November 29, 2012
Illinois MPO Advisory Council
Transportation News Brief
Illinois Transportation Websites
ILLINOIS NEWS
Everyone has right to
safe highways
(The Pantagraph)
Illiana Expressway
will need NIRPC approval (Northwest Indiana Times)
Illinois Motorists
Feel the Pension Squeeze, Too (Illinois Road and Transportation Builders)
Illinois Rail Plan
available for review (The Times)
Illinois workers powering revitalized
rail industry
(USDOT Fast Lane Blog)
Inventory of
downtown buildings
almost done (State Journal Register)
Lawmakers keep busy on the second day of
veto session
(Illinois Issues Blog)
License plate fee
hike on way to Quinn (News Gazette)
Metropolitan Planning Organization
closer to recognition (The Southern)
Our Opinion: Approve
zoning change
for Helping Hands (State Journal Register)
New Report Emphasizes Local Funding for
New Starts Projects
(CMAP Blog)
PBL expects $1 million boost from
wind farm
(The News Gazette)
RTA chief: Merger not needed with
planning agency
(The Courier News)
St. Charles' plan for
transportation hub
on hold (St Louis today)
NATIONAL NEWS
Accelerating
Infrastructure Improvements
with Better Public Policies that Tap Private Investment (Center for American Progress)
America's Transportation Awards
give state DOTs their due (USDOT Fast Lane Blog)
California's Looming
Transportation Funding
Crisis (California High Speed Rail Blog)
Calif.
senior transportation program
goes national (Metro Magazine)
How States Are Adapting to
MAP-21's Changes
to Bike/Ped Funding (DC Streets Blog)
Improvement in
freight rail
eases logistics (The Columbus Dispatch)
Six
Transportation Policy Questions
as 2013 Approaches (Governing)
Stranded Seniors Need
Public Transportation
(National Resources Defense Council Blog)
Tolling on
Federal Highways
(National Journal - Transportation Experts Blog)
Toward Comprehensive and
Multi-Modal Performance Evaluation
(The Planetizen)
Transit-Oriented Developments
Multiplied and Held Their Values Comparatively Well in the Housing Crisis. Will the Trend Continue Post-Recession? (In Transition Magazine)
U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster follows in father's footsteps by being named
chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
(The Patriot News)
Marta Perales
MPO Statewide Coordinator
Illinois MPO Advisory Council
233 S Wacker Suite 800
Chicago Illinois 60606
Email: marta@ilmpo.org
