Today’s Headlines
Senate Sends Transpo Funding Band-Aid Over to Obama (The Hill) Shuster Vows It’s the Last Short-Term Extension (Equipment World) Former FTA Head Peter Rogoff Takes Charge of Seattle’s Transit Growth (Seattle Times) Rand Paul’s Syrian Refugee Amendment Complicates THUD Bill (Roll Call) Charlotte NC’s Great Train Debate (Politico Mag) DC Metro’s New Boss Faces Mountain of Frustrations … Continued
November 20, 2015
Today’s Headlines
House Buys Time on Transpo Bill With Two-Week Patch (The Hill) U.S. Transit Systems (i.e. Chicago, DC) Ramp Up Security After Paris Attacks (WGNTV, Roll Call) Why California’s High-Speed Rail Money Shouldn’t Go to Roads (CityLab) Funding Secured for Philly Subway Extension, But Some Are “Tired of Studies” (Philly Mag, Biz Journal) Twin Cities Study Finds … Continued
November 17, 2015
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Lobbyists in a Frenzy as Transpo Bill Takes Shape in Congress (AP) Bill a “Rare Moment of Bipartisan Glee,” But It Still Dodged the Gas Tax (WaPo) Union Presses to Save Northeast Transit Funds (The Hill) Feds Want “Fire Lit” for DC Metro Safety (WTOP) New Study Will Look at Environmental Impacts of Uber and Lyft … Continued
November 16, 2015
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Study: Global Shift to Cycling Would Make a Huge Difference for Climate Change (Take Part) New York, Connecticut Lawmakers Fight for Northeast Transit Funds (Times Union, CT Post) Buried Within the Transpo Bill: A Windfall for Tech (Bloomberg) America’s Top Transit Systems Grapple With $102B Repair Backlog (CityLab) Feds, Amtrak Agree to Fund Half of Hudson … Continued
November 13, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Three New Visions for the Northeast Rail Corridor (Philly Inquirer, CT Post) Safety Groups Push for Changes to Transpo Bill (The Hill) “All Aboard Florida” Rebranded With New Name, Look (Sun Sentinel) World’s Fastest Train Could Connect DC and Baltimore — Or Is That Just Hype? (Bloomberg, DC Inno) British Study Examines Why People Live Where They Do (CityLab) … Continued
November 10, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Will the Transpo Bill Hit the Fed or Big Banks for $$? (NYT) House Bill Includes “Devastating Cut” for Northeast Transit Agencies (Buffalo News) Why Don’t More Talented Democratic Mayors Reach the National Stage? (CityLab) As Driverless Cars Become Closer to Reality, Why Are Policy Wonks Still Stuck in the Past? (HuffPo) LaHood Writes on White House’s Missed … Continued
November 9, 2015
Today’s Headlines
House Transpo Bill Seen As a Score for Paul Ryan (Politico) Rubio Would Cut Gas Tax, Devolve Transpo Policy to States (The Hill) Top Maryland Transpo Official Fills D.C. Metro’s Leadership Void (WaPo) Will California’s High-Speed Rail Be German Enough? (SF Chron) In Cincinnati, 75K Jobs Don’t Have Transit Access (Cincinnati Enquirer) Miami Eyes Transformation by Easing Up … Continued
November 6, 2015
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Over 260 Amendments Up in the Air for House Transpo Bill (The Hill) Paul Ryan Wants to Try “Open Process” With Bill (National Journal) For Congress of Cities, Nashville Welcomes Local Leaders From Across U.S. (Tennessean) Top Choice to Run DC Metro Now Out of the Running (WaPo) Will Anthony Foxx Destroy DC Metro in Order to … Continued
November 3, 2015
Today’s Headlines
House Looks at Six-Year Transpo Bill, as Blumenauer Pushes for Gas Tax Hike (The Hill) For Paul Ryan, Transpo Bill Could Make for Bumpy First Week as Speaker (NYT) Equity Issues Came to the Forefront at This Year’s “Rail~Volution” (NRDC Switchboard) WaPo: Can Metro’s New GM Fix an Ailing System? BRT Poised to Change the … Continued
November 2, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Obama Signs Transpo Patch, As Advocates Eye New November 20 Deadline (The Hill) DOT Doles Out $500M in TIGER Grants, Full List Here (The Hill) Big Winners Include: Rural Areas, Maine Rail, Charlotte’s Gateway Station (TT, AP, WBTV) Bike, Streetcar Projects Also Get Some Love (Free Beacon) How Well Can Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell Play Together on Transpo Bill? … Continued
October 30, 2015