PenTrans Update May 7th, 2012 - Phila., Pittsb. Join Forces re State Budget

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PenTrans Update

May 7th, 2012

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Port Authority approves huge cuts
in bus, trolley service

-WTAE.com

Proposed transit cuts alarm
Allegheny County Executive Fitzgerald

-Chicago Tribune

Philadelphia's Mayor Nutter
joins Western Pa.elected officials
against state budget

-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

North Shore gets boost from new T line

-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Father's Shadow as Transit Leader
Hard to Evade for Shuster

-Bloomberg News

Federal legislators throw weight
behind proposed Rockwood train station

-Somerset Co. Daily American

Commuter Services of PA Helps Organize
Groups to Ride Together to Work

-WPMT 43

USTA rolls out new regional service
Vans await commuters

-Sunbury Daily Item

SEPTA, Viridity to Sell Energy Back to Grid

-environmental LEADER

Lebanon rail trail marches ahead

-Lebanon Daily News

New Government Report:
New Jersey Transportation Fund
Is Broker Than Broke

-Mobilizing the Region

Sen. Lautenberg, others,
request delay of Port Authority's
scheduled toll increase

-NJ.com

N.J. transportation boss defends
killing of Hudson River rail tunnel

-NJ.com

Rep. Pascrell Encouraged That Amtrak's
Gateway Proposal Could Include
A Single-Seat Ride To NYC
For Passaic And Bergen Commuters

-The Paramus Post

Virginia Forges Ahead On
State Rail Projects, Sans Federal Support

-TPM

Obama: Highway bill used to be
the 'easiest bill to pass in Washington'

-The Hill

Federal Authorization:
is Keystone Pipeline the Key?

-USA Today

Romney, once an anti-sprawl crusader,
created model for
Obama 'smart growth' program

-Grist

Solving Traffic Congestion

-Forbes

"Instant Bridge" - New Construction Technique

-NY Times
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High Speed Rail-Go-round

California bullet train board
approves environmental studies

-L.A. Times

Is California's High Speed Rail Project
Turning the Corner?

-The Majority Report

High-speed rail sets Valley route,
gets $1 billion offer

-Fresno Bee

Small Towns Along Amtrak Route
Hope They're Not Forgotten
by High-speed Rail

-HispanicBusiness.com

Central Valley farm groups
threaten to sue over bullet train plan

-L.A. Times

Backup plan crafted
for Central Subway funding

-San Francisco Examiner
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REBUILDING
PENNSYLVANIA'S INFRASTRUCTURE

Speakers:

Hon. Allyson Schwartz

U.S. House of Representatives

Hon. Michael Stack
Pa. Senate

Moderator:

C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni
Chairman, Pennoni Associates, Inc.

Monday, May 14

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Drexel University - Main Building

3141 Chestnut Street

Gallery Room

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International Lessons for U.S. Policy Makers

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PenTrans Advisory Group

John Beckman
- Wallace Roberts & Todd

Beverly Coleman
- Urban Ventures Group, Inc.
Joseph DiFiore

-PB

John Dockendorf

-PennDOT

Karen Gelman
         - Amtrak
Court Gould
         - Sustainable Pittsburgh
Jennie Granger
         - AECOM
Joseph Guzzi
         - HNTB
Chris Jandoli

-Parsons Brinckerhoff

Carol Martsolf

-WTS

Patrick Starr
        - Penn Environmental Council
Julie Green
        - LTK Engineering Services
Vukan Vuchic
         - UPenn
Rick Wooten
   - Malady & Wooten

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