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...Route Network, which will be used by athletes and officials to get to the event venues. London police have expressed concern that the lanes reserved for Olympic use could slow ambulances and increase congestion. But Cooper says traffic shouldn't be an issue, thanks to London's Underground and rail systems. "Our premise is that this will be a public transport Games," she says...
...reason for the wide disparity is how the costs are allocated. In Vancouver's case, there's a big debate about how to account for two major projects being built for the Olympics: a light-rail link connecting the city to the airport, and costly upgrades to the Sea to Sky highway, which winds north along Pacific fjords. Should these projects be part of the Olympic budget or (because they will presumably serve the city for years afterward) part of the general municipal budget? Either way, the projects will take decades to pay down...
...England. Under Wednesday’s agreement, which reportedly is to be implemented over the next few years, the State will pay $100 million to CSX to take over various railroad tracks and railyards, including those in Allston. The acquisitions are expected to improve and expand commuter rail service in and around Boston...
Jessica Shumaker, a spokeswoman for the Boston Redevelopment Authority, which oversees planning and development in Boston, said that the agreement may help the City develop its proposed rapid-transit Urban Ring around Boston and provide rail service to Allston-Brighton residents...
...brought his gifted brand of innkeeping to Lower Manhattan's Meatpacking District. Rising up over the Hudson River, the Standard New York is a visually striking property, designed by Todd Schliemann of New York City's Polshek Partnership Architects and built right above the Highline - a former elevated rail track in the process of being converted into an aerial park. The Highline's first section is open to the public and runs between Gansevoort Street and 20th Street. As Manhattan's newest attraction, it has an almost symbiotic connection to the hotel, feeding an endless stream of strollers...