Transportation News Brief

October 19, 2012

Illinois MPO Advisory Council

Transportation News Brief

Illinois Transportation Websites

ILLINOIS NEWS

Bridge improvements critical in delivery efficiency, economy (AgriNews)

CMAP Touts Pricier Tolls, Faster Commute (Lake Zurich Patch)

Governor Quinn announces $1-billion Clean Water Initiative (Medill Reports)

Governor Quinn Dedicates Transportation Modernization Project in DuPage County (State of Illinois)

Illinois Amtrak train set to hit 110 mph in test run (Fox News)

IDOT Hosts Hundreds of Students at Annual Career Day in Chicago (eNews Park Forest)

IDOT launches 2013 Yellow Dot Program (KFVS 12 County News)

Illinois to launch $1 billion in water projects (StLouis Today)

Mayor urges Rock Valley College to invest in downtown Rockford (Rockford Register Star)

Transportation officials back Will County route for Illiana Expressway (Chicago Tribune)

NATIONAL NEWS

A Brave New World: How Apps Are Changing Planning (Planetizen)

Column: Increase the gas tax (USA Today)

DOT continuing to help veterans find work and success in transportation (USDOT FastLane Blog)

First guidance on MAP-21 issued by Federal Transit Administration (Video) (Examiner)

Infostructure Is the New Infrastructure (Wall Street Journal - Opinion)

MassDOT seeks to triple transit, bike and walk share (State Smart Transportation Initiative)

Scaling back infrastructure (National Journal Transportation Experts Blog)

Stanford's App To Solve Traffic Congestion (Forbes)

The problems with measuring traffic congestion (Reuters)

This Is What a Neighborhood Revitalization Actually Looks Like (The Atlantic Cities)

Marta Perales

MPO Statewide Coordinator

Illinois MPO Advisory Council

233 S Wacker Suite 800

Chicago Illinois 60606

Email: marta@ilmpo.org