MassDOT Secretary: “We Will Build No More Superhighways”
OK, everybody, pack your bags. We're all moving to Massachusetts.
October 10, 2012
This Could Be the Biggest Year Ever for Transit at the Ballot Box
Next month, 19 transit-related measures will come before voters. If the rest of this year is any guide, 16 of them will pass.
October 10, 2012
Honolulu Mayoral Frontrunner Would Torpedo Light Rail Project
However controversial a rail project is, is it a good idea to pull the plug after construction has already begun? Honolulu residents have that question to ponder from now until Election Day.
October 9, 2012
Today’s Headlines
Five Experts Weigh In On Whether Tolls Should Pay For Transit (NYT) Former MD Gov. Glendening Wishes Romney Would Would Follow His Own Example (Baltimore Sun) Where the Candidates Stand on Infrastructure and Why It Matters (AP) More Bikes Than Cars Sold In Italy For The First Time Since WWII (Business Insider) This Bike League Infographic Shows … Continued
October 9, 2012
Today’s Headlines
Streetsblog Capitol Hill is on a light publishing schedule today. Enjoy your three-day weekend, if you have one, and we'll see you tomorrow.
October 8, 2012
NRDC Gives Gas Consumption Maps a Helpful Revision
The overwhelming sentiment that greeted our story on the gas consumption maps the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club put out last week went something like this: These are almost useful. Just about everyone agreed that looking at total fuel consumption per county wasn’t very informative without weighing that number against population.
October 5, 2012
Scandalous Video: Obama Talks Sense About Road Building
You all excited to watch the presidential debate tonight? Here's a glimpse back to 2007, when the old Barack Obama was getting us all hyped up on a sugar rush of hope and change. Check out this video, care of the conservative Daily Caller, which is making a lot of hay about some racially-charged remarks Obama made on the campaign trail back then.
October 3, 2012
How MAP-21 Allocates Transpo Funds Where They’re Needed Least
Transportation reauthorizations have typically not been a time for major discussions about national policy goals. They’ve been a time for getting while the getting’s good, a time for deal-making and pork and a lot of back-room transactions to make sure every member of Congress could go home and talk about how much federal money they were bringing home.
October 3, 2012
Today’s Headlines
Is LaHood Having Second Thoughts About Retiring? (DC Velocity) After All That About Belt-Tightening, This Is How We’re Spending Federal Transpo Funds? (The Hill) Even Military Spending Cuts Could Be Bad For Cities If Sequestration Takes Hold (Next American City) Government-Mandated Planning Makes For More Sustainable Transpo Options (Atlantic Cities) Once Again: There’s Not Enough Money For Transportation (Christian Science … Continued
October 3, 2012
Today’s Headlines
Oberstar, Villaraigosa, Rendell… Who Will Replace LaHood? (National Journal) NRDC Pleads With States to Use Air Quality Improvement Funds For Intended Use TSTC Pleads With NY Gov. Cuomo to Use Bike/Ped Funds For Intended Use (Streetsblog NYC) Romney Used to Think High Gas Prices and Fuel Efficiency Were a Good Idea (Gas 2) Why the Equity Argument … Continued
October 2, 2012