Today’s Headlines
Senate Dems Make Transpo/Housing Bill a Centerpiece of Their Budget Fight (Politico) Amtrak Just Had Its Best June Ever, Second-Best Month Ever (WNYC) Systemic Failure Challenges Mica‘s “Soviet-Style” Analogy for Amtrak Maryland Asks for More Federal Rail Funding (Frederick News-Post) Infograph: Gas Prices Have Tripled, Yet Tax Remains Flat (via Transport Gooru) Have Parking Space Requirements Met Their … Continued
July 10, 2013
Today’s Headlines
LaHood’s Thoughts on the Future of American Transportation (Fast Lane) More Analysis of the “End of Car Culture” from NYT, Bike League, MarketWatch New Transpo Secretary Foxx Supportive But Vague on Bikes (Bike League) Class Divisions in Navigating the San Fran Transit Strike (Next City) So What’s STROADing? Pics Explain (Strong Towns) Bad Infrastructure –> Bad Biking … Continued
July 5, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Foxx Sworn in as 17th DOT Secretary (AP, WaPo) There’s a Limit to Amtrak’s Rule-Making Power (The Hill, Journal of Commerce) Eight States Hiked Their Gas Tax This Week (CNN Money) Why BRT May Be the Answer for Cities (Planetizen) What Explains Portland’s 2002-2008 Biking Boom? (Bike Portland) In Detroit, Some Worry About Losing Their Neighborhood … Continued
July 3, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Foxx Confirmed (Grist, Politico) What Does It Mean to Have a Mayor in Control of U.S. DOT? (Governing) Outgoing LaHood Sees Prospects for Transpo Bill as “Not Good” (The Hill) Also From LaHood: Gas Prices Are Never Going Down (Examiner) Study: Smart Growth Homes Less Likely to Go Into Default (Switchboard) House and Senate at Odds Over … Continued
June 28, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Eight Transportation Issues Anthony Foxx Will Need to Confront (Politico) Amtrak Pledge: 25 Percent of Hires Will Be Veterans (The Hill, WNYC) In Seattle, Gas Tax Hike Fails in Tight Vote (Seattle Times, KPLU) What Does Good Cycling Infrastructure Look Like? (Atlantic Cities) Orlando-Miami Train Needs One More Deal to Become Reality (Orlando Sentinel) Not Quite … Continued
June 27, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Chicago Tribune Talks With LaHood Days Before Retirement (With More Excerpts Here) And With Detroit News, LaHood Backs Miles-Traveled Tax Foxx Watch: Confirmation Coming Soon (The Hill) With Ed Markey, Senate Gets a Climate Hawk (Grist) Amtrak Sees Senate’s Funding Proposal as “Workable” (The Hill) In Connecticut, Gov. Malloy Shoots Down GOP Attempt to Stop Gas Tax … Continued
June 26, 2013
Today’s Headlines
House Moves Forward with Bill to Slash High-Speed Rail, Community Development (The Hill, AP) Billions Need to Improve Metro North Derailment Area (Stamford Advocate) L.A. Times: It’s High Time to Ditch the Honor System for Metro Payments Coalition for Smarter Growth Shares Tales of the Walkable Lifestyle in D.C. (GGW) Labor Groups Demand Local Jobs … Continued
June 20, 2013
Today’s Headlines
House Republicans Look at Big Transpo Cuts (Transpo Issues Daily, The Hill) … Including Amtrak (AP), Community Development Grants (Politico) Durbin Honors LaHood on Senate Floor (AP) John Mica’s Had Enough With Amtrak’s Gourmet Dishes (TRNS, The Hill) Cities (Like Reno, Longview, TX and Franklin, TN) Prep for “Dump the Pump” Tomorrow Why Hasn’t PennDOT … Continued
June 19, 2013
Today’s Headlines
California Bullet Train Moves Along Without Delays (McClatchy) Emanuel Talks About Mayors’ Roles in City Building (Examiner) Apparently Green Bike Lanes Don’t Film Well in Hollywood (LAT) EPA Gives Smart Growth Help to North Kingstown, RI (Providence Journal) Why It Makes Sense to Make Bike-Share an Employee Benefit (Atlantic Cities) Webinar Today: How Southern States Are … Continued
June 14, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Mark Sanford Joins House Transpo Committee (The Hill) Atlanta Beltline Project Gets New Leader (AJC, Creative Loafing) GGW Asks: So What Exactly Is WMATA Doing in the Long Term? Illinois Advocates Push for Gas Tax to Raise Transpo Funds (AP) Human Transit’s Jarrett Walker on Changing Cincinnati’s Car Culture (Cincinnati.com) New Jersey Commuters Will Get WiFi (AP, NJ.com) The … Continued
June 13, 2013