Today’s Headlines
Obama Calls for Private Investment in Infrastructure (NYT) …But Some Officials Say It’s Not That Easy (Roll Call) Can New Orleans Grow Along With Its Transit? (Times-Picayune) Isn’t There a Better Term Than “Ridesharing” for Uber and Lyft? (GGW) In Seattle, Transit Funding Package Makes It Onto November Ballot (Seattle Times) Detroit Prepares to Build … Continued
July 18, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Obama, Foxx, Newspapers Take Lawmakers to Task on Stopgap (Politico, The Hill) After Touting Intelligent Transpo, Obama to Unveil Infrastructure Plan Today (GovTech, The Hill) Driverless Cars See More Spotlight (Scientific American) Detroit Streetcar Supporters Predict Development Boom (Free Press) 180 Cities Worldwide Have Embraced BRT (Citiscope) How Will Property Owners in Chicago Be Compensated for Red … Continued
July 17, 2014
Today’s Headlines
House Passes 10-Month Stopgap for Transpo Bill (NYT) And Now Eyes Turn to Senate (Politico) How the “Boring Highway Trust Fund” Became a Lightning Rod for GOP (Slate) How Do Low-Income Washingtonians View Cycling? (CityLab) More and More, Car-Loving Cities Turn to Light Rail (Next City) Pro-Rail Group in Austin Raises Big Funds (Statesman) Report: Costs … Continued
July 16, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Deal Within Reach for $10.8B Highway Fund Patch (Hill) How Oregon Worked Out Its Pay-Per-Mile Program (City Lab) San Fernando Valley Cleared for Light Rail, But What About Fixing BRT? (LA Daily News, Streetsblog) “Bike Ambassadors” Wage Peace on Testy D.C. Streets (WaPo) Grants Support TOD Projects Around Tri-State Area (Mobilizing the Region) Protected Bike Lanes Double as … Continued
July 11, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Senate Committee Finds Compromise, While Camp’s New Bill Spurs More Divisions (Bloomberg) Roll Call: Camp’s Plan Could Win By Default And Blumenauer Continues Push for Gas Tax Hike (Oregonian) Federal Transit Administration Turns 50 (The Hill) Can There Be a Win-Win for the Beltline and Atlanta Public Schools? (Creative Loafing Atlanta) Ending the Blight Caused By Syracuse’s Downtown … Continued
July 10, 2014
Today’s Headlines
House Republicans Propose Eight-Month, $10.5B Transportation Funding Boost (The Hill, Bloomberg) States Vary in Their Approach to Transpo Funding Shortage (Roll Call) Washington Post Columnist Courtland Milloy Advocates Assault on Bicycle “Terrorists” NRDC Switchboard: Smart Growth Alone Isn’t Enough for Sustainable Communities Cleveland Explores Better Connections to Downtown (Plain Dealer) Tax Policy Leaves Bike-Share Commuters … Continued
July 9, 2014
Today’s Headlines
As Congress Dickers, States Brace for Loss of Transpo Funds (WaPo) Foxx Gets Credit for Helping Obama Develop Transportation Bill (The Hill)] Blumenauer Talks Gas Tax With WaPo Gabe Klein: Think Big Picture With Transit-Oriented Development (CityLab) New Seattle Transpo Chief Comes with Chicago, D.C. Experience (Crosscut) Conservative Group Questions Whether There IS a Funding Crisis … Continued
July 3, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Obama Urges Action on Highway Trust Fund: “It’s Not Crazy. It’s Not Socialism” (Biz Insider) Foxx Warns That State Funding Will Be Rationed Starting August 1 … (Dallas News) … And Defends Obama for Dragging Feet on Gas Tax (Roll Call) With Holiday Weekend Coming, Gas Prices Reach Six-Year High (The Hill) LaHood Encourages Missouri … Continued
July 2, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Wyden Negotiates With GOP on Transportation Funding Patch (The Hill, WSJ) …But Now the Lawmakers Go on Recess (National Journal) New Station to Link Rail to LAX (LA Times) Boston Development Trends Point to Even Greater Walkability (Boston Globe) Electric Bus Test Hits a Speed Bump in Portland (Oregonian) Bay Area Bike-Sharing Shifts Into High Gear … Continued
June 27, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Boxer Sounds “Mayday,” Supports Wyden’s Trust Fund Patch (National Journal, Transport Topics) Carper Adds Amendment to Raise Gas Tax (The Hill) Feds OK Study of Texas High-Speed Rail (Dallas News) LaHood to Co-Chair NY MTA “Reinvention Group” (Crain’s) That Driverless Car Test Drive Hit a Snag (Motherboard) Austin Looks Beyond Road Building to Solve Congestion (Austin … Continued
June 26, 2014