News: Tempe-Mesa Streetcar Link, Mexico HSR Proposal, People-Friendly Transit, Beijing Smog Fight, Dearborn TOD Input
January 31, 2013
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Blogosphere: Unions Want a Transpo Funding Defender
The Hill
Transportation unions are urging President Obama to appoint a staunch defender of federal road and transit funding to replace outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...
Read On Blogosphere: Rockefeller Wants NTSB Chief The Hill
The chairman of the Senate committee that has to approve Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's replacement is…
Transportation unions are urging President Obama to appoint a staunch defender of federal road and transit funding to replace outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...
Read On Blogosphere: Rockefeller Wants NTSB Chief The Hill
The chairman of the Senate committee that has to approve Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's replacement is…
News: LaHood's Departure, Paying Per Mile, Aging Demographics & Transport, Dallas TOD Wins Award, Memphis Innovation Community
January 30, 2013
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National: It's Official, LaHood is Out
DC Streetsblog
After a few false alarms, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has finally come out and said it: He's leaving the administration...
Read On National: "I Will Not Serve a Second Term" DOT Fastlane
I want Fast Lane readers to be among the first to know that I will not serve a second term as Secretary of Transportation...
After a few false alarms, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has finally come out and said it: He's leaving the administration...
Read On National: "I Will Not Serve a Second Term" DOT Fastlane
I want Fast Lane readers to be among the first to know that I will not serve a second term as Secretary of Transportation...
News: SF $2M Bike Projects, Loyola Streetcar Stimulus, Indiana Transit Funding, Minnesota Sales Tax Boon, Dallas Throwing Away $4B
January 29, 2013
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San Francisco: $200M in Bike Projects Planned
San Francisco Examiner
The City is proposing $200 million worth of changes to its cycling network in the next five years. Building 12 new miles of bike lanes, upgrading 50 miles of existing paths and installing more than 20,000 new racks are all part of the plan...
Read On New Orleans: Officials Tout Loyola Streetcar Stimulus New Orleans Times Picayune
U.S. Secretary of…
The City is proposing $200 million worth of changes to its cycling network in the next five years. Building 12 new miles of bike lanes, upgrading 50 miles of existing paths and installing more than 20,000 new racks are all part of the plan...
Read On New Orleans: Officials Tout Loyola Streetcar Stimulus New Orleans Times Picayune
U.S. Secretary of…
News: LRT & Segregation, LRT Sales Tax Vote OK'd, Fresno BRT Skepticism, Dayton Transit Plan, Revitalizing Transit Hub
January 28, 2013
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Twin Cities: Orfield Worries About LRT and Segregation
Pioneer Press
Unlike many Twin Cities housing advocates, Myron Orfield doesn't fear the Central Corridor light-rail line will force low-income minorities from St. Paul neighborhoods. In fact, he's telling anyone who'll listen that it will do just the opposite. ..
Read On Tampa: Pinellas Leaders Approve LRT Tax Measure Tampa Tribune
After a contentious, hours-long hearing, Pinellas County transit…
Unlike many Twin Cities housing advocates, Myron Orfield doesn't fear the Central Corridor light-rail line will force low-income minorities from St. Paul neighborhoods. In fact, he's telling anyone who'll listen that it will do just the opposite. ..
Read On Tampa: Pinellas Leaders Approve LRT Tax Measure Tampa Tribune
After a contentious, hours-long hearing, Pinellas County transit…
News: Ice Fog Danger, Road & Transit Tax Hikes, New Orleans Transit & Redevelopment, Church Vs. Rail Line, Urban Immobility & Identity
January 25, 2013
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Salt Lake City: Particulate Laced Ice Fog A Danger
MSNBC
Michelle Francis keeps one eye on Utah's air quality index and the other on her 9-year-old daughter's chronic asthma these days...
Read On National: Metro's Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels Transportation Nation
Metro transit agency officials are proposing new tunnels to help the…
Michelle Francis keeps one eye on Utah's air quality index and the other on her 9-year-old daughter's chronic asthma these days...
