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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.


Mark Alisesky
Michael Baker Corp.

Edward M. D'Alba
Urban Engineers, Inc.

Richard Amodei
STV, Inc.
 

Bert Cossaboon

McCormick Taylor

 

Peter Denitz

Parsons Brinckerhoff 

 

Jason Duckworth 
Arcadia Land Company
 

Dan Faust

AECOM   

 

Yassmin Gramian
HNTB

Alex Houseal
URS

Eli Khoury
HDR      

Adam Krom
Amtrak

Kate O'Connor
Jacobs

Carol Rose

WTS   

   

Anna Lynn Smith
Parsons Brinckerhoff
 
Richard P. Voith
Econsult Solutions, Inc.

Emille L. Williams
COMTO

Executive Director
Peter Javsicas

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Jacobs Engineering
Jeffrey Parker & Associates, Inc.
LTK Engineering Services
Malady & Wooten LLC
McCormick Taylor
Michael Baker Jr.
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Portfolio Associates, Inc.
T&M Associates
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PenTrans Update

Jan. 17th, 2014 

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Pennsylvania

Pa. gas prices rise,
while other states see decline
-Philadelphia Inquirer



First Pa. Turnpike scandal defendant
pleads guilty, gets probation
-Harrisburg Patriot-News



Commission hires former FBI chief
Placing the Pennsylvania Turnpike's
tangled web on notice
-Pittsburgh Tribune-Review



SEPTA planning Lansdale substation upgrade,
parking improvements in area
-The Reporter



Fitch Affirms SEPTA Bonds
at 'AA'; Outlook Stable
-Business Wire



How The 'Ted Cruz Of Central Pennsylvania'
Could Screw Up America's
Transportation System
-Huffington Post



Lawmaker calls for hearing
to address rail safety in Pa.
-newsworks



Transportation funding surges
for Northeast Pennsylvania
-The Scranton Times-Tribune



With smart cards, SEPTA poised
to take the lead over other transit systems
-newsworks



Will latest toll hike force some
Turnpike users off the road?
-WHTM Ch. 27 Harrisburg


CATA pioneers with CNG
-Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader



SEPTA extends
Philadelphia energy storage project
-International Railway Journal



Puttin' on the Amtrak feed bag
-Pittsburgh Tribune-Review



Manayunk Bridge ready for its makeover
-Philadelphia Inquirer



Could McBride Viaduct
become Erie's High Line?
-GoErie



The Parking Chair-ization of
Philadelphia Public Space Policy
-Keystone Politics



Pittsburgh Poor Hit Hard by Transit Cutbacks
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



With apologies to no one, this is a valuable lobbying group, not a civic coalition - and PenTrans supports it.
Influential civic coalition pledges to keep pro-transportation lawmakers in office
-Harrisburg Patriot-News



It took a Wolff to shepherd
transportation for the commonwealth
-Harrisburg Patriot-News

 

New Jersey   

 

A New Jersey 'traffic study'   

wouldn't need lane closings 

-Computerworld

 

 

 

Lane Closings Scandal Shows   

Port Authority's Status as 2 Warring Fiefs 

-New York Times 

 

 

 

Warning: James Howard Kunstler 

Chris Christie's New Jersey   

Is Everything That's Wrong With America  

-PM  

 

 

 

Governor Christie may shake up   

NJ Transit leadership 

-The Bergen Record

 

 

 

Alexander Gates, Vice Chancellor  

for Research, Rutgers University 

Cleaner air for New Jersey 

-Bergen Record 

 

 

 

NJ Transit hires firm to design train haven 

-The Bergen Record

 

 

 

Hidden fare hike for commuters:   

Congress fails to extend tax benefit    

for train, bus riders   

-Newark Star-Ledger

 

 

 

Commuters rally to restore tax break 

-Asbury Park Press

 

 

 

Editorial

Restore tax incentives   

for mass transit commuters  

-Times of Trenton

 

 

 

Contracting out might be option for PATCO 

-Philadelphia Inquirer

 

 

 

