July 6, 2012
Illinois MPO Advisory Council
Transportation News Brief
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Downers Grove spins plan
to become bike friendly (Chicago Tribune)
Durbin highlights
transportation plan
(Quad City Times)
Equipment
creates reason to go outside and get fit
(West Liberty Index)
Illinois Secretary of State to be Honored for
School Bus Safety Program
(School Transportation News)
Plan to help guide
Carpentersville's vision of Old Town (Daily Herald)
Planners add 2 possible routes for
Illiana Expressway
(Chicago Tribune)
Planning panel
OKs Griffin Woods, Robert's Automotive proposals (State Journal Register)
Sorting Out
Transit Bill
(Journal & Topics Newspapers)
Transportation bill
good for Chicago area, officials say (Daily Herald)
Transportation hub
depends on rail consolidation (State Journal Register)
National News
Commuter tax benefit
gets GOP champion (The Hill)
Complete Streets
Chopped from Conference Bill (National Complete Streets Coalition)
Driverless cars
move closer in California (ComputerWorld)
How Much Will New Federal Safety Mandates Cost Transit Agencies?
(Streets Blog Network)
Impact of New Highway Bill on
Transportation Construction
(Construction Pros)
KPMG Names World's 100 Most
Innovative Infrastructure Projects
(PR Newswire)
LaHood thanks Congress
for passing highway bill (The Hill)
MAP-21 Passes Congress,
Key Provisions on P3s
(JD Supra)
Silver lining for bicycling
in new transpo bill: Less red tape for small projects (Bike Portland)
The
Surface Transportation Extension Act 2012
(Infrastructure USA)
Talking Transit:
TIFIA plays a critical role in funding transit
(Metropolitan Planning Council)
Transportation Bill
: An Early Christmas Present or a Lump of Coal? (National Journal)
Marta Elena Perales
MPO Statewide Coordinator
Illinois MPO Advisory Council
