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Co-Chairs 

Beverly Harper

Portfolio Associates, Inc.

Thomas J. Spearing, III.

Hill International, Inc.

Secretary-Treasurer 
Tom Halterman

Urban Engineers, Inc.

Richard Amodei
STV, Inc.
 
Edward M. D'Alba

Urban Engineers, Inc.

Bert Cossaboon

McCormick Taylor


Annemarie Byrnes

WTS  


Dan Faust

AECOM  


Thomas E. Frawley

Thomas E. Frawley Consulting

Denise Goren
Michael Baker, Jr. Inc.

Yassmin Gramian
HNTB

Adam Krom
Amtrak

Anna Lynn Smith
Parsons Brinckerhoff

Richard P. Voith

Econsult Corporation

Emille L. Williams
COMTO


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Peter Javsicas
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Jeffrey Parker & Associates, Inc.
LTK Engineering Services
Malady & Wooten LLC
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Michael Baker Jr.
Parsons Brinckerhoff
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PenTrans Update


Feb. 19th, 2013 

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Pennsylvania


Report on PenTrans Legislative Breakfast
Plan to lift cap on fuel prices sparks debate
-LancasterOnline



Riders lament possible loss
of Pittsburgh-Harrisburg route, ending
direct access to Philadelphia and New York
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



Pittsburgh-Harrisburg train in danger
-Philadelphia Inquirer



Don't Derail This train
-LancasterOnline



Train wreck: Will Amtrak
ever reach its destination at the local station?
LancasterOnline



Michelle Bartol, dean of admissions, Juniata College Don't derail Pa.'s college students
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review



Philly-Pittsburgh Amtrak is
Price Competitive With the Turnpike
-Keystone Politics



PUT IN THE FIX
Our nation's crumbling infrastructure
needs help now
-Philadelphia Daily News



Traffic Congestion Costs Philly Commuters
$1018 a Year. Here's What To Do About It.
-Keystone Politics



Terence Farrell
Investment in Pa. transportation
system paves way for the future
-Delaware Co. Daily Times



Blake: Pa. transit plan a loser
-Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader



Use fee hikes to offset tax
-Scranton Times-Tribune


  

Brian Walsh and Steve T. Park

P3 solution for Pennsylvania bridge repairs
must wait for transportation plan to pass
-Lexology



Hilltop neighborhoods shape green strategy
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



Proposed Norristown Line Extension
Provides Access to KOP
-RadnorPatch



Lack of sponsor delays Alle-Kiski
commuter rail project
-Pittsburgh Tribune-Review



URA sells property,
seeks grant for transit center
-Pittsburgh Business Times



Rail Promoter, Announces Retirement
-DC.StreetsBlog



NJ Transit using improved ticket technology
-WHTM27 Newark

 

Nation & World


Groups React to Obama State-of-Union Speech
-Transport Topics



EPA Invites Communities to 
Apply for Smart Growth Assistance
-Bladen Journal



Chris McCahill and Norman Garrick 

Cars and Robust Cities
Are Fundamentally Incompatible
-Atlantic Cities



David M. Nelson
Walking is Not a Crime:
Questioning the Accident Axiom
-Project for Public Spaces



Inga Saffron
The Real Problem with Gentrification
-The New Republic



Economic Development
and Planning: It's a Match!
-Planetizen



Emily Badger
The Geometry of Transit-Friendly Neighborhoods
-Atlantic Cities



Shuster convenes first committee meeting
-Greene Co. Messenger



Car insurance based on
driving habits comes to Utah
-Salt Lake Tribune



Phil Power
Michigan Budget puts 'invest' over 'spend'
-Adrian, MI Daily Telegram



Rail advocates say upgrade
will benefit freight, economy
-Des Moines Register



Q4 2012 review: Signs that 2013 
will be one terrific bridge year
for the rails- analysis by Tony Hatch
-Progressive Railroading



Eric Jaffe
Should We Replace
the Term 'Congestion Pricing'?
-Atlantic Cities



The more you explain congestion pricing,
the less scary it becomes
-CAPITAL



Has the Penny Dropped ... on Road Pricing?
-NorthumberlandView.ca



Expert: HOT lanes are about
a reliable ride, not easing traffic
-DavidsonNews.net



London congestion: Mayor Boris unveils
ultra low emission zone plan
-businessGreen



NY Mayoral candidate Christine Quinn
won't touch congestion pricing (anymore)
-CAPITAL



Fawn Johnson
Stuck in Traffic? Welcome to the Club
-National Journal



Harriet Tregoning and Terry Bellamy
Parking rules for a 21st-century D.C.
-Washington Post



Repeal the Jones Act,
Reduce the Price of Gasoline
-Americans for Tax Reform



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Beverly Coleman
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Joseph DiFiore
-PB
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Court Gould
         - Sustainable Pittsburgh
Jennie Granger
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Carol Martsolf
-WTS
Patrick Starr
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