October 3, 2012 
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CREATE partners
cap off another key project (Progressive Railroading)

 

IDOT asks for public's input to map future road projects (Chicago Tribune) 

  

IDOT seeks input on plan for multi-modal transportation (Kane County Chronicle)

      

In Chicago, A Rails-To-Trails System Set To Bloom (Earth Techling)  

 

Local officials' lobbying key to road programs (Deerfield Review)

 

More Housing & New Transit Center Coming to Downtown Rock Island (KWGC News)  

   

Rockford metro area's unemployment rate still highest in state (Rock River Times)     

 

State seeks public opinions on transportation projects (Chicago Tribune)       

 

U.S. Census Releases Analysis of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Population Change (CMAP Blog)  

NATIONAL NEWS 
 

After LaHood (National Journal - Transportation Experts Blog) 

  

Editorial: Transportation needs demand more revenue than fee hikes (The Spoksman Review)    

  

Federal Funds Boost 10 Regional Transit Authorities (Massachusetts DOT)  

 

Funds Available Through FEMA's Innovation Challenge (Ferguson Group)

 

Interview with Mitchell Silver - President of the American Planning Association (Urban Times)  

 

Introducing the redesigned www.dot.gov, your online gateway to American transportation (USDOT FastLane Blog)   

 

LaHood waffles about staying as DOT Secretary in Obama second term (DC Velocity)       

 

State-mandated planning, higher resident wealth linked to more sustainable city transportation (Phys.Org)  

 

Webinar highlights new guide for state transportation officials (Smart Growth America)   

 


Marta Perales 
MPO Statewide Coordinator 
Illinois MPO Advisory Council 
233 S Wacker Suite 800 
Chicago Illinois  60606 
Email:  marta@ilmpo.org
 
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