December 20, 2012
Illinois MPO Advisory Council
Transportation News Brief
Illinois Transportation Websites
ILLINOIS NEWS
Durbin asks feds to approve
next FutureGen phase
(Chicago Crain's Business)
FRA Records of Decision push
Midwest high-speed rail
closer to reality (USDOT Fastlane Blog)
Governor Quinn Praises Federal Approval That Clears the Way for
High-Speed Rail
(Illinois Government News Network)
Honoring Senator Daniel K. Inouye
- United States and Illinois flags at half-staff (Illinois Government News Network)
IDOT rejects local requests for a
new passenger rail line
through Rockford (WBEZ)
Meetings set for
transit plan
(Danville Commercial News)
New report makes case for
CTA Red Line extension
(WBEZ)
Planning commission OKs plans for
sports complex
(State Journal Register)
Urbana
gambling machines
hit million dollar mark
(Pantagraph)
$23 million
interchange dedicated
(The Telegraph)
NATIONAL NEWS
All eyes on Bill Shuster,
new transportation chairman
(Politico)
Amtrak's
Next-Generation Train Service
, One Step Closer (Wall Street Journal Blog)
Cliff Dwellers, Is This a Big Deal?
(National Journal - Transportation Experts Blog)
Climate Action Plan:
Ann Arbor sets goal of
reducing greenhouse gas emissions
by 90% by 2050 (Ann Harbor)
Earl Blumenauer pushes
national VMT fee
for drivers as federal gas-tax revenue evaporates (The Oregonian)
From state to town, Michigan takes strong steps toward
a better transportation future
(Transportation For America)
How This Government Agency is Saving $500 Million by
Using Social and Mobile Technologies
(Forbes)
Improving the Department of Transportation:
A conversation with Ray LaHood
(Washington Post)
Is 2013 the Year of New
Transportation Funding
? (Governing)
Redesigned www.dot.gov
draws a crowd...and goes responsive (USDOT Fastlane Blog)
Marta Perales
MPO Statewide Coordinator
Illinois MPO Advisory Council
233 S Wacker Suite 800
Chicago Illinois 60606
Email: marta@ilmpo.org