Today’s Headlines
CBO: Obama’s Budget Would Leave Highway Trust Fund With Shortfall (The Hill) D.C. Mayor Pushes Back Long-Awaited Zoning Overhaul (GGW) Shuster Outraises Opponents Several Times Over (Politics PA) CheapAir.com Adds Amtrak Booking (USA Today) $360M Available for California Biking/Pedestrian Projects (KTVN) No Charges for Driver Who Killed NRDC’s Joy Covey on Bike (Almanac News) Nashville’s … Continued
April 18, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Foxx Tours Atlanta Beltline, Streetcar Projects (AJC, The Hill) DC’s Silver Line Endures More Setbacks (WaPo) Appeals Court Clears Way for Trial on California High-Speed Rail (Fresno Bee) Will Nashville BRT Survive the Tennessee Legislative Session? (Nashville Public Radio) Minneapolis Ranks High for Biking and Walking (StarTrib) Philly Commuters Save Up to $12,000 a Year By Using Transit (Mercury … Continued
April 17, 2014
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Foxx Takes a Road Trip to Drum Up Support for Obama’s Transpo Plan (Transport Topics, AP) DOT: Highway Trust Fund Will Dry Up by August (The Hill) How Are States Responding to the Funding Gridlock? (Governing) New Orleans Group Rallies for Central Transit Hub (Times-Picayune) L.A. Metro Recommends Two Familiar Contractors for Downtown Rail Connection (LA Times) … Continued
April 16, 2014
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Foxx Hits the Road with Bus Tour to Tout Obama’s Transpo Plan (The Hill) The Hill Lays Out Five Possibilities for Transpo Funding U.N. Report: Without Changes, Transpo Emissions Will Double by 2050 (E&E Publishing) $600M in TIGER Grants Now Available (APA Blog) More and More, U.S. Cities Eschew Parking Lots (Bloomberg Biz) California Embraces NACTO Street … Continued
April 11, 2014
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Researchers Introduce International Transit-Oriented Development Scorecard (Trust.org) Work on DC’s Silver Line Nearly Complete (WaPo) Honolulu Updates Feds on High-Speed Rail Project (Pacific Biz News) Thousands in Utah Took Advantage of Free Transit Passes (AP) Texas Could Face Same Obstacles as California on High-Speed Rail (CAHSR Blog) Atlantic Cities Finds Link Between Sprawl and Republicanism … Continued
April 10, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Employees Union Presses House to Restore Commuter Tax Break (The Hill) Overhaul Proposed for DC Transportation as DDOT Chief Departs (WaPo) Future Funds for DC Metro in Jeopardy After Mismanagement (The Hill) Minneapolis Light Rail Debate Hinges on Equity (Minn Post) Will Houston Warm to Light Rail? (Atlantic Cities) Meanwhile, Houston Bike Commuting on the Rise … Continued
April 9, 2014
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Senate Committee Restores Tax Break for Transit Commuters (The Hill, Gov Exec) Providence, RI, Keeps Trying for Streetcar (Railway Age) Bike-Share to Hit Seattle This Summer (Seattle Times) Latin America’s Urbanization Needs Innovative Thinking (UK Guardian) With New Transpo Funds in Hand, Pennsylvania Finalizes Projects (AP) After 43 Years, Amtrak Returns to St. Paul’s Union … Continued
April 4, 2014
Today’s Headlines
How Does Sprawl Affect Income Mobility? (WaPo) It Turns Out Southern California’s Not So Sprawling After All (LA Times) How Will the Purple Line Affect Property Values in Maryland? (GGW) Indiana Looks for Firms to Run Hoosier State Rail Line After Washington Yanks Funding (Indy Star) Why Are the Koch Brothers Trying to Kill Nashville’s BRT Plan? … Continued
April 3, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Charging the Right Price for Parking Can Bring Big Benefits (Atlantic Cities) Nashville Mayor Considers Watering Down BRT Project (Nashville Scene) Why Is DC’s Bike-share Thriving as NYC’s Struggles Financially? (WaPo) Maybe the New Orleans-Baton Rouge Train Doesn’t Need to be High-Speed (Progressive Railroading) Idea for Chicago Transit Superagency Faces Obstacles (Chicago Trib) WaPo: D.C. … Continued
April 2, 2014
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Boxer Sounds Alarm on Ticking Clock for Transportation Funding (The Hill) And AASHTO Infographic Lays Out All the Numbers (via Better Roads) Without Tax Hike, Detroit Bus System Will Have to Shut Down (AP) APTA Stands by Its Ridership Report (Progressive Railroading) Increasing Number of Californians Support High-Speed Rail (Sacramento Biz Journal) DC Metro Fares to Rise … Continued
March 28, 2014