December 12, 2012 
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Fixing the Mississippi's infrastructure critical to farm economy (St Louis Dispatch) 

Illinois governor says pension woes hurting infrastructure program (Reuters)

Marion City Council reluctantly enters planning organization (The Southern)

Planners, Rockford School District team up for students' future (Rockford Register)

Proposed sports complex to be reviewed by city council (State Journal Register)

Senator: Rock removal on Mississippi to start soon (Pantagraph)

SMTD to get tech upgrade (State Journal Register)

NATIONAL NEWS 


2011 safety numbers show decline in traffic fatalities--but DOT's work continues (USDOT Fast Lane Blog)

2012 Year in Review: BYOD (Government Technology)

54.7 miles of new bike lanes coming to Jersey City, mayor says (Star Ledger)

Crowdsourcing Your Commute (International Herald Tribune)

Identifying new revenue sources the biggest challenge to passing transportation funding bill, lawmaker says (The Patriot News)

More Than 7.9 Billion Trips Taken On Public Transportation As Ridership Increased by 2.6% in First Three Quarters of 2012 (American Public Transportation Association)

T4 America releases new guide to implementing MAP-21 (Transportation 4 America)

Editorial:  The Cracks in the Nation's Foundation (New York Times)

With Billions Of Transportation Projects Needed, State Looks To Transit-Oriented Development (Hartford Courant) 

Marta Perales 
MPO Statewide Coordinator 
Illinois MPO Advisory Council 
233 S Wacker Suite 800 
Chicago Illinois  60606 
Email:  marta@ilmpo.org
 
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