Transportation News Brief - End of Year Edition

End of Year Edition

Illinois MPO Advisory Council

Transportation News Brief

Illinois Transportation Websites

ILLINOIS NEWS

Council approves provision; IDOT plans depot improvements (Lincoln Courier)

From cellphones to fees, new state laws take effect today (Northwest Herald)

IDOT funding plan includes $275M more for roads this year (State Journal Register)

It's end of the line for 'Elgin' as part of railroad names (Courier News)

Jes Munk Hansen: Smart water infrastructure will drive growth (State Journal Register)

License plate fee hike on hold until March (Northwest Indiana Times)

Logan County town sponsors Route 66 sign project (State Journal Register)

New laws: Illinois raising license plate fees, strip club charges (Quad Cities Times)

Top stories of 2012: No 8 -- 10th Street rail corridor (State Journal Register)

NATIONAL NEWS

2012's Biggest Transportation Successes (The Atlantic Cities)

Author Jeff Speck on Walkability and the One Mistake That Can Wreck a City (DC Streets Blog)

Downtown View: Bikes are the Biggest Complaint (North End Waterfront)

Enos Brief Monthly Newsletter - December 2012 (Website)

Gas Tax or Toll? Wyoming's roads will be paved with new taxation (WyoFile)

New Year brings new approach to transit projects (USDOT Fast Lane Blog)

Improving the Department of Transportation: A conversation with Ray LaHood (Washington Post)

Top 10 Trucking Stories & Trends from 2012 (Part 1 of 3) (Part 2 of 3) (Part 3 of 3 available on January 3rd)

Marta Perales

MPO Statewide Coordinator

Illinois MPO Advisory Council

233 S Wacker Suite 800

Chicago Illinois 60606

Email: marta@ilmpo.org