Gary Steinfeld  

Make New Jersey's transit hubs   

first stop for development 

-Newark Star-Ledger  

 

 

 

Hackensack Officials:   

Hackensack ideal candidate   

for NJ Transit Village   

-Bergen Record  

 

 

 

Editorial

Gas tax hikes needed   

to fix New Jersey's roads and bridges 

-Newark Star-Ledger   

 

 

 

Widened New Jersey Turnpike   

is due by year's end 

-Bergen Record 

 

 

 

Bergen County Light Rail System   

for Englewood Tops Mayor's 2014 Agenda 

-Englewood-Englewood Cliffs Patch

 

 

 

After Dismissal of Save the Dinky Suit,   

Residents Continue to Challenge Move  

-Princeton Town Topics

 

 

 

Mass transit users up by 15 percent   

despite fall in Dinky ridership 

-Daily Princetonian

 

   


Nation & World
 

Shuster Wants New Transportation Reauthorization Law In Place by Sept. 30
-The Bond Buyer



U.S. governors, mayors push Congress
for transportation funding
-WTAQ Green Bay



Congress to face dilemma
in funding long-term transportation bill
-Washington Post



Caterpillar Group President Urges Congress
to Develop Legislation to Enhance
Infrastructure in United States
-The Wall St. Journal



T&I Committee Hearing a Step Forward in Recognizing America's Transportation Infrastructure Crisis
-enews Park Forest



Transportation Sec'y Upbeat
About Infrastructure
-ABC News



Amtrak's Boardman: U.S. transportation
funding needs to address national priorities
-Progressive Railroading



Support for Metro-North Line
in Bronx and to Penn Station
-New York Times



Washington, New York looking to
a future without farecards
-Washington Post



Gary Lipow
Light rail on a diet equals better mass transit
-Grist



Bruce Katz, Julie Wagner
What a city needs to foster innovation:
cafés, bike lanes, and 3D printers
-Quartz



Jenny Xie
U.S. Cities Haven't Given Up on
Selling Naming Rights for Transit Stations
-The Atlantic Cities



Jillian Berman
Here's What Traffic Will Look Like
In 2020 (It's Not Pretty)
-Huffington Post



Transportation and the Sharing Economy
-Berkeley Transportation Letter



Michael Lewyn
When road subsidies go wrong
-Planetizen



London congestion charge
expected to rise by at least 15%
-The Guardian



Todd Litman
Smarter Congestion Evaluation - An Example
-Planetizen



High Speed Rail-Go-Round

California owes $180M to feds in April for high-speed rail, but funding is in limbo
-The Republic



Jerry Brown defends cap-and-trade
for high-speed rail
-Sacramento Bee



Teamsters Applaud California Governor's
High Speed Rail Support
-Sacramento Bee



Battle of words over high-speed rail
erupts on Capitol Hill
-Fresno Bee



Charles Lane
High-speed rail going nowhere -- and fast
-Fresno Bee


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HSR Proposals:  
Much wooing awaits some doing


Proposed high-speed rail would
link Texas and Mexico
-WFAA Ch. 8 Dallas


Talk of high-speed rail between
Springfield and Boston heats up
-Gazettenet


Push is on for Minnesota HSR
-Finance & Commerce


Minnesota DOT to host public meeting
on 'Hinckley Loop' high-speed rail study
-Progressive Railroading


U.S. transportation secretary gives Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail yet another push
-Dallas News


Federal studies announced
for Texas High-Speed Rail
-KETK East Texas


Consultants deem high-speed rail
to Atlanta economically feasible
-Columbus Ledger-Enquirer


Japan Wants to Build High-Speed Train
Between DC and Baltimore
-Washingtonian


NC-to-DC high speed rail
compact to meet in Va.
-Washington Post

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A Letter to the Editor
-New York Times



China: HSR Network To Be Doubled
-Sky News



China to build high-speed rail
to Singapore, via Laos
-Shanghaiist



High speed Rail in Denmark
-The Rail Engineer



Rail journey Vilnius-Minsk
will be safer and more comfortable
-The Baltic Course

 

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