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Today’s Headlines 27 Aug 2013 | 05:46 pm
FHWA Publishes State VMT and Highway Info, Showing Just How Much California Drives Transportation Committee Learns to Live Without Earmarks — But Doesn’t Like It (National Journal) Is the Mainstream...
Columbus, Ohio, Wants In on the Midwest Rail Renaissance 27 Aug 2013 | 01:06 am
Columbus, Ohio, population 800,000, is among the biggest U.S. cities without passenger rail. But its time may have finally come. A new plan for passenger rail would link Columbus to Chicago. Image: A...
Experience Montreal’s Car-free Rue St. Catherine & Bustling Bike Rush Hour 26 Aug 2013 | 08:58 pm
While spending a week in Montreal, my wife and I stayed right along the Rue Sainte Catherine, which we discovered is closed to motor vehicles from May 15 through September 6 in two main sections. The ...
Cincinnati Will Reform Its Parking Mandates 26 Aug 2013 | 07:49 pm
Bad parking policy can greatly harm a city. Too much parking makes walking impractical and uncomfortable. It also erodes the tax base, as the map of downtown Detroit we posted last week made painfully...
Today’s Headlines 26 Aug 2013 | 05:44 pm
Washington Post: Don’t Coddle the Ethanol Industry; Impose a Carbon Tax Former DOT Secretaries Look to States and Cities to Solve the Transpo Funding Crisis (The Hill) Running Buses on a Highway Is ...
Did Progressive Parking Policies Propel Pittsburgh Past Detroit? 23 Aug 2013 | 11:59 pm
This parking map of downtown Detroit has been making the rounds, following news of the city’s bankruptcy. It’s a striking image: Close to 40 percent of downtown Detroit’s develop-able land is parking,...
Today’s Headlines 23 Aug 2013 | 06:08 pm
Arizona Valley Partnership Works to Catalyze Development Along Light Rail (Smart Growth America) Post-DOT, LaHood Settles Into Two New Gigs in Home State (National Journal) Apple Doubles Down on Pub...
Notorious Patent Troll Forced to Stop Targeting Transit Agencies 22 Aug 2013 | 10:41 pm
A patent troll who persistently sued transit agencies for using technology that gives passengers real-time arrival information won’t harass any more transit providers under the terms of a settlement r...
A Road Block for Texas DOT’s Highway Robbery Plan? 22 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm
The Texas Department of Transportation loves big highway projects. In fact, right now, it’s pursuing a third outerbelt for Houston that makes the moon landing seem like a minor undertaking. It’s the b...
Today’s Headlines 22 Aug 2013 | 06:14 pm
Will Amtrak’s Hoosier State Line Keep Running Once Fed Funds Run Out? (Post-Tribune, JC Online) Rep. Denham May Have Tripped Over Himself in Attempt to Block High-Speed Rail (Sac Bee) APTA Settles C...
