Today’s Headlines
Leadership Shift Likely for House Transpo Committee (Transpo Issues Daily) Many Taxpayers Have No Clue How Much They Pay Toward Transpo (WaPo) Car-Sharing Evolves From “Quirky Market Niche” to Big-Time Industry (Atlantic Cities) California Bullet Train Agency Lowers Risk of Cost Overruns (LAT) Starting Today, Congress for New Urbanism Convenes in Salt Lake City (SL Trib) As … Continued
May 29, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Section of I-5 Bridge North of Seattle Collapses Into Skagit River (LAT) Lipinski (D) and Grimm (R) Form Public Transit Caucus in the House (Hill) NY and NJ Transit Get $3.7B More for Sandy Damage, Future Storms (AP) In NH, House and Senate Bicker Over Gas Tax (Concord Monitor) “Reports on the Death of Suburbia … Continued
May 24, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Foxx “Breezes Through” Confirmation Hearing (WaPo, The Hill) Transpo Issues Daily’s Coverage: Foxx’s Intro, Areas of Focus; and Six Things We Learned What Does L.A.’s New Mayor Mean for Transportation? (Streetsblog LA, Grist, Next City) Study: Canadian Kids Spend Too Much Time in Cars (Toronto Sun, HuffPo) North Dakota Gets New Transpo Head (AP, The Republic) Memphis Mayor Plans … Continued
May 23, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Today: Anthony Foxx’s Big Job Interview (WaPo) Should the Feds Subsidize Long-Distance Rail? (The Hill) Minnesota Transpo Bill Falls Short for Transit (MPR) Connecticut Rail Goes Back to Normal After Friday Crash (AP) Draft Budget in NC Sets Up Barriers for Transit (Herald Sun) The Cost of Sprawl, in Numbers (Atlantic Cities, Bacon’s Rebellion) Milwaukee Downtown … Continued
May 22, 2013
Today’s Headlines
It’s Bike to Work Day! (HuffPo) Atlantic Cities Celebrates With a List of Bike-Friendliest Neighborhoods in U.S. In Maryland, Over Half of New Gas Tax Money Will Go to Transit (GGW, WaPo) Honoring LaHood: Through a Portrait, and Maybe a Highway? (PJ Star, The Hill) Foxx Vows to Press for Honolulu Rail (Honolulu Civil Beat) Why Are Streetcars … Continued
May 17, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Senate Committee to Grill Anthony Foxx Next Week (Charlotte Observer, The Hill) Will Foxx Carry On LaHood’s Anti-Distracted Driving Mantle? (Michigan Radio) Private Companies Could Help Fund, Maintain DC’s Purple Line (WaPo) A Century After Pedestrians Lost the Streets, They’re Taking Them Back (The Smart Set) Nostalgic for “Highway Revolts”? One’s Happening Near Salt Lake … Continued
May 16, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Why Was NJ Transit So Unprepared for Sandy? (WNYC, NorthJersey.com) Fuel-Efficient Cars Could Get Road Use Fees in Oregon… (Statesman Journal) …And Consumer Reports Questions Whether That Type of Thing Is Fair The Cheat Sheet on Anthony Foxx’s Bio (AllGov) A New Pitch for the Charlotte, NC, Streetcar Could Break Standoff (Charlotte Biz Journal) Bacon’s Rebellion Takes Issue … Continued
May 15, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Who Are This Year’s “Champions of Change” in Transportation? (NRDC Switchboard, Fast Lane) Details on Charlotte, NC Streetcar in Flux As Foxx Heads to D.C. (Charlotte Biz Journal) Why One California Bus System is Considering Lower Fares (GOOD) Bike League Infographic: How Do You Rate “Bike-Friendliness”? D.C.’s Circulator Buses Will See Expansion, But With Increased Fares … Continued
May 10, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Gas Tax Idea “Dead on Arrival” in Minnesota Senate (StarTribune) Group Presses For Bike-Friendlier Boise Businesses (Boise Weekly) June 1: APTA Rail Conference to Look at U.S.’s “D” Grade for Infrastructure In Portland Area, Jobs Are Heading to the Burbs (Portland Tribune) How Will the Purple Line Affect Maryland Residents? (WAMU) Car Sales Lag in … Continued
May 9, 2013
Today’s Headlines
A Progressive Wish List for Anthony Foxx (HuffPo) Where Internet Gas Taxes Fail, Expect Higher Gas Tax (NextGov) … Like in Maryland Harry Reid: LaHood Was a Star, and Foxx Was a Good Pick (The Hill) Bike Portland, Others Head to Europe to Research Bike-Friendly Cities New Hampshire Debates Gas Tax (Union Leader, AP) How Can D.C. … Continued
May 8, 2013