Today’s Headlines
Senate to Vote on Infrastructure Bank Proposal This Week (Hill) National Infrastructure Bank Would Tap Private Sector, Protect Taxpayers (SacBee) Major Transportation Groups Unite for First Time in Support of Gas Tax (Politico) With Eyes on Election, GOP Supports Paying for Roads With Drilling (National Journal) Nearly 60% of Amtrak Riders Now Have Wi-Fi Access … Continued
November 1, 2011
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Senate to Begin Action on Two-Year Transportation Bill (National League of Cities) Study: Commuting Is Bad for Your Health, Unless You Bike or Walk (DailyMail) Agreement on Seattle Regional Rail as Progressive as Project Itself (Transport Politic) Stakes High for California HSR; $9 Billion Now on the Line (MercuryNews) Union Pacific Voices Major Objections to … Continued
October 31, 2011
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Waiting on Congress, MD Commission Floats Idea for State Infrastructure Bank (Gazette) NHTSA and Ad Council Release New Anti-Distracted Driving PSAs (Hill) CA Hispanic Chamber: HSR an Engine for Economic Vitality (Capitol Weekly) Job-Creation Impact of Transportation Investments Gets MD Lawmakers’ Attention (CityBizBaltimore) Bay Area Seniors Go Back to School to Better Use Transit (Transportation … Continued
October 28, 2011
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Democrats Introduce Bill to Create National Infrastructure Bank (Hill) Senator Feinstein Pessimistic on Passage of President’s Jobs Package (LATimes) Boxer Challenges Mica on New Highway Funding Bill (Hill) It’s Time to Raise California’s Gas Tax (LATimes) Michigan Governor Makes Case for Extensive Transportation Changes (MLive, DFP) Will Transit Cuts Hasten the Biking Boom? (BikePortland) Massachusetts Politicians … Continued
October 27, 2011
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Miles Driven on US Roads Fall to Lowest Levels Since 2003 (USA Today) Treasury Secretary Urges Congress to Pass Infrastructure Legislation (BusinessWeek) Rep. Hoyer Pushes Back on GOP Highway Bill Claims (Hill) Events Across the Country Bring Sense of Urgency to Bridge Repair (T4A) MD Commission Urges Increasing Gas Tax, Other Fees to Fund Transpo … Continued
October 26, 2011
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Battle Over Transportation Funding on Capitol Hill Targets People Who Walk, Bicycle (WaPo) GOP Pitching a Long-Term Transportation Bill as Jobs Creator (AP) Bike-Share So Popular in Mexico City, New Members Must Wait Six Weeks (USA Today) Virginia DOT Completes Plan to Consider Bicycles in Transportation Policies (WaPo) LaHood Announces $75 Million Boost for Boston’s … Continued
October 25, 2011
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Senate Democrats to Push Vote on Infrastructure Funding This Week (CBS) Business, Labor Once Again Come Together for Infrastructure Funding (Hill) More Infrastructure Projects Turning to Private Funding (WaPo) Making the Case for Transit Funding (Seattle Times) LaHood Lauds Amtrak Ridership, Calls Again for HSR (Hill) The Future of Amtrak Is at Stake in 2012 … Continued
October 24, 2011
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New T4A Report Ranks Deficient Bridges by Metro Areas (Transportation for America) Maryland Mayors Want 15 Cent Increase in Gas Tax (Baltimore Sun) Vote Today on Republican Amendment Preventing Transpo Funding for ‘Beautification’ (Hill) Three Infrastructure Funding Ideas With Bipartisan Support (WaPo) Carmakers vs. People Who Ride Bikes, an ‘Existential Dilemma’? (Infrastructurist) U.S. Government Working … Continued
October 19, 2011
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Is the White House Focus on Jobs a Roadblock to Transportation Reauthorization? (Politico) LaHood in Detroit with $47 Million in Relief for Transit Riders (DFP) Democrats Press Supercommittee to Go After Oil Subsidies (The Hill) Study: High Speed Rail in One Province Could Boost Entire Canadian Economy (Montreal Gazette) Can Electric Cars Actually Save Electricity? … Continued
October 18, 2011
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USDOT to Congress: We Need a ‘Gargantuan Large’ Investment in Transportation (WaPo) More States Crack Down on Driving While Texting (USAToday) Critics of Seattle’s Car Tab Fee Want to Use Funds for Bridge Repairs, New Bus Lines (Seattle Times) Chicago Set to Speed Up Transit and Freight Trains With New Track (Transport Politic) Michigan Amtrak … Continued
October 17, 2011