Today’s Headlines
Obama Pushes for Parks, Clean Energy (Miami Herald, Politico) During Safest Year in Decades, 32,788 Still Die on American Roads (The Hill) Commuters Adapt in the Sprawling City of Atlanta (USA Today) Rolling Stones Keyboardist Weighs in on Smart Growth (SmartPlanet) Potholes Ahead for New Jersey with Gov. Christie’s Transportation Plan (NJ.com) Slow Start for … Continued
April 4, 2011
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Kerry: Infrastructure Bank Needed as a Catalyst for Investment (Politico) Obama Veto Threat Looms Over FAA Bill (The Hill, Politico) What Worries Greens About Obama’s Energy Plan (NYT) Old Stereotypes About the Inner City Fading Away (USA Today) Déjà Vu Anybody? Metro Mulls Service Cuts (Examiner) Talking Buses That Warn Pedestrians Being Tested in Maryland (Ibtimes) Chinese … Continued
April 1, 2011
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White House Wants Oil Imports Reduced a Third in Ten Years (Politico) Bloomberg Administration Pushes Back Against Bike Lane Critics (NYT) Proposed $150 Million Cut Would Put Metro on the Slow Track (WaPo) Lawmakers Pitch Smart Transpo Technology for a Few Cities (The Hill) How Much Do Contrails Contribute to Global Warming? (New Scientist) Ped … Continued
March 30, 2011
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Get Ready to Hear More About “ObamaRail” (The Hill) What Would an Infrastructure Bank Look Like? (Miller-McCune) Yet Another Florida Rail Project in Limbo (Transpo Nation) The El Needs an Overhaul (Chicago Reader) San Francisco Transit Riders Paying More for Less (Examiner) Nebraska Pols Clash Over Road Funding (Journal Star) San Antonio Launches Small Bike-Share … Continued
March 28, 2011
Today’s Headlines
Biden Chides Florida Gov. for Snubbing Rail Money (Miami Herald) Why Gas Prices Are More Complicated Than You Think (WaPo) What Happens When You Tear Down a Highway? (Infrastructurist) LaHood Backs Honolulu Rail Project (Hawaii Reporter) Why NYC Bike Lane Skeptics Are Wrong (WNYC) New Carrollton Metro One Step Closer to Redevelopment (WaPo) Massachusetts Transportation … Continued
March 25, 2011
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Libya, Japan Could Hamper Economic Recovery (Politico) Census: Detroit’s Population Plummets (CNN) New York’s High Line: A Jewel in Manhattan (Nat Geo) While the U.S. Dithers, Thailand Invests $5 Billion in High-Speed Rail (Nasdaq) Cincinnati Streetcar Plan Starts to Look Shaky (The Transport Politic) New England: The Future of American Rail? (National Journal) LA Plans … Continued
March 23, 2011
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Oil Prices Rise as Allies Pummel Libya (Bloomberg) Rhode Island, Connecticut Vie for HSR Funds (The Hill, Businessweek) Context on Fukushima: Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal Hardly Safe Either (ProPublica) Rep. Mica Expects Flat Transportation Funding in Next Bill (Mobilizing the Region) Poll: Americans Give Obama High Marks for Protecting Environment (Gallup) Metro to Entice … Continued
March 21, 2011
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Oil Prices Rise on News of UN Plan to Strike Libya (IBT) Can Houston’s Sprawling Suburbs Be Fixed? (Transpo Nation) Senators Scrutinize Bus Safety Following Deadly Crash (The Hill) More Than a Fifth of American Urbanites Weigh in as Obese (Gallup) Pothole Season: A Bane to Motorists and Cyclists Alike (NYT) Falling Light Fixture Latest … Continued
March 18, 2011
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It’s Official: Northeast States Free to Compete for High-Speed Rail Funds (Transpo Nation) Bipartisan Support For Infrastructure Bank Grows (NYT, Politico) Sarah Palin: Obama’s Anti-Drilling Mentality the Culprit for Gas Prices (Politico, Facebook) Question: What’s Better Than the Erie Canal? Answer: Trains (The Hill) Transpo Sec. Ray LaHood Fields Questions via YouTube (Fastlane) What’s Amtrak … Continued
March 16, 2011
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Nuclear Crisis in Japan Expected to Increase Oil Prices (WSJ) Will GOP Senators Try to Kill TIGER Grants for Their Own States? (Biz Week) Greens Hope High Prices Will Shake Up Energy Policy (The Hill) Florida Can Still Bid for Lost HSR Funds (NYT, Herald) Can Private Sector Involvement Spark a Rail Resurgence? (Transport Politic) Maryland … Continued
March 14, 2011