Today’s Headlines
House to Hold Hearing on Self-Driving Cars Next Week (The Hill) Rob Kirby, Head of Transpo Planning for DC-Area COG, Murdered (WaPo) NJ Transit Board Chair: Let’s Make Penn Station Less Stressful (NJ.com) Charlotte Plans Another Go at Streetcar Funds (Charlotte Observer) Chris Leinberger: New Development Patterns Needed for 21st-Century Economy (Sac Bee) Cincinnati Residents … Continued
November 14, 2013
Today’s Headlines
McAuliffe Pushes for Light Rail Extension to Virginia Beach (Railway Age) Colorado, New Mexico, and Kansas Risk Losing Amtrak Routes (AP) Streetcar Lawsuit Could Derail Other San Antonio Transpo Projects (MySA.com) NHTSA Releases New Tools to Combat Pedestrian Deaths (Safety Report) Clock Is Ticking on Pennsylvania Transpo Bill (WESA) … And in Philly Area, Transit … Continued
November 13, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Bill Shuster Takes on the Tea Party (Politico) China Seems to Be Repeating U.S. Mistakes with Sprawl (Bloomberg, Grist) Massachusetts Focuses on Transit, Biking, Walking Under “GreenDOT” (Progressive Railroading) Chicago Bike-Share to Have Most Stations in the U.S. (HuffPo) Election Results Could Affect Transpo in New Haven, Stamford (Mobilizing the Region) Minnesota Transpo Advocates Push for … Continued
November 8, 2013
Will Terry McCauliffe Sign Off on a Notorious Sprawl Project in NoVa?
With Terry McAuliffe about to move in to the Virginia governor's mansion, it’s unclear what will become of one of the state’s most contested transportation proposals -- the Bi-County Parkway, a $440 million highway in the outer D.C. suburbs.
November 7, 2013
Today’s Headlines
New Cincinnati Mayor Could Mean Death of Streetcar Plan (Next City) Big Questions Surround Plan for High-Speed DC-to-NY Train (Politico) As Amtrak Fights for Funding, New CFO Takes Over (The Hill) Maryland Wins Approval for Private Partners on Purple Line (WaPo) Should the Federal Government Take Part in Car-Sharing? (Next City) Senate Panel Hears Ideas … Continued
November 7, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Up for Grabs: The Top Transpo Posts in Nation’s Three Largest Cities (LAT) Bike League Gives Thanks to Gabe Klein and Janette Sadik-Khan Biden, Foxx Pitch Infrastructure in Ohio Today (AP) St. Louis to Link Affordable Housing, Transit (Post-Dispatch) Federal Dollars Hard to Come by for Florida Transpo Projects (Orlando Sentinel) Rural Communities Like Lima, NY, … Continued
November 6, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Do City-Dwellers Really Have Shorter Commutes? (Next City) D.C. Metro Is Actually Undercrowded (Housing Complex) Bike League Looks at Rust Belt’s “Pedal-Powered Revival” Op-Ed: Twin Cities Should Raise Gas Tax, Favor Buses Over Light Rail (Pioneer Press) Bike-Share Company Faces New Problem in Minnesota (Atlantic Cities) Colorado Looks at High-Speed, Intercity Rail (Progressive Railroading) What Will Private Firms … Continued
October 31, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Foxx: One Year After Sandy, Transit Recovery Continues (Fast Lane Blog) Head of Mayors Group Talks Transpo Issues, Shutdown with Politico Which U.S. Cities Have the Fewest Car Commuters? (Grist) Utah Transit Aims to Double Ridership by 2020 (SL Trib) Phoenix Mayor: Cities Can’t Wait on Feds for Transpo Projects (Cronkite News Service) Long-Distance Amtrak Routes … Continued
October 30, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Tennessee Creates Fund for Transit, Biking, Pedestrian Projects (AP) … While Urban Land Institute Assesses Nashville (Tennessean) Report: Transit Use Up, Driving Down in Twin Cities (Star Tribune) Connecticut Economy Suffered During Recent Metro-North Disruption (AP) Boston Globe: Next T Contractor Needs to Increase Ridership Austin Rail Aims to Connect City’s Growth Centers (Community Impact) … Continued
October 25, 2013
Today’s Headlines
D.C. Streetcar Delayed Til Next Year (WaPo, GGW) Rail-to-Trail Case Heads to Supreme Court (Systemic Failure) Gov. Corbett Wants PA Lawmakers to Get Moving on Transpo Funds (Philly Inquirer) Deals Are Done for All Aboard Florida (Orlando Biz Journal) What’s the Fastest Way to Get to Work in Vancouver? (Vancouver Sun) Arlington, VA, Sets High … Continued
October 24, 2013