Today’s Headlines
House Approves Another Band-Aid for Transpo Funding (The Hill) Boxer Stands In Her Corner Opposing Extension of Rail Safety Tech Deadline (Railway Age) CityLab Disputes That Car-Free Millennials Are Responsible for Bad Roads Colorado, New Mexico Get Rehab Funds for Amtrak (Denver Post) Bike-Share Is Growing Up in Dallas (Dallas News) Uber Helps Solve the “Last Mile” Problem in … Continued
October 28, 2015
Today’s Headlines
GOP Chair Says Long-Term Transpo Bill Will Move Independently of Budget Deal (The Hill) Transpo Funding Patch Includes Extended Deadline for Train Safety Tech (Progressive Railroading) It’s Official: FTA Takes the Reins on DC Metro Safety (WaPo) Transit-Oriented People Converge in Dallas for Railvolution (Dallas Biz Journal) Why Bike Commuting Is Picking Up in the Motor … Continued
October 27, 2015
Today’s Headlines
House to Mark Up Transpo Bill Thursday, as Clock Ticks (Progressive Railroading, The Hill) 19 Dem Governors Ask Congress for a Long-Term Transpo Bill (The Hill) Driverless Car Tested on I-95 in Virginia (AP) Ratings Agency Blames Millennials’ Car-Free Choices for Poor Road Conditions (Denver Biz Journal) Will San Joaquin Valley Innovate, or Just Continue With Sprawl? (CityLab) Federal … Continued
October 20, 2015
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House Lays Out Six-Year Transpo Bill, But Where’s the Money Coming From? (WaPo, The Hill) Chinese Firms Vie to Build California’s High-Speed Rail (Reuters) What Federal Oversight Will Mean for D.C. Metro (WaPo) NY Times, Chicago Trib Urge Congress to Stop the Train on Safety Tech Deadline Boston Transit Considers Parking Fees, Real Estate Development to … Continued
October 19, 2015
Today’s Headlines
As House Preps for Transpo Bill Markup, Dems Object to Use of Customs Fees (The Hill) Texas High-Speed Rail Firm Predicts $36B Economic Impact (Houston Chron) Congress Seems Likely to Extend Deadline on Rail Safety Tech (CT Post) As Prez, Kasich Would Gut U.S. DOT, Give States Even More Leeway (ABC News) Three Cities Shifting to Put People Before Cars … Continued
October 16, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Is California’s New “Motor Voter” Law Discriminatory? (Daily Caller) DC Metro Board Could Get a Makeover (WAMU) LA Metro CEO: Transit Officials Need to Care About Gentrification (LA Times) The Boston Globe’s Take on the Death of Nashville’s BRT — and Nashville’s Response Planetizen Makes the Case for the Economic Value of Bike Improvements Lyft’s … Continued
October 13, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Transpo Bill Caught Up in House Leadership Chaos (WaPo) In Unprecedented Move, Feds Take Over DC Metro Safety (GGW, WaPo) San Diego Passes $204B Long-Term Transport Plan (SD Union-Trib) NJ Transit to Take Lead on Hudson River Tunnel Project Studies (NJ.com) Why Experts Are Watching Houston’s New Bus System (PBS News Hour) A Look at the “Go … Continued
October 12, 2015
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Foxx Rejects Federal Oversight for DC Metro (WaPo) Airlines: Don’t Divert TSA Fees for Transpo Bill (Travel Pulse, The Hill) Bipartisan Duo Say Offshore Taxes Are the Only Answer (The Hill) DOT Rule Changes Make It Easier to Add Bike Lanes (Tampa Bay Times) San Diego Votes Today on Big Transit Plans (NBC San Diego) Progressive … Continued
October 9, 2015
Today’s Headlines
What Other Countries Have Achieved With Infrastructure as U.S. Congress Dithers (WSJ) California Ratings of Rail Stations Give Top Grades to Bay Area, Average Grades to L.A. (LAT) The Risks Behind Uber’s Plans for “World Domination” (Skift) Imagining a New Future for Dallas’s Aging Highways (Dallas Morning News) Pittsburgh Bike-Share Beats Expectations (AP) SunRail Offers Model for … Continued
October 6, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Potential Rail Shutdown Over Safety Tech Would Cost Economy $30B (The Hill) Maneuvering Continues on Transpo Bill as Deadline Nears (WSJ) California High-Speed Rail Could Survive a McCarthy-as-Speaker Scenario (Reuters) WaPo: DC Metro’s “Spectacular Failures” Have Warranted Federal Oversight If the Car’s Been Dethroned, What Next for Cities? (Chicago Trib) San Diego Wants Looser Rules for Affordable … Continued
October 5, 2015