Today’s Headlines
Shuster: Lawmakers to Address “Transportation Fiscal Cliff” of Gas Tax (The Hill) The Atlantic: “Big Oil Doesn’t Need Uncle Sam’s Help” Blumenauer Shoots Down Transpo Secretary Rumors (The Hill) National Review: Infrastructure’s Not Really “Crumbling,” Per Se… Planetizen Lists 10 Planning Trends of the Year, Including Streetcars, Bike Battles… Indiana DOT Looks to Improve Transit (Star … Continued
March 20, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Obama to Call for Shifting Transportation Away from Oil (WaPo) Why are Gas Taxes “Back in Fashion”? (Reuters) London’s New Bike Plan Takes Some Cues from Portland (Bike Portland) Shuster Sums Up Yesterday’s MAP-21 Hearing Rail Traffic = Humming Economy (Business Insider) Missouri Senate Passes 1-Cent Sales Tax for Transpo (AP) California Assembly Member Targets High-Speed … Continued
March 15, 2013
Today’s Headlines
New Pope is Known for Riding the Bus (Atlantic Cities), So Will He Ditch the Popemobile? (TransNat) Will the Virginia Gas Tax Play a Role in the 2016 Presidential Race? (A Better Iowa) NJ Transit Gets Another $17M for Sandy (Star-Ledger), and Seeks $1.2B from Feds (TransNat) Transit Planners Dream Big for Twin Cities (MPR) Honolulu … Continued
March 14, 2013
Today’s Headlines
LaHood: Transit’s Breaking Records, But There’s “More Work to Do” (Transpo Issues Daily) With White House Ambitions, O’Malley Takes Gamble With Gas Tax (BuzzFeed) WaPo: Time to Stop Tinkering With Virginia Transpo Bill NJ Transit Will Be Just About Back to Pre-Sandy Service By March 24 (Asbury Park Press) Despite Records, Some Transit Systems See … Continued
March 13, 2013
Today’s Headlines
MA House Speaker Wants New Revenue for Transit, But Not for Expansions (Boston Globe) Is Privatization of Transit a Good Thing? (Bay Citizen) From the Bike Summit: Advocates Push for Safety (WAMU) And More on How to Encourage Women to Bike (MTR) Miami Transit Advocates Create “Pop-Up” Station (WLRN) Plans on Track for Cotton Belt Commuter … Continued
March 8, 2013
Today’s Headlines
First $390M Released in Sandy Aid for Transpo Systems (WSJ) …But Sequester Means Less Money for Transit Recovery (Transpo Nation) NH House Votes for Gas Tax Increase (AP, Patch), as Texas Weighs Sales Tax for Transpo (Tribune) From the Bike Summit: “Bikes Mean Business” (Bike Portland) Berkeley Study: Why People Give Up on Public Transit (Forbes) Streetcar … Continued
March 7, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Obama’s EPA Pick Has Smart Growth Roots (Atlantic Cities) Bike League Says Capitol Hill “Already Gets It” With Cycling …While Bike Portland Looks at How the Bike Industry Can Wield More Influence Raising the Gas Tax: Everybody’s Doing It (NRDC Switchboard) Does Modern-Day Urbanism = Trickle Down Economics? (Chicago Mag, Urbanophile) Transpo Funding: Maryland vs. Virginia (GGW) Baltimore Sun Calls Maryland … Continued
March 6, 2013
Today’s Headlines
What Does the Senate Have in Mind for Transit This Year? (Transpo Issues Daily) NY/NJ Port Authority Gets $200M From Feds for Sandy Repair (CNN) California Gas Tax Hike to Kick in This Summer (AP) “Density” Won’t Get the Job Done as Well as “Walkability” (NRDC Switchboard) Why Does Clean Technica Question the Mileage Tax? … Continued
March 4, 2013
Today’s Headlines
How’s Obama Going to Pay for That Infrastructure Plan? (Business Insider) Inside the Impressive Turnaround of Philly Transit (Governing) Do Commuters Switch From Driving to Light Rail? (Atlantic Cities) California Bullet Train Under Microscope (AP); SacBee Calls Oversight Hearing “A Joke” Indy Star: Expanded Transit in Central Indiana Has Merit, And Voters Should Decide How to … Continued
February 27, 2013
Today’s Headlines
The Case for a Higher Gas Tax (NYT) Obama Loses “Trusted Quarterback” in LaHood (Politico) The Social Justice Agenda Includes Public Transportation (Boston Review) USDA Works to Weave Smart Growth Into Agriculture, Rural Development Freakonomics Podcast: How Do We Pay for Our Roads? Shuster Responds to “Fix It First” With a Call to Build Faster (Progressive … Continued
February 22, 2013