Today’s Headlines
Obama, Romney Vie For the Fossil Fuel Vote, Say Nothing About Climate (Grist) If Obama Wins, LaHood Might Stay After All (Politico, Transport Topics) Next American City: Why Do the Debates Ignore Cities? FTA Issues First Guidance on MAP-21 (Examiner) Feds to Fund $1.6B Light-Rail Extension in Charlotte, NC (Observer) Rebuilding Place in the Urban … Continued
October 17, 2012
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LaHood to Talk Light Rail in Detroit (Free Press) A Plea to Make Reducing the Death Toll on American Streets a Presidential Priority (NYT) Will the Proposed I-11 Be “The Last American Superhighway”? (Next American City) Experts: Pittsburgh Has Ingredients for Smart Transit (Post-Gazette) Feds Give $75M to Extend Mesa, AZ Light Rail (Republic, AP) … Continued
October 15, 2012
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VP Candidates on Different Tracks with Amtrak Subsidies (CNN) Portland Metro Votes Against Devoted Funding for Active Transportation (Bike Portland) Bike League Looks at Growth of Cycling Since 2000 Former Auto Repair Family Adapts to Minneapolis Light Rail (StarTribune) Delayed Silver Spring, MD Transit Center Set to Open Next Fall (WaPo) Illinois Gears Up for … Continued
October 12, 2012
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Mica Points Finger at Dems for Failing Transpo Workers (The Hill) Georgia Moves on to Plan B After T-SPLOST Debacle (AJC) The Short-Term Benefit of the California Bullet Train: Jobs (Press-Enterprise) Chicago Area Plays “Three-Dimensional Chess” With Transit Funds (Tribune) New Jersey Dems Tout Amtrak’s Record Numbers (The Hill) DC Metro Unveils Spiffy New Rail … Continued
October 11, 2012
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Under GOP Attack, Amtrak Ridership Hits Record High (AP) Massachusetts Looks to Triple Non-Car Travel by 2030 (The Globe, The Republican) Chicago Declares Busy Street “Greenest in America” (Sun-Times) Bike Economy Reaches Critical Mass in Detroit (Model D) DC: Don’t Get Too Excited for That Streetcar Yet (GGW, Housing Complex) LaHood Highlights Public Transit in … Continued
October 10, 2012
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MARTA’s Top Post Draws San Antonio Transit Chief (Atlanta Biz Chronicle) Ex-Board Member Blasts LaHood for Dropping Ball on Silver Line (WAMU, Bacon’s Rebellion) Farm Bureaus Ask to Halt Building on California High-Speed Rail Project (Merced Sun-Star) Things Look Bleak for Rhode Island’s Public Transit Agency (AP) Gas Tax Can Pay for Toxic Cleanup, Rules … Continued
October 5, 2012
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How Does Expanded TIFIA Change the Field for Local Transit Projects? (Next American City) Tyson’s Corner Developers Could Fund $2B-Plus in Transpo Improvements (WaPo, Transpo Nation) Atlantic Cities Looks at Bike-share Stations of the Future Opposition to Congestion Pricing Has Different Flavor in South America (This Big City) Advocates Continue Push for Tappan Zee Transit … Continued
October 4, 2012
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LaHood Calls MAP-21 (In Effect Monday) a “New Transportation Era” (The Hill) Japan and Britain Offer Examples for Privatizing Amtrak (National Review) Downtowns Are Officially Booming (Atlantic Cities) Illinois Company Bids to Make 130 High-Speed Rail Cars (Trib) HuffPo Sees Links Between Driverless Cars, Victorian Sewers MARTA to Release “Wealth of Data” to Entrepreneurs and … Continued
September 28, 2012
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Lessons for the GOP From Bush’s Attempt to Privatize Amtrak (Bloomberg) EPA Offers Assistance for Stuff Like Smart Growth, Bike Shares Gov. Romney vs. Potential Prez Romney: Two Visions of Sustainable Growth (NRDC Action Fund) The Top Five Transpo Issues of the Moment, According to Talking Transportation Atlanta Transit Coalition Concerned Over Hiring Process for … Continued
September 27, 2012
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Atlanta Transit Chief Moves to Boston to Head the T (Boston.com) To Fund Transpo Projects, Wisconsin Looks at Mileage-Based Driving Fee (Journal Sentinel) Ohio Senator Touts Work on Bus Safety (The Hill) San Clemente Works on Landmark Bike/Ped Plan (OC Register) DIY “Crosswalk Vigilante” Strikes Pittsburgh Neighborhood (Post-Gazette) Uptown Houston Goes for $85.5M Transit Project … Continued
September 26, 2012