Today’s Headlines
Obama’s Transportation Budget as “Ambitious as It Is Unachievable” (Politico) Shuster: Transpo Budget Lacks Funding Source (The Hill) Smart Growth America Looks at How Budget Would Affect Urban Areas (Atlantic Cities) New Detroit Transit Authority Gets Busy (Free Press) Massachusetts Senate to Meet Saturday to Work on Transpo Funding (Boston.com) Funding in Question for Pittsburgh-Philly-NYC Train … Continued
April 11, 2013
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March Was “Single Best Month Ever” in Amtrak’s History (USA Today, Transpo Nation) Massachusetts Transpo Tug-of-War Includes Gas Tax, T Funds (AP, Boston Globe) Tampa Preps for Bike Safety Summit Tomorrow (BayNews9) NJ Transit Users Happy With Service, Even Post-Sandy (WSJ, Patch) Twin Cities Could See Light Rail, BRT (MPR News) Gas Tax Hike Goes Nowhere in South … Continued
April 10, 2013
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WaPo Deems Maryland Gas Tax Hike a Victory San Diego’s Omission From High-Speed Rail Is “Deja Vu” (UrbDeZine San Diego) Daily Beast Looks at Trends of “Aspirational Cities” in the Sun Belt and Great Plains Why Are Republican Governors Signing Off on Gas Tax Hikes? (Examiner) Nice Ride Minnesota Beefs Up Bike-Sharing Presence (Star Tribune) Northeast High-Speed … Continued
April 8, 2013
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Feds Set Post-Sandy Building Standards (TransNat) Will China Be Able to Help With California’s High-Speed Rail? (AP) Project 100: Zappos CEO Wants to See Fewer Cars in Vegas (Grist, Gigaom) Massachusetts Leaders Spar Over Transpo Funding (MassLive, Boston.com) Indy Mayor: “Time to Act” on Stalled Transit Expansion (Indy Star) Atlantic Cities Looks at Improvement Plans for Amtrak’s NE Corridor … Continued
April 5, 2013
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FRA Crafts Vision for Northeast, With High-Speed D.C.-Boston Rail (TransNat) Massachusetts Transpo Plan Could Threaten Green Line Funds (Boston Globe) Can D.C.’s Federal Enclave Be Walkable and Fun? (Housing Complex) Dallas Is About to Add a Lot of Bike Lines, Pretty Quickly (Dallas Observer) Despite Sandy Woes, NJ Transit Pledges No Fare Hikes (Star-Ledger) GGW … Continued
April 4, 2013
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GAO: Business Plan for High-Speed Rail Is Reasonable (AP) LaHood Announces $100M Loan for Chicago Riverwalk (Streetsblog CHI, Sun-Times, Chicago Mag) Is Your State DOT Headquarters Walkable? (Mobilizing the Region) Media Matters Looks More at CNN Mistakes with High-Speed Rail Story A Conversation with Capital Bikeshare Director Eric Gilliland (Bikeshare.com) … As WashCycle Highlights Program’s Regional Explosion MAP-21 Funds Help Rural States With … Continued
March 29, 2013
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Will Oil Drilling Revenue Idea Fracture the Harmony of Transpo Committees? (Politico) State of California vs. Everybody, Re: High-Speed Rail (Mercury News) ATU Asks Obama to Address Bus Driver Fatigue (The Hill) Gas Tax Hike Passes in New Hampshire House (Union Leader, Patch) T4America Looks at Maryland’s Approach to Transpo Funding Google Maps Improves Live Transit … Continued
March 28, 2013
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Longtime Backers of California High-Speed Rail Raise Legal Objections (LAT) Would the Maryland Gas Tax Go to Transit or Roads? (Examiner) WSJ: “Welcome to the Revival of the Railway Age” Rep. LaTourette: Miles-Traveled Tax Could Happen “Tomorrow” (Bloomberg) NOLA Transit Strives for Accord With Civil Rights Act (NOLA.com) Denver Sees Transit-Oriented Development After Decades of … Continued
March 27, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Congress Finalizes MAP-21 Funding (Transpo Issues Daily) Amtrak/State Agreement Saves Harrisburg-Pittsburgh Train (Inquirer, Tribune-Democrat) Maryland House Could Pass Transpo Funding Bill Today (WaPo) San Francisco Ready to Strengthen Commuter Transit Benefits (Examiner) Chattanoogans Love the Bullet Train … in Germany (Times Free-Press) Montgomery County, Maryland, Prioritizes Smart Growth (Examiner) Gas Tax Hike Wins Final Approval in Vermont … Continued
March 22, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Could Charlotte, NC, Mayor Be the Next Transpo Secretary? (The Hill, Bloomberg) Gas Tax Hike Advances in Maryland House of Delegates (WaPo, Baltimore Sun) … Same With Vermont (VT Digger) Gov. Brown Champions Cali High-Speed Rail Despite Lagging Public Support (LAT) Some in GOP, Like Michigan Gov. Snyder, See Gas Tax as Lesser Evil (AP) “Surprisingly … Continued
March 21, 2013