March 13, 2012 
ILMPO
 
Illinois MPO Advisory Council 
Transportation News Brief
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Illinois News  


City finds money for abandoned rail to become Bloomingdale Trail

Champaign motor fuel tax to take effect May 1

Environmental Cleanup Stalls City's Redevelopment Along Cass Avenue

Fitch Affirms Illinois Tollway's $4B Revs at 'AA-'; Outlook Negative

Hearing set Wednesday on widening Route 47

IDOT lays out plans for state's railways

Illinois public school students take transit

Report urges overhaul of Chicago-area economy

Senate adopts revenue estimate, sets path for budget negotiations

Statehouse primed for a busy session...after the primary

The John Marshall Law School Presents "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly:Implementation of the Great Lakes Compact"

National News


Alabama Moves to Tax Motor Fuel at the Terminal Rack

Don't Count Out HR 7 Yet:
House GOP Could Revive Their Bill This Week

LaHood to House: "Get on the Bus" With a
Bipartisan Transportation Bill

LaHood Pitches President's Transportation Budget to House Appropriations Subcommittee

RITA Launches U.S. DOT Research Hub Website

Senate Moves on Transit Tax Deduction


Time to Hit the Gas

Transit agencies have a powerful story to tell legislators

Transportation Odyssey: Michigan by bus and train

Transportation Survey Aims To Improve Mobility, Job Access, And Air Quality


Marta Elena Perales
MPO Statewide Coordinator 
Illinois MPO Advisory Council