How Will the Next Transpo Secretary Build on Ray LaHood’s Legacy?
He strung it out long enough, but Ray LaHood has finally announced that he’s resigning as Transportation Secretary. Speculation has been rampant for months about who could replace him, and now it kicks into high gear.
January 30, 2013
The Case for a Highway Teardown in Dallas
IH-345 in Dallas looks like a perfect candidate for a highway teardown. The 39-year-old, 1.4-mile elevated highway is nearing the end of its useful life, and it's taking up valuable real estate just outside downtown.
January 30, 2013
It’s Official: LaHood Is Out
After a few false alarms, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has finally come out and said it: He's leaving the administration.
January 29, 2013
Today’s Headlines
California to Start Buying Land for HSR (AP) Tom Harkin Quits the Senate to Ride His Bike, Take Dance Lessons (WaPo) Bike League Offers a Ride Buddy If the White House Will Let the New Chief of Staff Bike to Work Oregon Looks to Expand BRT (Transpo Nation) When Mayors Talk About Infrastructure, They’re Thinking About … Continued
January 29, 2013
Wisconsin Over-Invests in New Roads Destined for Underuse
Scott Walker, maybe we would respect your decision to pull the plug on high-speed rail in your state a little more if you weren’t such a hypocrite about transportation spending.
January 28, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Paul Ryan: “I Think the Sequester’s Going to Happen” (TPM) Anderson Cooper Goes For the Jugular: Vermont HSR Isn’t Fast Enough (CNN) It’s So Much Easier to Get Highways Funded Than Transit (New Urbanism Blog) The Chinese Press Clucks About Sorry State of U.S. Infrastructure (South China Morning Post) Gas Tax Should Be $1/Gallon (Not, … Continued
January 28, 2013
How Mayor Mick Cornett Fought Oklahoma City’s Brain Drain and Weight Gain
Part One of this interview was posted yesterday.
January 25, 2013
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett: We Have to Build This City For People
On the last day of 2007, Mick Cornett, the Republican mayor of Oklahoma City -- ranked as one of the fattest cities in the country -- stood in front of the elephants at the zoo and announced he was going on a diet, and taking the rest of the city with him. Oklahoma City lost a million pounds, 37 of which were his.
January 24, 2013
Confronted With Congestion Pricing, People Clamor for Transit, Gas Tax
Could a congestion pricing program work in the DC region? Maybe. But first, officials would need to get the public on board -- no easy task. A report on the conclusions from five public forums, held in the region between October 2011 and January 2012, suggest that more and better transportation options need to be in place before a congestion charge is levied, so that commuters feel they have options.
January 24, 2013