Today’s Headlines
Is the Senate Bill’s New “Major Projects” Program Just a Front For Earmarks? (E&E) Forbes Puts the Odds of a Long-Term Transpo Bill At Zero The Nation and 350 Action Challenge 2016 Candidates to Reject Oil and Gas Campaign Money (Grist) International Climate Bigwigs Urge Action By Cities to Reduce Emissions (Grist) A System-by-System Review … Continued
July 8, 2015
HUD Tells Cleveland: Don’t Let Opportunity Corridor Go “Horribly Wrong”
It was a sad day in Washington, DC, last year when Harriet Tregoning left the DC Office of Planning. But it’s becoming clear that she's a great addition at HUD.
July 7, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Welcome to July and Yet Another Countdown to Highway Trust Fund Insolvency (WaPo) Pew Takes a Comprehensive Look at How States Are Making Ends Meet on Transportation Poll: 53 Percent Say Spend More on Highways, 40 Percent Say Spend More on Transit (The Hill) “Go New Haven, Go” Program Rewards Residents for Non-Car Transportation (NBC) Maine Governor OK’s … Continued
July 7, 2015
Scott Walker’s Own Party Rejects His Milwaukee Highway Boondoggle
Governor Scott Walker might be too busy campaigning for president to care, but the Wisconsin legislature handed him a rebuke last week, rejecting his plans for debt-fueled highway expansion.
July 6, 2015
19’s Plenty: Toronto Drops Speed Limit to 19 MPH on Residential Streets
"There is no war on the car,” said Toronto City Councillor Paula Fletcher. “There’s basically been this continued war on people who don’t have a car.”
July 2, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Wisconsin Lawmakers Rebuff Scott Walker’s Big-Spending Road Plans (Journal Times) Michigan GOP Legislature Raises Gas Tax From 19 Cents to 34 Cents a Gallon (AP, ABC7) Washington State Raises Gas Tax 11.9 Cents (Spokesman-Review) Bipartisan Plan for $85 Million Transpo Bond Passes in Maine (MPBN) Georgia Gas Tax Hike Takes Effect (WALB) FRA Enlists Google Maps … Continued
July 2, 2015
Can a New Way to Measure Streets Help Advocates Tame Speeding?
You've heard of sensors that can count cars or bikes. Tools like that can help transportation planners make smarter decisions about where bike infrastructure is needed, for example. A new digital tool called Placemeter aims to measure streets at a much more fine-grained level, analyzing a variety of different aspects of movement in an urban environment.
June 29, 2015
Senate Committee Passes DRIVE Act Unanimously After Some Tinkering
Given the bipartisan gushing that accompanied the release of the DRIVE Act on Tuesday, it came as no surprise that the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed the bill unanimously yesterday, with more gushing for good measure.
June 25, 2015
Today’s Headlines
DRIVE Act Gets An Upgrade With Amendments (Bike League, T4America) NRDC on the Bill’s Environmental Streamlining, Freight Program and More Will FRA Fine Railroads That Miss the Positive Train Control Deadline As Everyone Expects? (The Hill) Ford Turns to Car-Share (The Hill, WaPo) and Electric “Smart” Bikes (ExtremeTech, Gizmodo) Opa-locka, Florida, Moves City Hall to a Transit-Oriented Neighborhood as an Investment (Next … Continued
June 25, 2015
Walkable Development Is on the Rise in Michigan
As the cradle of the car industry, Michigan built out its cities and suburbs exclusively for the automobile after WWII with a fervor that few other states could match.
June 24, 2015