April 3, 2012 
ILMPO
 
Illinois MPO Advisory Council 
Transportation News Brief
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Illinois News  

7-Eleven Rolls Out Electric Vehicle Fast-Charging Network (Convenience Store Decisions)

Gaming board examining local gambling laws (State Journal Register)
 
House plan could cut all areas of government (Illinois Issues  Blog)

Houston and Van Meter: Dollars still the problem in rail consolidation (State Journal Register)

How Illinois Coordinates Across the Public, Private Sectors (Emergency Management)

New gaming bill could meet the same old obstacles (Illinois Issues Blog)

Preckwinkle, powerful senator clash over road funding (Crains Chicago Business)

Senator Link: We will see a gaming bill when the Legislature returns (VIDEO)

State, federal officials announce more than $13 million in tornado relief (McCook Suburban Life)

With an eye on the future, Joliet looks at U.S. Steel, old prison development (The Herald News)

U.S. transportation funding sets off political fighting (Quad City Times)

National News 


California High Speed Rail Authority listens, releases cost-effective new business plan (USDOT Blog)

Connecticut DOT eyes Interstate 95 tolls; 'value pricing' would let drivers skip congestion (Middletown Press)

EPA to Allow 15 Percent Renewable Fuel in Gasoline/Agency approves first applications for registration of ethanol to make E15 (USEPA)

Idaho Pedestrian Safety Brochure Now Available (America Walks)

More states privatizing their infrastructure. Are they making a mistake? (Washington Post)

New plan for bullet train could cut cost by $30 billion (Los Angeles Times)

Paying For It (National Journal - Transportation Experts Blog)

Pro/con: Will investment in infrastructure boost economic recovery?  (Duluth News Tribune)

Proposed Federal Transit Safety Regs Under Scrutiny From House Panel (DC Streets Blog)

State Transportation Budgets, Revenue and Policy Measures Seek to Address Needs (Knowledge Center - The Council of State Governments

Transportation advocates see little hope for pre-election long-term highway bill (The Hill)

Marta Elena Perales
MPO Statewide Coordinator 
Illinois MPO Advisory Council