Today’s Headlines
Senate EPW Committee Weighs Approaches to Transpo Funding Bill (WaPo) Foxx, State Business Lobby Push for Long-Term Funding Solution (The Hill, WaPo) Is The Phrase “Smart Growth” Dead at This Point? (GGW) Amtrak Bill Isn’t Promising for Northeast Corridor (Skift) Twin Cities Light Rail Issues Play Out in Federal Court (Minn Post) The Most Economically … Continued
February 26, 2015
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States Watch as Oregon Pioneers Road-Usage Fee (Transport Topics, Roll Call) Why Are Developers Still Building Sprawl? (Atlantic) 86 Cities Have Accepted DOT’s “Mayors’ Challenge” for Safer Streets (Fast Lane) Shouldn’t Phoenix Focus on Transit Instead of Freeways? (Phoenix Biz Journal) Bus Start-up Bridj to Launch in DC This Spring (WaPo) Boston Globe Rides the Rails … Continued
February 25, 2015
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If Washington Were Rational, Infrastructure Investment Would Be a Slam Dunk (Bloomberg View) MD’s Transpo Funding Plight a Familiar One Across the Nation (Baltimore Sun, Denver Post) Feds Move for States to Have Oversight of Rail Safety (The Hill) What Can Long-Distance Train Travel Teach Us About Great Public Spaces? (Next City) How a 3-Year-Old’s Story Helped … Continued
February 23, 2015
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Transit Takes a Hit in Illinois Governor’s “Turnaround” Budget (Sun Times) California’s High-Speed Rail Sets Off Global Race for Contractors (Bloomberg) Finger-Pointing Continues in Boston Amid Transit Woes (Daily Beast) Is Biden’s “Grow America” Campaigning Part of a Presidential Bid? (Bloomberg, NYT) Former Kansas City Mayor Will Head Area’s Transit (KC Star) Fragmented Governments Make For … Continued
February 19, 2015
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Foxx Visits Florida on Grow America Tour Before Joining Biden in SC (Tallahassee.com, The Hill) It Could Take Another Month for Boston Transit to Get Back to Normal (NYT) Texas High-Speed Rail Firm Reveals Preferred Route (Texas Trib) Sacramento Streetcar Wins Support From Downtown Property Owners (Sac Bee) Grand Rapids’ BRT Success Could Be Model … Continued
February 18, 2015
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Streetsblog will be on a light publishing schedule in observance of President's Day and posting regularly tomorrow.
February 16, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Foxx Pushes House on Tranpso Bill, and Gets Pushed Back (The Hill, WaPo) Debate Continues Over Twin Cities Streetcar (StarTrib) How San Luis Obispo Created “Most Powerful Bike Funding Policy in the Nation” (Bike/Walk Alliance) Las Vegas as a Model of Urbanism? (PSFK) Teams Bid to Expand Denver’s Light Rail (Denver Biz Journal) 20 Years Later, How … Continued
February 12, 2015
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300 Lawmakers Call on House Leaders for Long-Term Transpo Solution (Crain’s Chicago) DC Metro Could See Big Cuts (GGW) Boston Transit Chief Defends Agency’s Performance During Epic Snow (Boston Globe) How Should Cities Regulate Uber and Other Ride-Hailing Services? (Roll Call) Eleanor Holmes Norton Wants to Revive, Double the Transit Tax Break (The Hill) Foxx, … Continued
February 11, 2015
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Bipartisan Twitter Fest This Week Turns Up Heat for Transportation Bill (WaPo) As House Readies for Bill, Foxx Set to Testify Wednesday (Transport Topics) How Rep. Delaney Won Support for an “Out-of-the Box” Funding Idea (WaPo) Chicago Gets $120M From Feds for O’Hare Line (Sun Times) House Amtrak Bill Would Give More Autonomy to NE … Continued
February 9, 2015
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Blumenauer Bill Would Raise Gas Tax By 15 Cents Over Three Years (Portland Trib) No Opening Date Yet For DC’s Long-Delayed Streetcar (WaPo) Where Are Residents Most at Risk of Transit Poverty? (Next City) Phoenix Light Rail Ridership Broke Record During Super Bowl (The Hill) Maryland Gov Hogan Wants to Repeal Automatic Gas Tax Hikes … Continued
February 5, 2015