Today’s Headlines
Reid, LaHood Push Rail in Las Vegas (Sun) Obama: No Such Thing as “Shovel-Ready” Projects (Transpo Nation) More Details on Obama Transpo Plan; Funding Questions Remain (National Journal) Will America Ever Build Real HSR? (NYT) NJ Pols Postpone Meeting to Halt ARC Tunnel Construction (Newsroom Jersey) Why Ray LaHood’s Idea to Totally Ban Phoning-While-Driving Makes … Continued
October 14, 2010
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Transit Friendly Colorado Gov Candidate Hickenlooper Looks Strong (Transpo Nation) NYT: Chris Christie Needs to Support, Not Undermine, Hudson Tunnel Project Reformer Larry Hanley Takes the Helm of Amalgamated Transit Union (Labor Notes) Nice Northeast Corridor Plan, Amtrak, But 30 Years? The Trans-Continental Took Just Six (Daily Finance) Equity Caucus: Transportation a “21st Century Civil … Continued
October 1, 2010
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Hopes for Lame Duck Energy Bill Dwindle (Politico) Will High-Speed Rail Prevail? (USA Today) Anti-EPA Bill Would Face Veto, But Jay Rockefeller Pushes Ahead for “Messaging” (Hill, Politico) What’s a Livable Community? Earl Blumenauer Explains… (Grist) New Approach to Understanding Traffic Congestion Turns Heads (Infrastructurist, BikePortland, CBS) Transportation for America Launches “Equity Caucus” (T4America) Emotional … Continued
September 30, 2010
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Amtrak Unveils Next-Gen High-Speed Rail Vision for the East (AP) But Will it Happen? First Reactions… (Transport Politic, Yglesias, Scripps) LaTourette Backpedals, Makes Support for Complete Streets Clear (LAB) Villaraigosa Returns to the Hill for Round Two of Transpo Lobbying (KPCC) Health Advocates Call Climate Change A “Serious Public Health Issue” (Hill) What “Complete Streets” Mean … Continued
September 29, 2010
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Twin Cities Officials: No More Suburban Highway Expansions (Star-Trib) Some Environmentalists Ready to Rebel Against Obama (Politico) Gov Candidate White Calls For Transportation Options for Texans (Mother Jones) Sen. Lautenberg Takes Aim at NJ Gov Christie as Tunnel Funding Standoff Simmers (NJ.com) Shweeb: The Future of Transportation or Google Pipe Dream? (Pop-Sci) Beijing Tops List … Continued
September 28, 2010
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How Will Energy Czar Browner Use Her Growing Clout? (Politico) Tom Friedman Asks: Where’s America’s Moonshot to Achieve Energy Independence? (NYT) GOP Takeover Could Threaten High-Speed Rail Plans (Transport Politic) LA and Beijing Partner to Seek Traffic Solutions (AP) Polls Show Why Brown, Crist’s Constituents Should Embrace Climate Action (Clean Technica) Why Is the Public … Continued
September 27, 2010
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Transit Ridership Up for the First Time Since 2008 (Transpo Nation) Villaraigosa Bangs on Doors in Washington, Touts 30/10 Plan (Reuters) Can the Senate Pass a Scaled-Down Energy Bill? (Politico) EPA’s Jackson Calls Industry Climate Claims “Scare Tactics” (The Hill) Governors Could Put a Kink in Obama’s Rail Plan (BusinessWeek) Candidates Spar Over Big Dig … Continued
September 24, 2010
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Hill Staff Got Messages From America’s Stranded Transit Riders Yesterday (Hill) High-Speed Rail Plans Face Fierce Resistance From Freight Rail Companies (WSJ) Siemens: American Orders for Transit Vehicles Are Soft (WSJ) Murkowski Will Keep Her Senate Energy Position After All (Hill) America’s Roads Have Seen Better Days (USA Today) Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Turn … Continued
September 23, 2010
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Drumbeat Against Distracted Driving Grows Louder (AP, Fastlane) Alaska’s Murkowski Loses Top GOP Spot on Senate Energy Committee (Hill) Escalating PR Problem Dogs Fossil Fuel Industry (Politico) Maryland Green Party Senate Candidate Killed By SUV Driver While Cycling (WaPo) Transit Systems Explore Credit Card and Smart Phone Payment Plans (Reuters) Major Breakthrough at Cancun Climate … Continued
September 22, 2010
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LaHood, DOT Keep Focus on Distracted Driving With Summit (WaPo) Meanwhile, New Proposal Would Ban Certain Truck Drivers from Texting (AP) Freight Trains: A Thorn in Obama’s High-Speed Rail Plan (WSJ) Bike-Sharing Hits the Big Time in DC with CaBi (WaPo, NYT, GGW) Christie Eyes Raiding Hudson River Rail Tunnel Funds for Other Projects (NJ.com) … Continued
September 21, 2010