Today’s Headlines
Trump Considers Borrowing Big for Infrastructure, Tying It to Healthcare (WaPo, The Hill) Another Idea: Trump’s Billionaire Friends Could Steer Infrastructure (CNNMoney) Amtrak Knew of Defect Before Penn Station Derailment; Christie Withholds Payments (NYT, Bloomberg) California Clears Tax Hikes for Transportation Plan (AP) Proposed Amtrak Cuts Target Trump Country (Seattle PI) In Honolulu, Lawmakers Approve $1.2B for Beleaguered … Continued
April 7, 2017
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Slate: Pouring Money Into Roads Is a Dead End Jared Kushner Also in Charge of Shaping Trump’s Infrastructure Plan (CNBC) Deadly Texas Crash Could Influence State’s Texting-While-Driving Bill (Houston Chron) California Advances $52B Transpo Bill With Gas Tax Hike (Mercury News) What’s in Store for Michigan’s Most Important Street? (D Mag) Meet the “MARTA Army” Working for Transpo Change in Atlanta … Continued
April 4, 2017
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Far-Right Freedom Caucus Expected to Play Key Role in Infrastructure Fight (The Hill) NatGeo Keeps a Running Tally of How Trump Is Changing the Environment Seattle Sales Tax for Transit Takes Effect; Bike-Share Goes Kaput (Seattle Times, Bicycling) DC Tries to Involve Whole Region in “Vision Zero” Effort (WaPo) Atlanta Transit Braces for More Riders After I-85 Collapse … Continued
April 3, 2017
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A Section of I-85 in Atlanta Collapsed in a Fire (CNN) Driver Distractions Are on the Rise, and So Are Pedestrian Deaths (Reuters) Dems Think They Can Take Advantage of Trump on Infrastructure (HuffPo) What HUD Boss Ben Carson Should Listen to on His Tour (Next City) Lyft Tests Shuttle Program in Chicago, San Francisco (Tech Crunch) MD’s … Continued
March 31, 2017
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Trump Ready to Obliterate Obama’s Climate Progress (WaPo) Trump Looks to Move Infrastructure and Tax Reform Simultaneously (Axios) Transport Experts Wonder Where the Money Is (Governing) To Meet Climate Goals, California Needs Denser Housing and Less Driving (LA Times) How Much Does Uber Have Riding on Self-Driving Cars? (CityLab) Christie Signs $400M Bill for Jersey Transport, … Continued
March 28, 2017
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Will Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Crash and Burn Too? (The Week) California Breaks With Trump By Upholding Emissions Standards (NYT) Republicans Use Twin Cities Light Rail Project as Culture War Prop (AP) Silicon Valley Asks Feds to Make Good on Promises for Caltrain (Mercury News) Wired Makes the Case for Parking Cash-Out How a Bill in Florida Could … Continued
March 27, 2017
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Census Shows Population Losses in Cities, Growth in Suburbs (Governing, FiveThirtyEight) Lawmakers See Tax Repatriation as Source of Funds for Infrastructure (The Hill) MD Gov. Larry Hogan Tells Trump Admin About His Pet Road Projects (WaPo) Elaine Chao Talks Trump, Tech, Personal History With USA Today Dallas Can’t Count on Federal Funds for Its Transit Plans (D Mag) Miami Voters Divided on … Continued
March 24, 2017
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Texas High-Speed Rail Ramps Up DC Lobbying (The Hill) San Diego Weighs New Taxes to Beef Up Transit (SD Union-Trib) In Minnesota, Metro Area Subsidizes Rural Transpo (StarTrib) Redfin: Transit Access Increases Home Values (Silicon Beat) St. Louis Streetcar Ready for Test Runs (KWMU) Should Cyclists Be Taxed for Road Upgrades? (Urban Milwaukee) Orlando Strives to Become “Theme … Continued
March 21, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Trump’s Empty Rhetoric on Infrastructure Has Been Exposed (NYT) Transit Industry and Rail Advocates Blast Trump’s Budget (Progressive Railroading) In Chicago, Cycling Enforcement Discriminates Against Black People on Bikes (Chicago Trib) WaPo: Trump Demonizes Cities Because They’re a Threat to His Agenda Seattle Spends More on New Transit Than Any U.S. City (Seattle Times) How the White House Could Derail … Continued
March 20, 2017
Today’s Headlines
16 Big Transit Projects That Would Be Toast Under Trump’s Budget (WaPo) Cuts Could Imperil Seattle Rail, Gateway Project, DC Metro (Seattle Times, Bloomberg, Washingtonian) How Cities Would Feel the Budget Pain (Curbed) Long-Distance Amtrak Routes Under Threat (Progressive Railroading) Trump Also Wants to Slash Transpo Funding in Rural Areas That Supported Him (Charlotte Observer) The Rail Line … Continued
March 17, 2017