Today’s Headlines
LaHood Warns Super Committee Failure Will Hit Transportation Programs (JOC) Does the User Pays Model Still Hold Up for Transportation? (National Journal) Connecticut to Get First Inter-City BRT (Transpo Nation) Fuel-Efficiency Targets Good for Americans, the Economy (Hill) New Questions About China’s HSR Crash (BBC) Small Non-Profit in Northern Montana Gives Rural Region North Central … Continued
November 22, 2011
Taxpayer Group: GOP Drill Bill “Not a Responsible Budget Approach”
From an environmental perspective, the House GOP proposal to fund infrastructure with fees on fossil fuel extraction is clearly a disaster. But does it even pass the smell test from a dollars-and-cents perspective?
November 21, 2011
Today’s Headlines
Transportation Industry Lobby Supports GOP for 2012 (TBD) Five Myths About Your Gas Taxes (CNN) How Green Is High Speed Rail? Very (CNN) Is Any American City Truly Ideal for Living Car-Free? (NRDC) A Million More Expected to Travel This Year for Thanksgiving (Hill) Santa Monica, CA Opens Country’s Largest Bike Parking Center (Transportation Nation) … Continued
November 21, 2011
Today’s Headlines
Mica: Transpo Bill Is “70 to 80% Completed” (Hill) Congressional Budget Deal Eliminates Funding for HSR (USA Today) Despite No New Funding for Illinois HSR, Optimism Remains (MyStateLine) LaHood Confident HSR Funding Can Be Authorized in Future (Medill Reports) Transit and TIGER Funding Preserved in Compromise Spending Bill (T4A) Transit Riders Union Gives Detroit Buses … Continued
November 16, 2011
Today’s Headlines
Transit Union Wants Pols to See Fare Increases as New Taxes (National Journal) Why Cities Should Dismantle Urban Roadways (ThinkProgress) Record Year of Disasters Leaves Funding Short to Rebuild Roads (Stateline) Infographic Demonstrates T4A’s “There Are More Broken Bridges Than Golden Arches” (TransportGooru) Michigan DOT Moves Forward With Plans for Detroit-Chicago HSR (WZZM) Will NYC … Continued
November 15, 2011
Today’s Headlines
GOP Eager to Drill in Alaska to Fund Highway Bill (Hill) Rail Supporters Celebrate Rare Victory as House Retreats on Amtrak Privatization (Hill) California Considers Raising Gas Tax (ABCLocal) California HSR Hit With Legal Setback (Palo Alto Online) In the UK, More Politicians Questioning Cost of HSR (DailyMail) What ‘The Genius of Place’ Can Teach … Continued
November 14, 2011
Today’s Headlines
Senators to Push Bipartisan Transportation Bill Through Committee Today (Hill, WaPo) Understanding the Senate Map 21 Transportation Proposal (T4A, BikeLeague) Mica Compromises While Romney Vows to Cut Amtrak if Elected (Hill) Sen. Kirk (R-Ill): HSR is Great, But Only for Distances 300 Miles or Less (Hill) Traffic Makes Us Dumber: Scientists Say Car Exhaust Causes … Continued
November 9, 2011
Today’s Headlines
Study: Traffic Collisions Cost $299.5 Billion a Year, Leading Killer of Americans 5-34 (National Journal) Commuter Transit Tax Benefit Set to Expire This Year (TransNat) Detroit Buses Back in Service After Strike Over Safety for Drivers (Hill, Detroit News) CA HSR: To Build Big and Bold or Small and Less Costly? (Politico) Obama’s Vision for HSR … Continued
November 8, 2011
Today’s Headlines
Editorials: Infrastructure Funding Bill Failed Because GOP Put Millionaires Before Jobs (NYT, FT) Republicans Use Highway Bill to Counter Obama on Infrastructure (Hill) Obama Meets with Transportation Advocates to Discuss Federal Funding for Infrastructure (T4A) Maryland State Senate President Promises to Raise Gas Tax (Baltimore Sun) How Car Commuting Costs – in a Handy Chart (TreeHugger) … Continued
November 7, 2011
Today’s Headlines
See Who Voted to Quash Sen. Paul’s Anti-Bicycle/Pedestrian Amendment (Bike League) Senate Vote Preserves Critical Transpo Funding, But Not Much for HSR (T4A, Transportation Nation) Who Is Lobbying DC’s Top Transportation Congressmen? (Transportation Nation) Public Transit Lobby Gets New Chief (Hill) Plan for HSR More Realistic, Much More Pricey (SFGate) FL Gov. Says HSR Cost Overruns in … Continued
November 2, 2011