Today’s Headlines
Hotbed of Innovation: “Cycling Is What Makes Everything Else in Amsterdam Work” (Politico) Here in the U.S., Ford Researches How Humans Deal With “Driverless” Overlords (Verge, Wired) Trump Administration and Congress Ease Off Driverless Car Safety Regs; Slate Is Not Impressed WMATA Trumpets “Success” of Running Fewer Trains So More Of Them Are On Time … Continued
September 14, 2017
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Baltimore Shuts Down Bike-Share After Theft, Maintenance Problems, Will Reboot Next Month (Sun) Broad Coalition Unveiled for Nashville Mayor’s Light Rail Funding Referendum (Biz Journal) As It Plans Bus Network Revamp, SEPTA Looks to Houston for Inspiration (Philly.com) TransitCenter and Streetfilms Look at the New Generation of Bus Campaigners Hampton Roads Transit to Reveal Route … Continued
September 13, 2017
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With Cars Destroyed and Few Other Transportation Options, Houston Struggles to Bounce Back (AP) The Road Gang Hopes “Dealmaker” Trump Will Advance Highway Infrastructure Bill (Detroit News) Today: DOT Changes Course on Obama-Era Robot Car Rules, Clears Way for Auto Companies (Bloomberg) Meanwhile, in Paris: Deputy Mayor for Urbanism Wants to Ban “Zombie” Autonomous Cars … Continued
September 12, 2017
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WMATA: Death Spiral Will Continue If Larry Hogan Continues to Stonewall New Repair Funds (WAMU) Pennsylvania Transit Agencies Up In Arms After State GOP Plans Funding Cuts (Post-Gazette, PlanPhilly) Whoever Replaces Keith Parker as MARTA Boss Will Have a Full Plate (AJC 1, 2) FHWA’s New Boss Is Former Iowa DOT Chief and AASHTO President … Continued
September 11, 2017
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Unions Kept Trucks Out of House Autonomous Vehicles Bill But May Not Be So Lucky in Senate (Eno) Trump Meets NY, NJ Governors and Senators to Discuss Gateway Tunnel (NYT, Daily News) Rep. Bill Shuster Continues Push to Widen I-81 in Rural Pennsylvania (Public Opinion) Sacramento MPO and Transit Operator Consider Another Push for Transportation … Continued
September 8, 2017
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House Unanimously Passes Bill to Clear Path for Self-Driving Car Companies (NYT, Verge) Ignore the Hype: Our Robot Car Future Is Not Ready For Prime Time (Recode) “Build It And They Will Bike” Applies Everywhere, Not Just In the Netherlands (NYT) Curbed Looks at How We Could Design Better Streets in Five American Cities Portland … Continued
September 7, 2017
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Purple Line Opponents File Last-Ditch Appeal With Their Favorite Judge (Bethesda Magazine) Wisconsin’s GOP Legislature Nears Agreement to Kick Transportation Funding Can Down Road (WPR) Some Universities Realize Parking Garages Will Not Solve Their Mobility Challenges (NYT) Charlottesville Applies Lessons of Donald Shoup to New Parking Reforms (Charlottesville Tomorrow) Citing Rampant Fraud, Hartford Stops Giving … Continued
September 6, 2017
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Behind Closed Doors, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Stonewalls Metro Funding (WaPo) Transit Can Help Houston Recover After Harvey Destroyed Up to a Million Cars (CityLab, Wired, WaPo) Honolulu Rail Construction Rescue Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature (Civil Beat, KHON, KITV) There Are Lots Of Ways to Fund Metrorail Expansion, If Miami’s Mayor Supported Them (Herald) Less … Continued
September 5, 2017
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House To Vote Next Week On Bipartisan Bill To Clear Way For Autonomous Vehicle Companies (Reuters) This Republican Congressman Is Begging His Reluctant Mayor To Ask For Transit Funds (Miami Herald) Governing Examines How Better Bus Service Became “The Hottest Trend In Transit” Billionaire Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate J.B. Pritzker Loves Riding CTA Buses (Chicago Tribune) … Continued
September 1, 2017
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Hurricane Harvey Recovery: Houston Metro Resumes Service Today On Some Key Bus Routes (Chronicle) In Wake of Hurricane Harvey, Gas Prices Have Risen 7 Cents Nationwide In Past Week (CBS, Vox) Did Houston’s Sprawling Land Use Exacerbate Flooding? It’s Complicated (Chronicle, Strong Towns) White House Briefs State, Local Officials On What Infrastructure Plan Could Eventually … Continued
August 31, 2017