PenTrans Update March 16th, 2012 - Senate Transp. Bill Passes... and Now?

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PenTrans Update

March 16th, 2012

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Pittsburgh transit changes
are more than tweaks

-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

North Shore Connector set to open;
WPXI gets sneak peek

-WPXI.com

From back on Nov. 1, 2011
Western Pennsylvanians for
Passenger Rail call for more
and better train service in Pittsburgh

-NARP

High speed rail that's not so high
could help GE Transportation
compete for contracts

-GoErie.com

Transit-center project plans talk at
Ardmore Initiative luncheon

-MAINLINEmedianews

U.S. Senate Approves Surface Transportation Authorization Bill with Strong Bipartisan Vote

-APTA

Transportation for America congratulates Senate adoption of transportation bill, urges House to follow bipartisan roadmap

Senate easily approves two-year, $109 billion
T&I bill,putting pressure on House Republicans to pass the Senate's version before March 31
highway trust fund runs out

-NY Times

Long-delayed highway bill has
Bob Casey amendment for bridge repair

-Allentown Morning Call

U.S. Senate transportation bill
offers states funding certainty, reforms

-Stateline

Good news for truckers in Senate highway bill

-The Vindicator

Senate Approves Increase to
Pre-Tax Benefits for
Public Transportation Commuters

-Bradenton Herald

Bipartisan? Comparing the 2012 bills to past transportation bill votes

-Transportation for America

Transportation still taking back seat

-Transportation for America

Surging gasoline prices hurt push
for higher tax in Maryland

-Stateline

Gas prices trigger Obama scramble

-The Hill

Obama Isn't Driving Up
Gas Prices, But He Should

-Forbes

The Untold Story Behind
U.S. Gas Price Pain:
Transport And Refining Bottlenecks

-Forbes

Public, Private Sectors Could
Unite to Fix U.S. Infrastructure

-Property Casualty 360

Rethinking the Automobile

-Streetsblog
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