Today’s Headlines
Why Is Obama Dodging the Gas Tax Debate? (WaPo) Sen. Sessions “Stunned” by White House Rail Proposal (Transpo Nation) FAA Sees Steady Long-Term Growth for Airlines (USA Today) The Avenue Breaks Down Obama’s 2012 Budget House Transportation Committee Kicks Off Listening Tour in West Virginia (T4America) Should We Move Forward With an Infrastructure Bank? (National … Continued
February 16, 2011
Today’s Headlines
In Budget Rollout, Obama Proposes Single Transportation Trust Fund (Politico) Americans Want Transportation, Don’t Want to Pay For It (WaPo) GOP Eyes Big Cuts to EPA; Dems Consider Effort “Reckless” (Politico, The Hill) Obama Pushes Clean Energy Spending, Fewer Tax Breaks for Big Oil (The Hill) How Will Electric Car Owners Pay for Roads? (Infrastructurist) … Continued
February 14, 2011
Today’s Headlines
Saudi Oil Reserve More Limited Than Thought (Miller-McCune) Sec. LaHood Undeterred by Rail Naysayers (Post-Gazette, Wash Examiner) Cheap Air Tickets Will Soon Be Harder to Find (NYT) Amtrak: January Brought Record Ridership (Transpo Nation) What To Do About Zombie Subdivisions? (This Land) Let’s Move: A Step in the Right Direction (Fast Lane) Want Jobs? Invest … Continued
February 11, 2011
Today’s Headlines
More About the White House Push for Rail Investment (NYT, WaPo) Round-up: First Reactions and Analysis (Time, Transpo Nation, TheTransportPolitic) What’s the Best Way to Move Forward on Transportation? (National Journal) GOP and EPA Climate Battle Set to Heat Up Today (The Hill) Head of EPA Under Bush Considered Greenhouse Gases a Threat (Politico) Cities … Continued
February 9, 2011
Today’s Headlines
LaHood Optimistic That Transportation Bill Will Pass By August (Reuters) GOP Mulls Deep Cuts in Transportation (The Hill) Lautenberg and Menendez Look to Revive Hudson Rail Tunnel (NYT) Drivers: Enjoy the “Dictator Discount” on Gas While it Lasts (Atlantic, Newsweek) The Era of the Suburban Retail Strip Is Coming to an End (Citiwire) Study: Low … Continued
February 7, 2011
Today’s Headlines
Murkowski: Egypt a “Wake-Up Call” for Energy (Politico) Details of Bay Area HSR Plan Delayed for a Year (San Mateo County Times) HOT Lane Plans Are Back, Except in Arlington (WaPo) Coalition for Smarter Growth Slams Virginia Transpo Plan (WaPo) Harry Reid Gives Up Earmarks — Sort Of (LVRJ, Politico) Gulf Recovering Quickly, Report Says … Continued
February 4, 2011
Today’s Headlines
Dems Deal Earmarks a New Blow (Politico) New Urbanism and Landscape Urbanism Square Off (The Globe) GOP Readies Bill to Neutralize EPA Climate Rules (Mother Jones) Meanwhile, Climatologists Tell Pols to Take a Fresh Look at Evidence (Hill) Enforcement — Not Fines — Key to Improving Traffic Safety (B’more Sun) Could Private Funding Kick-Start High-Speed … Continued
February 2, 2011
Today’s Headlines
GOP Warming Up to Obama’s Rail Proposal (The Hill) Turmoil in Egypt Could Roil Oil Production (Politico) GOP Hopes 2012 Elections Will Sink EPA’s Climate Regs (The Hill) Texas Transportation Careens Toward Financial Crisis (AP) Climate Change Already Taking a Toll on Alaska’s Roads (ADN) Intelligent Cities: The Newest Antidote to Sprawl (USA Today) What’s … Continued
January 31, 2011
Today’s Headlines
Obama Stands Firm on Anti-Earmark Pledge (The Hill) Rahm’s Transpo Platform for Chicago Is All About Transit (Transpo Nation) Michelle Obama: Obesity is a “National Security Issue” (Politico) Richard Sarles Takes the Reins at Metro (WaPo) Minneapolis Light Rail Line Takes Flak (Star Tribune) Rand Paul Wants to Dismantle HUD (Housing Wire) Study: Small Cities … Continued
January 28, 2011
Today’s Headlines
More on Obama’s Call For Infrastructure Investment (NYT, Transpo Nation, WSJ) Top Dems Miffed By Anti-Earmark Rhetoric (The Hill, Politico) White House Readies Transpo Plan Rollout for Mid-February (AP) Can Rep. Mica Thread the Transportation Funding Needle? (WSJ) Scarce Mention of Climate in SOTU (The Hill, Time) Meanwhile, Climate “Czar” Browner Will Step Down (LAT, … Continued
January 26, 2011