Today’s Headlines
The Hill Expects Elaine Chao to Sell Trump’s Infrastructure Bill to Congress You Know the Women’s March Was Bigger Than the Inauguration Thanks to Metro Ridership (Politico) Trump Promptly Purges Climate Change References From White House Site (NYT) City Mayors Prepare for Climate Change Fight (ThinkProgress) New Haven’s Highway Conversation Will Reconnect Neighborhoods (Next City) How Will … Continued
January 23, 2017
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Paul Ryan Envisions 40/1 Ratio for Private/Public Spending on Infrastructure (The Hill) … As Trump’s Commerce Pick Backs Public Spending (The Hill) The Verge Talks With Anthony Foxx as He Departs DOT Foxx Says DC Metro’s “Success Looks Like Failure” (WaPo) Denver Proceeds With Plan to Widen I-70 (Streetsblog Denver) Feds Name 10 Official Proving Grounds for Self-Driving … Continued
January 20, 2017
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Surge in U.S. Traffic Deaths Outpaces Increase in Driving (AP) Trump’s Transportation Team Still Largely Unformed (Detroit News) Chao Tight-Lipped on Future Policies (American Prospect) Pelosi: Dems Won’t Support Tax Break Masked as Infrastructure Deal (The Hill) Feds Warn of Billions of Dollars in Overruns for California High-Speed Rail (LA Times) Foxx’s Last Trip as Transpo Chief: Celebrating His Hometown’s … Continued
January 17, 2017
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U.S. DOT Creates New Committee to Focus on Automating Vehicles (LA Times, TechCrunch) Transit-Hating Koch Brothers Have Close Ties to New White House (Salon) Ben Carson Would Be Another Insult for HUD (Slate) More on Elaine Chao’s Confirmation Hearing (Politico) Former Indy Mayor Eyes Possible Role on Trump’s Transpo Team (Indy Star) New Brookings Report on Forging New Narratives … Continued
January 12, 2017
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Politico on What to Watch During Elaine Chao’s Confirmation Hearing U.S. DOT Finalizes “Beyond Traffic 2045” Report, Names 18 “Traffic Innovation Centers” Ford CEO Sees Money in Public Transit (USA Today) Urban Planners Tell Business Insider How They Would Spend $1 Trillion on Infrastructure San Diego’s Transit Goals Slip Further Away (KPBS) Feds Ease Financial Restrictions on Detroit’s Bus System (Free Press) … Continued
January 10, 2017
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What Would Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Do for Cities? (Atlantic) With New Traffic Data Tool, Uber Extends Olive Branch to City Governments (NYT) On Reddit Q&A, Foxx Touts High-Speed Rail (Palm Beach Post) Elaine Chao’s Confirmation Hearing Set for Wednesday (Equipment World) Feds Grant $1.1B for Chicago’s Red Line (Sun-Times) Senators Call for Review of Sleep Apnea Tests … Continued
January 9, 2017
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GOP Leaders Aren’t Raring to Enact Trump’s Infrastructure Plan (Politico) Madrid to Ban Cars From Its Central Street, Gran Via (CityLab) Foxx Wants Trump to Finish Regulatory Framework for Self-Driving Cars (The Hill) U Minnesota Ranks Cities for Job Accessibility by Transit Bus Ridership Declines Among American Immigrants (CityLab) Study Links Road Pollution to Dementia (Mother Jones) LA’s in a Transit Golden Age … Continued
January 6, 2017
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CityLab Looks at the Legacies of Anthony Foxx and Julian Castro Transportation Issues to Watch Under Trump (The Hill) Elaine Chao Outlines Upcoming DOT Priorities (GovTech) Obama Moves Forward With Auto Regs Before Trump Takes Office (Detroit News) Transit Projects to Track in 2017 (Next City) New Amtrak CEO Talks About What’s Ahead (WBUR) Gulf Coast Amtrak Revival Has Unlikely … Continued
January 3, 2017
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Trump’s Hazy Plan to Create an Infrastructure Task Force (WaPo) New York Times Examines Ben Carson’s “Warped” Views on Housing Uber Admits Its Self-Driving Cars Have Problems With Bike Lanes (Guardian) U.S. Mayors Vow to Stay Strong on Climate Change (Governing) With Federal Funds, Gulf Coast Rail Set for Revival (The Advocate) Amtrak’s Northeast Upgrades Will Depend on Trump … Continued
December 20, 2016
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Feds Lay Out Vision for Northeast Rail (AP) Trump’s Infrastructure Scheme May Run Into Resistance From Mitch McConnell (WaPo, American Prospect) Harvard Infrastructure Expert Offers Thoughts on Trump’s Plan (Harvard Biz Review) Flouting California Rules, Uber Continues Testing Self-Driving Cars (NYT) 2017 Holds Uncertainty for Maryland’s Purple Line (WTOP) Outside NYC, a More Urban Suburbia (NYT) Northeast Rail Plans Include Amtrak Stop … Continued
December 19, 2016