Today’s Headlines
Shuster: Looks Like LaHood’s Sticking Around (Politico) In Defense of a Carbon Tax (Carbon Tax Center) Less Than 1/4 of Americans Walk or Bike for 10 Minutes a Week (Everyday Health) Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Wyoming Talk Gas Tax Increases Pennsylvania Republicans Want to “Decouple” Transit Funding From Road Funding (Post-Gazette) San Diego Transpo Plan … Continued
December 5, 2012
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Shuster May Be Less Partisan Than Mica as Transpo Chair (Next American City) “Fiscal Cliff” Conversation Includes Mortgage Interest Deductions (WaPo) What Does Shuster’s Leadership Mean for Pennsylvania? (Record Herald) Detroit Transit Legislation Moves to the Hard Part (HuffPo) NJ Senator: Sandy Was “Largest Mass Transit Disaster in Our Nation’s History” (Transpo Nation) Grist: Chapter … Continued
November 30, 2012
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Governing Asks Six Transportation Policy Questions for 2013 Shuster Sees Compromise for Amtrak Funding (The Hill), and Won’t Rule Out Gas Tax (Bloomberg) Future Amtrak Will Be “More Like a Business and Less Like a Government Agency” (USA Today) EPA Honors Seven Smart Growth Projects (Switchboard) More on Why States Aren’t Using Flex Funds for … Continued
November 29, 2012
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House Scrutinizes Amtrak’s Progress on Strategic Plan (Transpo Issues Daily) Legislation Clears Path for Transit Progress in Detroit (MLive, Detroit News) Mica: “I Will Continue to Help Shape National Transportation Policy” (Orlando Sentinel) With Narrow Defeat of Transit Measure, Pierce County, WA, Will See Cuts (News Tribune) Tampa Mayor Unveils Plan for More Livable Downtown … Continued
November 28, 2012
Today’s Headlines
Kaid Benfield: Massachusetts Smart-Growth Incentives Could Be Stronger (Atlantic Cities) Rhode Island Transpo Chief Elected AASHTO Prez (AP) Wonkblog: Is a Carbon Tax a Comprehensive Climate Solution? Gov. McDonnell Looks at Hiking Gas Tax in Virginia (NBC DC) Illinois Firm Wins $352M California Bullet Train Contract (Examiner) Bike Portland: Federal vs. Local Control of Streets Makes … Continued
November 21, 2012
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Obama: I Haven’t Done Enough About Climate Change (WaPo) Who Will Be the Next Transportation Secretary? (Governing) Orlando Sentinel: “Outside Chance” Mica Will Retain Post Critical Court Decision Comes Today for California High-Speed Rail (AP) LaHood to Testify on Nepotism-Plagued Dulles Board (WaPo, Hill) Bike Advocates Rely on Local, Not Federal, Government (Roll Call) Union … Continued
November 16, 2012
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Exxon’s Backing Makes Carbon Tax Look Viable (Bloomberg) … And Now Rep. McDermott’s Climate Tax Bill Is Getting More Attention (Grist) Agenda 21 Crazies Captivate Georgia Republicans With Talk of Obama “Mind Control” (Mother Jones) Virginia Railway Tries to Restore Millions in Federal Funds (WaPo) Pierce County, WA, Transit Measure Nearly Dead (News Tribune) Building … Continued
November 15, 2012
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How Should Obama Set the Tone for DOT? (Bloomberg) Massachusetts Governor Backs “Compact Neighborhoods” (Boston Globe) Staff Director for House Transpo Committee Heads Out (Politico) What Will Mica Do in January? (Orlando Sentinel, Hill) The Engineering Is Tricky for California Bullet Train (AP) Amtrak, PennDOT Team Up for Train Campaign (Patch) Washington State Wants Input … Continued
November 14, 2012
Today’s Headlines
Shuster Seeks to Head Transpo Committee, Even If Mica Wants to Stick Around (Hill, Nat’l Journal) Whoever It Is, the Next Chair Faces Transpo Funding Quandary (Bloomberg) Center for Transportation Excellence Offers Rundown of Transpo Ballot Measures Transit Advocates Claim 70 Percent Success Rate on Election Day (Hill) The Shifting Transportation Needs of Baby Boomers (AP) … Continued
November 9, 2012
Today’s Headlines
What Does Obama’s Re-election Mean for Transportation? (Politico, The Hill) And What’s Next for Ray LaHood? (The Hill) Transit Referendums Still Too Close to Call in Pierce County, WA and Alameda County, CA Planning Suggestions for Obama’s Second Term (Planetizen) Honolulu Mayoral Election Hinged on $5.2M Rail Project (L.A. Times) Urban Agendas: How to Move from … Continued
November 8, 2012