PenTrans Update Nov. 30th, 2012 - Shuster: Not No to gas tax hike

Eric Frary from Michael Baker

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PenTrans Update

Nov. 30th, 2012

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Pennsylvania

Shuster: Federal Gas Tax Increase
"should be considered."

-Pittsburgh Post Gazette

New Jersey

Transit-Oriented Developments Multiplied
and Held Their Values Comparatively Well
in the Housing Crisis. Will the Trend Continue Post-Recession?

-NJTPA

Sandy Cost Spurs N.J. Shore Borrowing
at '60s Yield: Muni Credit

-Bloomber BusinessWeek

Accident rate rises at intersections
with red-light cameras, N.J. study shows

-NJ.com

Nation & World

Todd Litman
Toward Comprehensive and
Multi-Modal Performance Evaluation

-Planetizen

With 'fiscal cliff' looming,
carbon tax getting closer look

Washington Post

White House rejects idea of US carbon tax

-ArgusMedia

EPA rejects suspension of
corn-based ethanol mandate

-Christian Science Monitor

We're on pace for 4°C of global warming.
Here's why that terrifies the World Bank.

-Washington Post

US roads, airports unready for extreme weather

-Yahoo! Finance

New York Reassessing
Building Code to Limit Storm Damage

-New York Times

Why Are States Passing Up
Billions in Federal Transit Funds?

-Atlantic Cities

4 Reasons Retailers Don't
Need Free Parking to Thrive

-Atlantic Cities

D.C. implementing parking rules
to limit visitor spots, discourage driving

-Washington Post

Villaraigosa to Department Heads:
It's Time to Work Together on T.O.D. Planning

-LA.Streetsblog

Municipal Placemaking Mistakes 04:
No Models for Emulation

-Placemakers

The science of cities:
Life in the concrete jungle

-Nature

NY State: Public will see
Tappan Zee designs before award

-Poughkeepsie Journal

Thomas L. Friedman
Chattanooga shows how smart government
policy translates into economic growth

-MercuryNews.com

Tracking State Transportation Dollars

-Tri-State Transportation Campaign

Autism and early exposure
to traffic pollution linked

-LA Times

Studies: Smart, rich people buy electric cars

-USA Today

High Speed Rail-go-round

Merced-to-Fresno high-speed rail
opponents rethink legal strategy

-Fresno Bee

Small businesses prepare
for High Speed Rail jobs

-BakersfieldNOW.com

California's High Desert Corridor project
evolves to possibly include
high-speed rail connector

-Progressive Railroading

Property prices soar
close to high-speed rail stations

-Taipei Times

Amtrak begins 110 mph service
on part of Chicago to St. Louis route

-The Hill

Atlanta mayor wants
high-speed train to Savannah

-Athens Banner-Herald

Editorial
High-speed rail: Nice, but costly

-Savannah Morning News

Regional high-speed rail
forecast as $48b winner

-Great Lakes Advocate

Japan's Floating Maglev Train
Glides toward Debut

-Live Science

High-speed Trains to
Traverse China's Frigid Regions

-daijiworld.com

China's operating high-speed
railway exceeds 7,000 km

-xinhuanet.com

Conference on State of Good Repair

March 7-8, 2012

Willard Intercontinental

Washington, DC

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- Urban Ventures Group, Inc.
Joseph DiFiore

-PB

John Dockendorf

-PennDOT

Karen Gelman
         - Amtrak
Court Gould
         - Sustainable Pittsburgh
Jennie Granger
         - AECOM
Joseph Guzzi
         - HNTB
Chris Jandoli

-Parsons Brinckerhoff

Carol Martsolf

-WTS

Patrick Starr
        - Penn Environmental Council
Julie Green
        - LTK Engineering Services
Vukan Vuchic
         - UPenn
Rick Wooten
   - Malady & Wooten

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