Read On National: Metro's Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels Transportation Nation
Metro transit agency officials are proposing new tunnels to help the…
News: Minnesota Transit Taxes, DART Cuts Expansion Plans, Hospital Role In Mixed-Use, Residential Mobility Issues, California CEQA Battle
January 24, 2013
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Minnesota: Governor Wants More Taxes for Transit
MPR News
Twin Cities area officials are reviewing Gov. Dayton's proposal for a new quarter-cent sales tax for the seven-county metro area. The money would go toward transit, under the governor's budget proposal...
Read On Dallas: Arlington Set to Launch Commuter Bus Dallas Morning News
Arlington is gearing up for an August launch of its latest dive into mass transportation: a…
Twin Cities area officials are reviewing Gov. Dayton's proposal for a new quarter-cent sales tax for the seven-county metro area. The money would go toward transit, under the governor's budget proposal...
Read On Dallas: Arlington Set to Launch Commuter Bus Dallas Morning News
Arlington is gearing up for an August launch of its latest dive into mass transportation: a…
News: LaHood To Stay At DOT, Inaugural Bike Lane, NYC's Expensize School Buses, Detroit To Begin Streetcar Construction, Oregon HSR Study
January 23, 2013
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National: Boxer - Mayor V Good Transpo Sec Candidate
The Hill
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa would make a "terrific" replacement for Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...
Read On South Bend: Could City See A Streetcar? South Bend Tribune
Residents and visitors may soon be able to hop on an urban people mover such as a rapid transit bus, rubber-tire…
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa would make a "terrific" replacement for Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...
Read On South Bend: Could City See A Streetcar? South Bend Tribune
Residents and visitors may soon be able to hop on an urban people mover such as a rapid transit bus, rubber-tire…
News: CAHSR Engineering Oversight, Detroit Streetcar Gets Fed Funds, Modeling Travel Behavior, Multifamily Streetcar TOD, Urban Design & Health
January 22, 2013
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California: Engineers Questions HSR Oversight
San Jose Mercury News
As California prepares to embark on its largest public works project in decades, a union that represents state engineers is questioning whether all the construction work will be thoroughly scrutinized...
Read On Blogosphere: Detroit Streetcar Project Wins Fed Funding Rail.Co
The U.S. government has backed a community-led light rail project in…
As California prepares to embark on its largest public works project in decades, a union that represents state engineers is questioning whether all the construction work will be thoroughly scrutinized...
Read On Blogosphere: Detroit Streetcar Project Wins Fed Funding Rail.Co
The U.S. government has backed a community-led light rail project in…
News: Transit Access Satisfaction Factors, Vancouver Anti-LRT Law, Seattle Rent Forcast, Beijing To Focus On Ecology, Denver Brownfield Revitalization
January 18, 2013
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Twin Cities: 70% Residents Support Spending for SWLRT
Twin Cities Finance and Commerce
A new survey shows support is growing for the Southwest Light Rail Transit line and that most respondents think Minnesota should spend $118 million to help pay for its construction...
Read On DC: Smartphone Developers - Metro Limiting Bus Data Washington Post
Developers of transit apps for smartphones say Metro unnecessarily limits the data it provides, and when the transit agency does provide…
A new survey shows support is growing for the Southwest Light Rail Transit line and that most respondents think Minnesota should spend $118 million to help pay for its construction...
Read On DC: Smartphone Developers - Metro Limiting Bus Data Washington Post
Developers of transit apps for smartphones say Metro unnecessarily limits the data it provides, and when the transit agency does provide…
News: $1 Trillion US Infra Deficit, Ft. Worth Bike Sharing, Transit Performance Pitfalls, Europe's Dislike Of Cars, North Dakota's Bright Lights
January 17, 2013
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National: US Needs $1 Trillion in Infra Investment
Governing Magazine
At a time when governments across the country continue to struggle to fund transportation and infrastructure, a new study warns that the country's inadequate spending in that area will have damaging economic impacts for businesses and residents over the coming decades...
Read On Fort Worth: Bike Sharing Opens in April KERA News (via Transportation Nation)
Fort Worth is about to…
At a time when governments across the country continue to struggle to fund transportation and infrastructure, a new study warns that the country's inadequate spending in that area will have damaging economic impacts for businesses and residents over the coming decades...
Read On Fort Worth: Bike Sharing Opens in April KERA News (via Transportation Nation)
Fort Worth is about to…
