Today’s Headlines
If Not Raising the Gas Tax, Then What? (The Hill) After Governor’s Signature, Indiana Transit Bill Will Head to Ballot (Indy Star) Disputes Push Back Opening Date for Twin Cities Light Rail (Star Trib) Why Has Cycling Stagnated in the UK? (Cycling Weekly) Boston’s “Prescribe-a-Bike” to Subsidize Bike-Share Memberships (BostInno) To Fund Transpo in Pennsylvania, … Continued
March 27, 2014
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Michigan OKs $10M Loan for Detroit Streetcar (MLive) Denver’s New Transit Hub Offers Test Case for Two Federal Loan Programs (WSJ) World Bank: China Needs to Increase Density, Not Expand Sprawl (Financial Times) Clock Ticking for Governor’s Stamp on Indy Transit Bill (Indy Star) Meet the Woman in Charge of Salt Lake City Transportation (Atlantic … Continued
March 26, 2014
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Feds Sign Off on Maryland’s Purple Line (GGW) WaPo Column Warns Against Misguided Optimism on Rising Transit Ridership Numbers Walkability Trending in Texas (Texas Trib) NJ Mayors Join in Push for Light Rail Extension (RT&S) Central Tennessee to See Its First TOD (Nashville Post) Denver Breaks Ground on North Metro Commuter Rail (Denver Biz Journal) Cincinnati … Continued
March 21, 2014
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D.C.-Area Transpo Agencies Tinker With Long-Term Plans (WaPo) Fixing Houston’s Traffic Crisis Will Require Attitude Shift (Houston Press) New York Transit Advocates Aren’t Confident in Washington (Capital New York) How Will Transit-Oriented Development Reshape West Michigan? (Rapid Growth) San Antonio Express: Streetcar Needs a Firm Advocate Downtown Orlando Projects Get $4.6M Leeway on Transpo Fees … Continued
March 20, 2014
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Amtrak Asks for 16% Funding Bump From Congress (Railway Age, The Hill) Will the Tennessee House Kill Nashville BRT? (Tennessean) Baton Rouge to New Orleans: 1.5 Hours, 10 Bucks (Times-Picayune) Netherlands’ “Cycle Path Society” Marks 100-Year Anniversary (Treehugger) Report: Development Choices Will Make the Difference for Downtown San Jose (Mercury News) NJ Spotlight Profiles the Man … Continued
March 19, 2014
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Report Finds “Deficient Safety Culture” at Metro-North (NYT) FTA Weighs In: Holocaust Bill Could Jeopardize Funds for Maryland’s Purple Line (WaPo) Smogged Out By Pollution, Paris Makes Public Transpo Free for Three Days (BBC) Gov. McAuliffe Pledges to Help Pay for Virginia Beach Light Rail (Pilot) Bill Passes to Allow Utah Transit Authority Engage in … Continued
March 14, 2014
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Final Vote Near for Indiana Transit Bill (Indy Star) Walkscore Ranks Toronto Tops for Transit in Canada (Toronto Star) Chicago Explores Two Plans for Transit System Overhaul (Chicago Trib) To Revitalize Downtown, Phoenix Looks at Decreasing Lanes, Speeds (AZ Central) Southwest Line Rail Planners Try to Win Over Minneapolis Critics (StarTrib) How Mexico’s History of … Continued
March 13, 2014
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NTSB Chair (And Once Major DOT Contender) to Switch to Safety Council (WSJ, The Hill) Tennessee Governor: Blocking Nashville BRT By Legislation Not a Good Approach (AP) Why Aren’t Transit Figures in Portland, Dallas, or Wisconsin Following the Upward Trend? Utah Doubled Its Commuter Rail Ridership (Daily Herald) Shuster Faces Two GOP Challengers for May Primary (Patriot News) Will Holocaust Reparations … Continued
March 12, 2014
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Is 2015 Deadline Feasible for Automated Rail Safety System? (The Hill, LA Times) Star-Telegram: Federal Funds Could Be “Light at End of Tunnel” for TEX Rail California High-Speed Rail Agency to Appeal Court Ruling (Fresno Bee) Bike/Ped Infrastructure Gets Boost in Pittsburgh and Charleston (Tree Hugger) Dispute Over Boston Commuter Rail Deal Heads to Court (Boston … Continued
March 7, 2014
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Maryland Cheers Plans for Light Rail Funding (AP) Republican Lawmakers Threaten Amp BRT Money in Nashville (Tennessean) Forbes Chats with Mike Bloomberg About Cities and Climate Change Indiana Transit Advocates Hope for Compromise Legislation (Indianapolis Biz Journal) How Can Cities Get Creative to Disincentivize Driving? (Atlantic Cities) … And Is L.A. Actually Ready for That? (Politico … Continued
March 6, 2014