Today’s Headlines
Why Did L.A. Metro Ridership Drop Again? (LA Times) Tech Group Asks Feds to Slow Down on “Driver Mode” for Phones (The Hill) Congress Turns Attention to Self-Driving Cars (Detroit News) Fast Action Needed on DC Metro Safety Bill After FTA Pulls Some Funding (AP, Progressive RR) California State Senator Wants to Make It Easier to Enact Transit Ballot … Continued
February 14, 2017
Today’s Headlines
The U.S. Needs to Cut Construction Costs Before We Can Do Infrastructure Right (American Interest) CA High-Speed Rail: Both in Limbo and Full-Speed Ahead (SF Chron) Born in Sweden, Vision Zero Has Spread to Dozens of U.S. Cities (Governing) Next City on How Cities Can Aim Higher With Vision Zero In Providence, a Model for Grassroots Transpo Advocacy (American … Continued
February 13, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Governors Give Trump List of 428 “Shovel-Ready” Infrastructure Projects (WaPo) California Transpo Head Presses for High-Speed Rail Despite GOP Resistance (Biz Journal, Railway Age) Rural Republicans Have Doubts on Private Funds for Infrastructure (Hill) Tensions Peak Between Pittsburgh, Uber (Quartz) Uber, Zipcar Team Up on Car-Share (USA Today) Are Americans Driving Less Because They’re Becoming Shut-Ins? (CityLab) Study to … Continued
February 9, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Governors Send Trump Wish List of Infrastructure Projects (McClatchy) Can Trump Actually Deny Federal Funds to Sanctuary Cities? (AP) California Republicans Want White House to Block Money for High-Speed Rail (LA Times) What Diplomats and Urbanists Can Learn From Each Other (CitiScope) Will a Fossil Fuel-Friendly White House Affect Car Ownership Declines? (Curbed) Philly’s Transit Car Shortage … Continued
February 7, 2017
Today’s Headlines
The Battles of Blue Cities vs. Red States (Atlantic) States with Most Traffic Deaths Went for Trump in 2016 (Salon) After More Than a Year, DC Metro Chief’s Job Hasn’t Gotten Any Easier (WaPo) Boston vs. Atlanta: Cycling Edition (Bicycling) Industries Divided on Pace of Self-Driving Car Rollout (Seattle Times) Solo Car Commuting on the Rise in Denver … Continued
February 6, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Uber CEO Leaves Trump’s Advisory Council Thanks to #DeleteUber (NYT) House Committee Lays Groundwork for Infrastructure Plan (NPR) Study: Tax Incentive-Based Transportation Plan Would Fund Urban Toll Roads (Hill) GOP Senator Fischer Floats Transpo Funding Bill (The Hill) U.S. News & World Report Gives Some Bio Details on Elaine Chao Galveston Loses Federal Transit Funds After Hurricane Ike … Continued
February 3, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Senate Dem Bill Nelson Presses Chao For Stance on Trump’s Muslim Ban (The Hill) Politico Survey Reveals U.S. Mayors’ Concerns About Trump Next City on How Federal Transit Funding Could Change Seattle Reassesses Transit Protocol After Trains Jammed With Protesters Skipped Airport (Seattle Times) Will Dallas Ignore Call to Tear Down I-345? (D Mag) DC Metro Identifies Money That … Continued
January 31, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Chances for an Infrastructure Deal Are Dwindling (Politico) House Lawmakers to Take on Infrastructure This Week (The Hill) Uber Pushes Back on Trump’s Muslim Ban Only After #DeleteUber Trends (CNN Tech) Trump Team Plans Severe Cuts for EPA (WaPo) Will Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Rely on Tolling? (Bloomberg) An Argument for Localizing Transportation Policy (Forbes) Jobs Have Doubled on Cleveland’s … Continued
January 30, 2017
Today’s Headlines
What Trump Can and Can’t Do with Obama’s Climate Change Regs (NYT) Big-City Mayors Grapple With New President (Governing) A Look at the Infrastructure Projects Governors Want Trump to Fund (WaPo) Rural Millennials Are Still All About Driving — But They Have No Choice (Wired) Amtrak Engineer in Philly Crash Tested Positive for Marijuana (The Hill) Where Tech … Continued
January 27, 2017
Today’s Headlines
Senate Dems to Present “Trump-Size” Infrastructure Plan (WaPo) Chao Gets a Vote Today in Senate Commerce Committee (The Hill) States Fork Over Infrastructure Requests to Trump (Bloomberg) Trump Will Meet With Auto Execs Today (Politico) U.S. DOT to Conduct Civil Rights Review of Maryland Transport Policies (Baltimore Sun) Why Women Should Mobilize for Transit (CityLab) Joe Biden Reflects on … Continued
January 24, 2017