Blogosphere: Mixing Energy and Transport Policy
April 8, 2011|The City Fix
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The New America Foundation hosted a discussion on transportation, energy and climate policy today in Washington, D.C., in an effort to investigate the role of policy on influencing behavior change and possible policy solutions to the U.S.'s increasing demand on oil... Read On
Blogosphere: The Business Case for HSR
April 8, 2011|Infrastructurist
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The American Public Transportation Association released a new high-speed rail report (pdf) chock-full of numbers and charts. Though advertised as a "business case" for fast trains, the report functions more as a compilation of the latest statistics and study conclusions that underscore the long-term potential of U.S. passenger rail... Read On
San Francisco: Intent to Prepare Ferry EIS
April 8, 2011|Federal Register
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The FTA, as the lead Federal agency, and the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) are planning to prepare an EIS for the proposed expansion and improvements to the Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal at the Port of San Francisco Ferry Building... Read On
California: Station Funding from Cities
April 8, 2011|The Business Journal
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Fresno and Tulare are among seven California cities with access to funding intended for development around high-speed rail stations. The California High-Speed Rail Authority is encouraging the cities to apply for the funding that may be as much as $400,000 to $700,000 from federal stimulus funding and up to $200,000 from the state... Read On
Blogosphere: Benefits of HSR Draw a Crowd
April 7, 2011|DOT Fastlane
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Since the Department of Transportation announced the availability of an additional $2.4 billion for high-speed rail projects last month, governors and members of Congress from both major parties have been clamoring for the opportunity to participate... Read On
Blogosphere: Boxer Tests America Fast Forward
April 7, 2011|Streetsblog DC
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With House GOP leadership making it abundantly clear that they would be pleased to return federal transportation policy to the 1950s, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works met today to get serious about the who, what and how of funding a 21st century transportation system... Read On
National: Lots of States Want HSR Money
April 7, 2011|Transportation Nation
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The federal Department of Transportation just sent out a press release listing the applicants vying for a piece of Florida's rejected $2.4 billion in high-speed rail funds. More analysis later - but you can read the release below... Read On
National: Infrastructure, What's It Going to Take?
April 7, 2011|National Journal Transportation Experts
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It seems like there's a lot of talk about the importance of infrastructure investment in Washington, but not a lot of action. The administration and key transportation leaders in Congress both say they want a highway bill before August, but the chances of meeting that goal shrink with each passing day that a bill isn't circulated... Read On
Blogosphere: Plan for Tomorrow, Transit Cuts Today
April 6, 2011|Streetsblog DC
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USDOT Deputy Secretary John Porcari kicked off the Transportation Equity Network's "One Nation, Indivisible" conference yesterday with a call to think long-term. By 2050, he said, we can expect the U.S. population to grow by 100 million people, and nearly all of them will live in large urban centers... Read On
Research: Location Choices for Displaced Residents
April 6, 2011|Journal of Urban Affairs
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Since the early 1990s, federal housing policy in the U.S. has become increasingly concerned with the confluence of the neighborhood quality and location of assisted housing residents, and the HOPE VI program is one within this family of programs. Yet a lack of dispersal has characterized HOPE VI and other efforts to relocate public housing residents.... Read On
