Today’s Headlines
Obama Puts Transportation Back on the Agenda With $50 Billion Plan (Politico, AP, WSJ) …First Reactions: Brookings, Transport Politic, Time, Bob Herbert, Boehner Can the United States Catch Up on High-Speed Rail? (NYT) Study: Light Rail Users 6.5 Pounds Lighter Than Drivers (Virginian Pilot) Mary Landrieu: We’ve Got to Stop Building for the Automobile and Start Building … Continued
September 7, 2010
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White House Mulls Emergency Stimulus–Or Not? (Politico, Reuters) Study: Transit Creates More Jobs than Highways (Common Dreams, HuffPo) NYT Tells Readers to Check Their Neighborhoods’ Transportation Costs with Abogo Another Gulf Oil Platform Explodes (The Hill, WSJ) New Jersey Transportation Fund Near Empty (Bloomberg) Granholm Signs Michigan’s Complete Streets Legislation (AnnArbor.com) Palo Alto Council Denounces High-Speed Rail Plan … Continued
September 3, 2010
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Clyburn: Stock Trade Tax Could Pay For Transportation Bill (CBN) Twelve Anti-Transit Conservative Myths (New Republic) Middle-Aged Folks Could Benefit Most From Active Transportation (Gallup) Chances Good That the Next Few Years Will Suck for Greens (Grist) Meanwhile, Prominent Climate Skeptic Reverses Course (Nature) DOT Touts New Manufacturing Standards for High-Speed Rail Cars (Transpo Nation, … Continued
September 2, 2010
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Reid Considering Lame-Duck Energy Bill (The Hill) American Conservative Demolishes Myth That the Right Has No Use For Transit …And Notes That Drivable Suburban Infrastructure Is Massively Subsidized (Am. Conservative) Climate Politics Still Look Grim For Environmentalists (USA Today) Good Helps Visualize the Deadliest and Safest Cities for Walking San Diego Media Freak Out Over … Continued
September 1, 2010
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Rendell: Dems Should Pass Surface Transportation Bill Before Midterms (The Hill) Bush DOT Chief: Obama Admin Focusing on “Nice-to-Do Things,” Not “Need to Do” (Transpo Nation) Enviro Advocates Reckon With Tough Climate Politics (WaPo) Federal Rail Administration Has Its Hands Full With High-Speed Rail (NYT) Midwest Legislators Want Bullet Trains to Go at Least 150 … Continued
August 31, 2010
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Time Takes a Look at the Dark Side of Home Ownership Does the Bay Area Have the Mettle to Do High-Speed Rail Right? (NYT) Transit Crucial in This Rural Wisconsin Town (T4America) Denver Starts Building Rail Link to Airport (USA Today) BP Funded Study About Gulf’s Voracious Oil-Eating Bacteria (ProPublica) Insurance Institute Lumps Distracted Driving … Continued
August 30, 2010
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Report: High Speed Rail in Southern California Would Create 127,000 Jobs (LAT) Texas Gubernatorial Foes White and Perry Talk Transportation (DMN) Why Livability Isn’t Just a Big-City Concept (T4America) Florida Wrangles With Measures to Contain Sprawl (AP, Palm Beach Post) MA Gov Candidate Cahill Speaks Out Against Unfunded Transportation Projects (Patriot-Ledger) Is It Time to … Continued
August 27, 2010
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New Home Sales Down Significantly (NYT) Meanwhile, Builders Report Demand for Ped-Friendly Neighborhoods (CityBiz) Feds Estimate 8 Percent of Motorists Drive Drunk Each Year (AP) If Murkowski Loses Seat, Next GOP Sen. in Line on Energy Committee Is More Conservative (The Hill) In Joe Miller, Another Climate Contrarian Inches Toward Power (Grist) Motorists Push for … Continued
August 26, 2010
Today’s Headlines
Brookings Analysis: Oil Spill Derailed Climate Legislation McMansions Losing Their Allure (Grist) Sick of Amtrak’s Glitches? Lagging Investment Could be the Culprit (AP, Grist) Study: Road Diets Reduce Crashes, Don’t Cause Congestion (Rebuilding Place) Top Officials Take a Ride on a Walking School Bus (Fast Lane) Are Georgians Willing to Pay for the Transportation Improvements They … Continued
August 25, 2010
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Oil Lobbyists Outspent Environmentalists Eight-fold During Climate Bill Debate (Open Secrets) For the Umpteenth Time Rendell Calls for More Transportation Funding (Bloomberg) Boxer Supports Villaraigosa’s 30/10 Transit Plan (LATimes) Detroit Mayor Dave Bing to Pursue Citywide Strategic Plan (TNAC) GOP’s Ron Johnson Buries Head in the Sand on Climate Change Science (TPM) Vornado Pledges $100M in Transit … Continued
August 24, 2010