Tanya Snyder

In Gabe Klein’s exit interview with Chicago Mag, the outgoing transportation commissioner predicted that in the next few years, cities will be paying more attention to the correlation between lawbreaking by drivers and other kinds of crime.

Pennsylvania Finally Passes Transpo Bill (Inquirer) Among Other Things, the Bill Raises PA Speed Limit to 70 on Some Roads (Tribune-Democrat) Will Washington State Get Its Transpo Bill Done? (Transpo Issues Daily) Bus-Only Lanes in Calgary Reduce Congestion for Everyone (Metro News) The Men Behind the Curtain of Penn Station’s Daily 1,200-Train “Ballet” (NJ.com) Central … Continued

As the nation prepares for the expansion of the Panama Canal and all port cities go crazy deepening and widening everything in sight, the second biggest biggest port in the country is doing something unexpected: planning a highway teardown.

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory is frustrated that all his work to bring the streetcar to fruition might be for naught, now that anti-streetcar John Cranley has been elected to take his place. “I’m from the tough part of town,” Mallory joked. “I will take the guy in a dark alley. I’m not afraid to use the threat of physical violence.”

A few months ago, we told you that Building America's Future had released an app called, "I'm Stuck!" It allowed you to send a quick email to your Congressional representatives, telling them that you were stuck in traffic, or on an overcrowded bus or a delayed train, and you wanted Congress to approve more funding to upgrade infrastructure. At the time, we noted that there was no bike/ped component to the app, but BAF has changed that -- halfway, at least.

Transportation for America has been in hiding. Perhaps you’ve noticed.

You’d be forgiven for being cynical about big plans in Washington to create an infrastructure bank.

U.S. DOT Proposes Freight Network Routes (Trucking Info, FHWA) Transportation for America Reveals Its 2.0 Iteration Today Walker vs. Christie: GOP Can Choose Its Favorite Train Killer in 2016 (Slate) PA Construction Officials Warn of Safety Implications of Transpo Bill Loss (SacBee) Washington State Transpo Proposal Prioritizes Highways Over All Else (Sightline) Japan Woos U.S. … Continued

A Look Into the Web of Factors Influencing the Gas Price Drop (WaPo) To Raise Transit Revenues, Don’t Hike Fares: Sell Discounted Bulk Passes. (Atlantic Cities) …Here’s Proof It Works (Guelph Mercury) No Light Rail to New Suburban Braves Stadium, But Maglev Would Be Cool (Marietta Daily Journal) It’s Decision Time for Pennsylvania Transpo Bill … Continued

His remarks came on the heels of yesterday's release of national safety data that confirmed that pedestrian and cyclist fatalities comprise a growing share of overall traffic deaths.