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


Amtrak to start using buses again; record ridership reported (State Journal Register)

Industry lobbying for Illinois to extend life of enterprise zones (State Journal Register)

Plan unveiled for bike trail network in Sangamon County (State Journal Register)

Should I-290 drivers pay to extend Route 53? (Daily Herald)

Talking transportation with 48th Ward Alderman Harry Osterman (Grid Chicago)

Tilton opts out of Decatur Area Transportation Study (Commercial News)

Warm winter allows road work to start earlier in Illinois (Illinois StateHouse News)

 
National News 


Encouraging U.S. Infrastructure Investment (Council On Foreign Relations)

Finding infrastructure solutions, big and small (The Hill)

How Can Cities Design and Manage Shared-Use Bus Priority Lanes on Congested Urban Streets? (Market Watch)

Missouri state rail plan proposes baby steps toward revival of passenger service for Hannibal (Quincy Herald Whig)

New DOT mentor-protégé pilot program to assist small and disadvantaged businesses (U.S. Dot Fast Lane Blog)

The House proposes painful cuts to transportation, but the Senate still has a chance to repair them now (T4America)

Transit getting more Americans where they need to go (U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog)

What Makes a Successful Bike Share Station? (American City)
 
What's Wrong With A Car-Centric System?  New Video Explains It All (Streets Blog Network)

Marta Elena Perales
MPO Statewide Coordinator 
Illinois MPO Advisory Council