News from the Illinois MPO Advisory Council

Illinois News:

Building a new MacArthur

Conference Looks to Build Business in 2010 and Beyond

Green infrastructure recommendations for Clean Water Act sent to governor, General Assembly leaders

Illiana becomes force in local planning efforts

Illinois paying for its big debt

Illinois turns to borrowing to nurse budget to health

Illinois 'Fiscal Malpractice' Widens Yield in $900 Million Issue

McGinty backs change in focus for plans on Olympian Drive near Urbana

Rail crossings at Nagle Avenue, 119th Street top list of area's most dangerous

Officials reapply for Iowa City-Chicago railway application

State panel to look into Metra

To cut gridlock, drivers should pay for fast lane, new study says

National News:

Accounting for the Economic Payoff of Streetcars and Buses

American high-speed rail gets moving in North Carolina

FHWA and PBIC offer free webinar series on pedestrian safety

NACTO's "Cities for Cycling"

Obscure Provision Helps NJ Keep Federal Matching Funds for Transportation

Regional Innovation Goes Rural

Senate climate bill coming in two weeks, Reid says

Senators craft scaled back US climate bill

Transportation Reboot: Restarting America's Most Essential Operating System