 Solving the Parking Predicament: Old Pasadena, Cali.

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Parking Meters, Parking

Today, Old Pasadena’s downtown is one of southern California’s most popular entertainment and shopping destinations, all due to a bold parking management strategy.

Photo courtesy of Flickr member Benjamin Page

Solving the Parking Predicament: The Parking Problem and solutions to reinvent land dedicated to parking
Aug 20

Aug 20 Solving the Parking Predicament: The Parking Problem and solutions to reinvent land dedicated to parking

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Parking Meters, Parking, Planning
Transit and the new federal transportation bill
Jul 20

Jul 20 Transit and the new federal transportation bill

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
U.S. Dept. of Transpo, Transportation, Transit, P3, Gas Tax, Funding, Congress
Your guide to MAP-21, the new federal transportation reauthorization
Jul 2

Jul 2 Your guide to MAP-21, the new federal transportation reauthorization

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Congress, Funding, Gas Tax, P3, Motor Fuel Tax, Transit, Transportation, U.S. Dept. of Transpo
TIFIA plays a critical role in funding transit
Jun 29

Jun 29 TIFIA plays a critical role in funding transit

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Value Capture, U.S. Dept. of Transpo, Transit, P3

San Francisco's Transbay Transit Terminal is financed with a TIFIA loan

Transit trackers entice new riders
Jun 7

Jun 7 Transit trackers entice new riders

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Transit
Sharing tolls with transit
May 18

May 18 Sharing tolls with transit

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Tolls, Transit
House ignores veto threat, passes 10th transportation extension
Apr 20

Apr 20 House ignores veto threat, passes 10th transportation extension

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Transportation, Transit, Legislation, Congress
Value Capture Case Studies: Denver’s Historic Union Station
Apr 19

Apr 19 Value Capture Case Studies: Denver’s Historic Union Station

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Value Capture, Transit
Value Capture Case Studies: Washington, DC Metro expansion to Dulles Airport
Apr 12

Apr 12 Value Capture Case Studies: Washington, DC Metro expansion to Dulles Airport

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Transit, Value Capture
Car sharing gains traction in the U.S.
Apr 3

Apr 3 Car sharing gains traction in the U.S.

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Congress punts again on transportation bill: Passes ninth extension
Mar 29

Mar 29 Congress punts again on transportation bill: Passes ninth extension

Chrissy Mancini Nichols
Congress, Motor Fuel Tax, Legislation
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