Today’s Headlines
Foxx Tells States Their Transpo Funding Is Safe (The Hill) Congress Heads to Vacation After “Groundhog Day” for Transpo (NRDC Switchboard) Light Rail Goes on November Ballot in Austin (Austin-American Statesman) … But the Road/Railway “Bundling” Method Has Seen Mixed Results (Next City) Chicago’s Red, Purple Lines Get $35M for Upgrades (Streetsblog Chicago) Murphy, Fitzpatrick … Continued
August 8, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Biden Lets Slip a Criticism of Congress for Failing to Raise Gas Tax (The Hill) $600M in TIGER Grants to be Announced Next Month (Transport Topics) One Hopeful Competitor: The Detroit Streetcar (Detroit News) Lyft Launches Carpooling Service, With Uber Right Behind (NYT, Forbes) In Nashville, Gabe Klein Talks TOD, BRT (Nashville Biz Journal) How Can Dallas … Continued
August 7, 2014
Today’s Headlines
In Georgia, LaHood Criticizes Transpo Bailout, Touts Gas Tax (Atlanta Biz Chron) Poll Finds No Public Consensus on Transpo Funding (AP) Obama Goes It Alone on Infrastructure (Fiscal Times) Today: Foxx Hosts Virtual Town Hall on GROW AMERICA (Fast Lane) Missouri Voters Reject Sales Tax Increase for Transpo (KC Star) Tucson’s New Streetcar Exceeds Ridership … Continued
August 6, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Senate Caves, Transpo Bill With May Extension Heads to Obama (Politico, The Hill) California High-Speed Rail Clears Major Hurdle in Court (LAT) Minneapolis Plays Tricky Game in Projecting Light Rail Ridership (StarTrib) One Possibility for FBI Move: The Greenbelt, Maryland, Metro Site (GGW) Community Reinvestment Act Spreads to a Diverse Range of Projects (Governing) San … Continued
August 1, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Obama Urges Transpo Bill Before Recess as Congress Squabbles Over Details (The Hill, WSJ) WaPo Thinks Senate Bill Is Better of Two Flawed Options Is Streetcar Totally Dead for San Antonio? (TPR) For a Nationwide Infrastructure Plan, Congress Should Be Talking About Broadband (CityLab) Protected Bike Lanes Would Be Easier to Build Under New California Law … Continued
July 31, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Will the Senate Cave to the House’s Transpo Bill? (The Hill, Fiscal Times) Streetcars Winning Chase for Federal Transit Funds (Roll Call) Maryland Opens Bidding for Purple Line (WaPo) Transit Agencies Get Creative With Real Estate By Rail Lines (WSJ) NACTO Guide Gives Minneapolis Flexibility (MinnPost) High-Speed Rail Could Link Twin Cities, Rochester (AP) Tucson Streetcar … Continued
July 30, 2014
Decades in the Works, D.C.’s Silver Line Opens to Commuters
Half a century ago, when Dulles International Airport was constructed in the farmlands of Virginia, planners were forming a blueprint for the Washington region’s new Metro system. Back then, they ruled out the idea of stretching the rail line 30 miles beyond the capital through rural counties to connect with the airport. Such a line would serve no purpose for commuters, they said, and would do nothing to help congestion.
July 28, 2014
Today’s Headlines
D.C.’s Silver Line “Ready for Its Close-up” (WaPo) Senate Easily Confirms Mendez, Rogoff for DOT (Transport Topics) Launching Today: Tuscon’s New Streetcar (Progressive Railroading, Inside Tuscon Biz) People for Bikes: Why Don’t More African-Americans Ride? San Fernando Valley’s Orange Line Could Convert to Light Rail (LA Daily News) In Raleigh, Density Outpaces Transit (News Observer) … Continued
July 25, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Senate to Vote on Phasing Out the Gas Tax (The Hill) Biden Busts Out the White Board for Infrastructure Lesson (WaPo) DOT Calls for “New World Order” on Oil Train Safety (Politico) Austin Transit Supporters Take Risks With “My Way or the Highway” Approach (CityLab) What the New Silver Line Means to Reston, VA (Reston … Continued
July 24, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Senate to Vote on Highway Trust Fund This Week (The Hill) With the Bill, Congress Gives a High-Profile Example of Kicking the Can (Politico) Could a Carbon Tax Help Replenish the Fund? (The Energy Collective) Remembering a Failed Anti-Freeway Crusade in L.A. (City Lab) Libertarian Think Tank Agrees With Tolls Funding Transpo Projects (The Hill) … Continued
July 23, 2014