Today’s Headlines
U.S. DOT’s Smart City Challenge Wraps Up (WaPo, Austin Chron) Tampa Abandons Latest Transpo Tax Plan (Tampa Bay Times) Atlanta Kicks Off Bike-Share With Downtown Ride (AJC) Young Affluent People Are Moving to Urban Cores, and Not Just on the Coasts (WSJ) Rival Plans Emerge to Expand Kansas City Transit (KC Star) Grants Boost TOD Across Connecticut (CT … Continued
June 10, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Will Boston Transit Keep Up With the City’s Growth? (Boston Globe) Raleigh-Area Voters to Decide on Tax for Transit (News & Observer) How Waze Influences Traffic on Residential Streets (WaPo) Nashville Seeks $30M From Feds for 7-Mile Elevated Greenway (Tennessean) DC Employers Must Plan for “Blizzard” That Is Metro Repair (Washington Biz Journal) Map: Where DC Workers Commute From … Continued
June 7, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Foxx in Boston Globe: Let’s Correct Past Transportation Mistakes and Connect Communities What to Expect With First Surge of $60M DC Metro Repair Plan (WaPo, The Hill) Atlanta to Spend $1B Over 25 Years on Biking, Walking Projects (Bicycling) Past Patterns Show That Voters Pony Up for Transit (Indy Star) Streetcars Work Best When They’re Not Just For Nostalgia (AP) … Continued
June 6, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Transit Tax Goes to Voters in Silicon Valley (Mercury News) How Subways Shape Urban Growth (CityLab) Austin Advocates Push for Light Rail on Ballot (Statesman) New Sacramento Transit Chief Vows Fast Action on Bleak Finances (SacBee) Job Sprawl Makes for Long Commutes in Chicago (Chicago Reporter) Metro Shoots Down DC Mayor’s Request to Maintain Late-Night Service (WaPo) Seattle … Continued
June 3, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Campaign for Detroit’s $4.6 Billion Transit Ballot Measure Begins (Detroit News) Many in D.C. Area Remain in Denial as Metro’s Big Rebuild Begins (WaPo) Meanwhile, Metro Woes Add Fuel to Fire of Purple Line Legal Fight (WaPo) Three Converging Threats to Today’s Auto Industry (Vox) Connecticut Plans Development Around BRT (WNPR) GGW: Instead of Buses Flying Over Traffic Jams, Let’s Not … Continued
May 31, 2016
Today’s Headlines
CNN Highlights the Sorry State of America’s Infrastructure Georgia Threatens to Shut Down Atlanta Streetcar (AJC) Seattle Bumps Up Timeline for Light Rail Projects (Seattle Times) Uber Preps to Meet Demand During DC Metro Work (WaPo, The Hill) Google Plans Self-Driving Car Center Near Detroit (Detroit Free Press) Driverless Car Tech to Get Boost from US-Israel Collaboration … Continued
May 27, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Foxx Appoints Special Adviser on DC Metro Oversight (WaPo) Montgomery County, MD, Speeds Up and Waters Down Its BRT Plans (GGW) Texas High-Speed Rail Fight Heads to Washington (Dallas Observer) Inaugural “Better Bike-Share” Conference Takes Place in Philly Next Month (Next City) Homeland Security Wants More Security Theater on Amtrak (The Hill) Is a Transit Boom on … Continued
May 24, 2016
Today’s Headlines
After Years of Dormancy, Feds Pull Funding From Houston Light Rail Project (Chron) As DC Metro Boss Shakes Up Staffing, Senate Bill Would Add to Feds’ Oversight (WaPo) Long-Stalled Plans for Detroit-Ann Arbor Rail See New Life (Detroit News) Senate Bill Would Reinvest Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Profits in Northeast Corridor (CT Post) Feds Voice Support for Boston’s … Continued
May 23, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Texas Dominates Census List of Fastest-Growing Cities in America (Biz Insider) How Will DC Metro Service Cuts Affect Low-Income Riders? (WaPo, CityLab) Five Companies That Are Crushing Bike to Work Day (Bicycling) Most Americans Actually Don’t Use Ride-Hailing (WSJ) Sacramento Streetcar Line Gets TOD Boost From Feds (Sac Biz Journal) Portland Voters OK Four-Year Gas Tax (Oregonian) Seattle and Portland … Continued
May 20, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Campaign for Dedicated Funding for DC Metro Taking Shape (Washington Biz Journal) Next City: What Does a Smarter, More Equitable Transportation System Look Like? African-American Teen Sues Cops Who Tasered Her For Biking at Tacoma Mall (NYT) Feds Order Boston Transit to Revise Civil Rights Policies (Boston.com) Pittsburgh, Columbus Pitch for the Smart Cities Challenge (Post-Gazette, Dispatch) … Continued
May 17, 2016