Today’s Headlines
Dutch Experiment With Gas Tax, VMT and Congestion Charging All-In-One (Think Progress) Talks About Investing in Infrastructure Stimulus Resurface in Washington (Union Tribune) NFL Coach to Rick Scott: Florida Should Have Gone Ahead and Built High Speed Rail (The Hill) GOP Congressmen Tell Wisconsin Constituents They’ll Fight for Transit Operating Funds (Post Crescent) Portland Metro Puts … Continued
August 12, 2011
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Gas Tax Set to Be Next Big Fight on Capitol Hill (The Hill) Obama Proposes New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks (FastLane) Sherrod Brown Files Legislation for a National Infrastructure Bank (WKRC) America Has 30 Percent Fewer Trains Than We Pay For (ThinkProgress) Seattle Mayor Supports New Driver Fees to Pay for Local Transit (Ballard News-Tribune) … Continued
August 10, 2011
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Tea Party Would Scrap Gas Tax; GM Would Increase It (CNNMoney) Volunteers Come Forward to Help Elderly Without Transit Get Around (Stateline) British Medical Journal: Bike-Share is Good For Your Health (LATimes) When Toll Roads Go Bankrupt, Who Pays for Failed Public-Private Partnership? (Landline) Jacksonville Investing in Bringing Business Back to Downtown (FLTrend) Atlanta Study: … Continued
August 5, 2011
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AFL-CIO and Chamber of Commerce United Against Mica’s Transportation Bill (The Hill) Study Finds 1 in 4 Crashes Caused By Distraction, Recommends National Texting Ban (Reuters) Senators Agree On Terms For Immediate End to Ethanol Subsidies (WaPo) Report: Ohio Subsidized Sprawl for Business, Hurt the Urban Workforce (Plain Dealer) New Rule Would Require Hybrids, EVs … Continued
July 8, 2011
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LaHood Presents TIGER 3: $527 Million for U.S. Transportation Projects (FastLane) House Republicans Seek to Slash National Transportation Funding (WaPo) Republican Freshman Still Wants Federal Support for Pet Projects (ThinkProgress) Former U.S. DOT Secretaries Support National Teen Driving Legislation (CNBC) Study: Teen Commuting Habits Are Healthier in Cities Than Suburbs (MedNews) Bike-Friendly Transit Makes Commuting … Continued
July 6, 2011
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Obama Stands Up for Transportation Spending in Tough Budget Fight (TranspoNation) Central Florida Holds Breath for SunRail Decision Today (Orlando Sentinel) Indiana’s Texting While Driving Ban Goes Into Effect (NWI Times) New Penalties for Driving Distracted in Tennessee (Tennessean) California Is Recycling Its Roads for a Greener, Quicker Pot Hole Fix (GOOD) LaHood Supports Cheaper, … Continued
July 1, 2011
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Mica Defends $1.2 Billion Investment for Meager Returns of SunRail (NYT) Eight Perspectives on Car Culture and Policy in Europe and the US (NYT) More Research Shows We’ve Hit Peak Car Use (Treehugger) ClimateWire Digs Into ITDP’s Report on BRT in the United States Rep. Brown: Privatizing Amtrak Would Bankrupt Employee Retirement Funds (The Hill) Obama … Continued
June 29, 2011
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Governor Cuomo to Sign “Complete Streets” Bill for NY (Transportation Nation) US High Speed Rail Association Supports Privatizing Amtrak (The Hill) Governments Want to Pay You to Bike to Work — In Europe (Reuters) GA Law Would Penalize Transit Drivers Who Mistakenly Give Immigrants Rides (Atlanta11Alive) Imagine a NY-Boston Commute in 45 minutes? Japan Testing … Continued
June 22, 2011
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Sen. Kirk Wants Privately Built Public Transportation Infrastructure (Chicago Trib) Why Fewer Women On Bikes? It’s the Economy, Stupid (Grist) NHTSA Administrator Determined to Curb Distracted Driving in the US (BeCarChic) Texas Governor Vetos Ban on Driving While Texting (Dallas News) Senator Schumer: Let’s Create a Report Card for Intercity Buses (TranspoNation] Bipartisan Group of … Continued
June 21, 2011
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American Prosperity Requires More Investment in Transportation Infrastructure (MarketWatch) 19 is the new 16: North Carolina Considers New Age for Full Driver’s License (News Observer) Privatize the NE Corridor? You’re Doing It Wrong (Transport Politic) Minneapolis Shows How Urbanist Parking Regs Are Done (Think Progress) LaHood: Happy 2nd Birthday Partnership for Sustainable Communities (T4America) Central … Continued
June 17, 2011