Katie Pearce

Mica Claims Transpo Bill Biggest Reform Since Eisenhower (Politico) LaHood Pushes to Help Detroit Transit (HuffPo) Lanes Before Trains Mantra Continues in Jersey (NJ.com) Denmark’s First Cycle Superhighway (NYT) Merkley Drives 300 Miles in Oregon “Without a Drop of Gasoline” (The Hill) Webinar Tomorrow: “The 101 on MAP-21” Lobbying for Freight Bikes in Europe (EurActiv, … Continued

Amtrak Doesn’t Count on Private Funds for NEC High-Speed Rail (Bloomberg) Bike-Sharing Befriends Car-Sharing, Transit (Chicago Tribune) U.S. Will Take “Stepping Stones” to European, Japanese Rail Models (Philly.com) CT’s Road Diet: A Good First Step (Mobilizing the Region) What Trains Will Look Like in 2040 (Transpo Nation) Lessons from a D.C. Bike Path Fatality (Grist) … Continued

LaHood: Opponents of High-Speed Rail on Wrong Side of History (Philly Inquirer) Seattle-Area Agencies Could Lose Millions Through MAP-21 (Transpo Issues Daily) ATU Prez Laments Missed Opportunities With Mass Transit Jobs (HuffPo) Salt Lake City Tops Country in Transit Connections to Jobs; Dallas Ranks Low DOT Rep Tries to Clear Up Confusion on Georgia Transpo … Continued

LaHood Cites TIGER Grant as Stimulus Success Story (PoliticMo) Taking the Long View on High-Speed Rail Decisions (L.A. Times) The Jobs Are Near Transit, But the Employees Aren’t (Wall Street Journal) The Race for Fast Trains: Cali vs. the Northeast (Wonkblog) Georgia Voters Weigh 1-Cent Tax for Statewide Transpo Projects (Examiner, WXIA-TV) Rail Industry Commits … Continued

Blumenauer Questions Mica’s Definition of “Historic” (The Hill) A Funding Breakdown of MAP-21 (Transpo Issues Daily) Missing From the Bill: Boosted Tax Break for Mass Transit (Business Insurance) Despite House Instruction, Incentives for Distracted Driving Bans Stayed in Bill (Gannett) LaHood on Why Infrastructure Progress is Easier in China (Foreign Policy) California Bullet Train Passed Assembly, Faces … Continued

Reid: Dilly Dally Now, Work the Weekend (The Hill) Three Possible Outcomes For Transportation Negotiations (Trans Issues Daily) Why All the Hoopla for a “Milk-Toast Two-Year Bill”? (National Journal) At Rio, Development Banks Commit to Major Lending Program for Sustainable Transport (Dot Earth) The Economist: Sprawl Is Inevitable; Resistance Is Futile Feds Reimburse Wisconsin For … Continued

Attacks on transit drivers are not a new problem. But it seems to be getting worse.

For the next two years, the Green Lane Project will lend expertise and support to Austin, Chicago, Memphis, Portland, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. as those cities implement the type of infrastructure that has proven successful at leading people to take up biking for transportation. The project bills itself as a “storytelling campaign” for the cities to share their experiences.

Though the House Republicans are stealing the show these days with their endeavor to tie infrastructure funding to oil drilling, let’s not forget there’s a serious, bipartisan transportation reauthorization bill out there that actually has a chance of passage: the Senate’s MAP-21. On its path toward a full Senate vote, that two-year bill is paused at its latest checkpoint: the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. The committee is now busy tackling the transit title of the “MAP-21” legislation, following unanimous approval of the "highway" portion two weeks ago by the EPW Committee. (Quick reminder: the funding in the highway title can be spent on many things that are not highways, like transit systems and bike lanes.)