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PenTrans Update

July 10th, 2012  

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Editorial

Pa. roads and transit are being neglected

-Philadelphia Inquirer



Pa. OKs "public-private" projects
on roads and bridges

-Philadelphia Inquirer



 Editorial
Lost art: A partisan Congress
does little on transportation


-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



Others still skeptical
Passing of transportation bill excites some

-Daily American



Transportation bill offers several paths
to a completed Route 219

-Daily American



County to Easton: Reject Commuter Tax

-EastonPatch



New North Shore Development
Likely To Further Limit Pitt Tailgating

-SBN



Heinz Field Concert
Tests North Shore Connector

-KDKA CH2



Developer's plan for Strip District
evokes decades-old controversy

-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



Inga Saffron
Surface parking lots
hurt more than they help

-Philadelphia Inquirer



Special Taxing Districts
Meet Resistance in Philly

-Next American City



New Jersey


Obama signs bill to help N.J.
transportation projects, prevent
college loan interest rates from doubling

-nj.com



New federal transit legislation
is 'mixed bag' for N.J.

-nj.com



Advocate: Transportation bill
'disappointing in many ways'

-NJBIZ
 


Michelle Byars
Nickel and diming N.J. environment

-BergenCo. Record



2010 law to reduce pedestrian
injuries sees mixed results

-nj.com



Dudeck Named Chief, Open Space Tax Approved

-Princeton Town Topics



AS I SEE IT: Save the Dinky; pay nothing

-Princeton Packet



New Jersey Transit service
to be restored to Sea Isle City

-Upper Township Gazette
  

Nation & World


Impact of New Highway Bill
on Transportation Construction

-Associated General Contractors



Boehner faintly praises highway bill,
vows more Keystone efforts

-The Hill



Teamsters Applaud Signing
of Surface Transportation Bill

-CNBC



NSC Applauds Congress for Passage
of Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill

-National Safety Council



Ben Adler
This is a win? After Dems cave,
transportation bill creates no new jobs

-MSNBC



Under New Bill, America's
Transpo Loan Program Ignores National Goals

-DC Streetsblog



Trust for America's Health
Transportation Bill Unhealthy

-Melodika



Rail coalition calls for
better surface transportation programs

-Progressive Railroading



DeFazio on Sausage-Making

-Willamette Week



Is a streetcar speedy?
And other red herrings
-The Naked City



When Transit Modes Meet Travel Needs

-SustainableCitiesCollective



CicLAvia 2012: New Date, New Routes
For Gigantic Car-Free Party

-Huff Post



Don't Get Mixed Up on Mixed-Use

-PlaceShakers and NewsMakers



Think Ecodensity

-Sustainable Cities



High tech road to insanity.
(See Kunstler below)
Researchers seek solutions
for transportation issues



Interview with James Howard Kunstler
- Author and Urbanist Critic

-Urban Times




-Post Carbon Institute
 

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