Today’s Headlines
Obama Budget Outlines “New Starts” Grants for Transit Projects Nationwide (The Hill) Including Rail Lines in Maryland (WaPo), Florida (Orlando Sentinel), Fort Worth (Star-Telegram) D.C. Metro Also Poised to Get Support From Feds (The Hill) Along With Honolulu Rail (Pacific Biz News) Nashville’s AMP Bus Line Could Get Boost from “Small Smarts” (Tennessean) At Bike Summit, Foxx Talks … Continued
March 5, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Obama Gets Credit for Broaching Transpo Funding, But It’s Up to Congress (National Journal) Boehner Won’t Be Reviving Idea to Use Oil Drilling Revenue for Transpo (The Hill) Indy House Clears Bill to Expand Mass Transit (Indy Star) Atlantic Cities Looks Inside Nashville’s Heated BRT Battle How Did DC TRaffic Congestion Decline (Slightly) This Year? (WaPo) … Continued
March 4, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Obama to Pitch $300B Infrastructure Plan, Including Tax Overhaul (The Hill, Reuters) Study: Riding Transit Improves Racial, Ethnic Acceptance (Boston Globe) Foxx Affirms Feds’ Commitment to California High-Speed Rail (KPCC) D.C. Plans for 19 Miles of Bike Lanes This Year (Washingtonian) Atlantic Cities: America’s Love of Houses/Car “Enduring and Weird” Feds Approve North Carolina Light Rail … Continued
February 26, 2014
Today’s Headlines
As He Plans for “Year of Action,” Obama Heads to St. Paul to Talk Transpo (AP, Jamestown Sun) California Bullet Train Gets Funding Extension (AP) C40 Mayors Look at Challenges for Sustainable Cities (Green Biz) $1.9B Federal Loan Moves Forward for Dulles Rail Project (Patch, WaPo) Now Half Complete, L.A.’s Gold Line Extension Expected to Spur Development … Continued
February 24, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Foxx to Congress: “Show a Little Political Courage” on Highway Trust Fund (Reuters, The Hill) California Senate Leader Proposes Fuel Tax for Transit (AP) Foxx, Shuster, Boxer to Speak at Next Week’s AASHTO Event (Better Roads) In L.A., Feds Commit $670M to Light Rail Connector (L.A. Times) Study: Our Most Vibrant Cities Have the Greatest … Continued
February 21, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Liberal Think Tank Criticizes Attempt to Kill Federal Gas Tax (The Hill) Biden Talks Infrastructure in Granite City (AP) Key Supporter Flip Flops on California High-Speed Rail (SF Chron) Tampa Transit Campaign Leader Resigns Under Tea Party Pressure (Tampa Bay Times) Dedicated Lanes Helped Pre-War Streetcar Lines Survive (Next City) Three New Jersey Cities Plan … Continued
February 20, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Biden and Foxx Tout 5-Year Anniversary of Federal Stimulus (ENews PF, AP) … And Lawmakers Reflect on Its Legacy With The Hill After Rough Four Years, NJ Transit Chief Resigns (NYT, Bloomberg) NTSB Recommends Cameras, Speed Signs for Metro-North (The Hill, AP) LaHood Joins Board of Electric Bus Company (Peoria Journal Star) Move MN Pushes Tax Increases … Continued
February 19, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Obama’s Climate Change Task Force Meets in L.A. (L.A. Times) Next City Talks With Outgoing D.C. Planning Director Harriet Tregoning Snow Holds Up Senate Rail Safety Hearing (The Hill) Syracuse Ponders the Future of I-81 (Syracuse.com) Northeast L.A. Pilots “Bike-Friendly Business District” (Curbed LA) What Can Orlando Learn from Charlotte’s Light Rail? (My Fox Orlando) … Continued
February 14, 2014
Today’s Headlines
“Railroad Geek” VP Touts Amtrak in Philly (AP, Philly.com) Shuster, LaHood and Warner Opine on Transpo Funding (The Hill) Across the Country, Non-Rush Hour Transit Rides Are on the Rise (Atlantic Cities) … But What Are the Barriers to All-Day Service? (Atlantic Cities) SunRail Line Draws Development in Orlando (Orlando Sentinel) How “Complete Streets” Upends … Continued
February 7, 2014
Today’s Headlines
How Planning Director Harriet Tregoning Transformed D.C.(WaPo) Honolulu Rail Project Advances Despite Unresolved Court Case (AP) Biden, Foxx Talk Infrastructure Investment in Philly Today (AP) Pedestrian Fatalities Mount As San Francisco Pitches Safe Streets (SQED) Global Campaign Calls for Sustainable Transpo (GreenBiz) In Northern Plains, It’s Amtrak vs. Big Oil (OPB) Report Finds “Transit Deserts” in Chicago’s System … Continued
February 6, 2014