PenTrans May 19th

PenTrans May 19th

 

 

 

Uber and Lyft fined by
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
-Pittsburgh Action News 4



Urban Exploration Project Comes to Philly
-NBC 10



As 'innovation district,'
University City attracting entrepreneurs
-newsworks



 Transpo Secretary Barry Schoch
says region will see $90 million more in transportation construction
-Lebanon Daily News



$3M Streetscape Grant
Could Beautify East Main Street in Lansdale
-TAP into North Penn



Berks County Transportation Improvement Program is Ready for Public Review
-bctv.org



Scandal shows need for regional transit
-Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice



Derailed train cars
dangle over Pennsylvania river
-philly.com



I-495 bridge in Delaware
likely to remain closed all summer
-Delco Daily Times



Work Begins On 3.2-Mile
Extension Of Pennypack Trail In Montco
-CBS Philly



Cumberland County Commissioners to
Congress: Be concerned about bigger trucks
-Cumberland Co. Sentinel



Sandy Smith
SEPTA 50: A Prehistory of our
Much Beloved/Maligned Transit Agency
-Philadelphia


Joseph Bertoni named
acting N.J. transportation chief
-NorthJersey.com



A bus rapid transit system
in Bergen County could
speed up mass transit, study shows
-NorthJersey.com

 

Highway Trust Fund at risk
due to congressional gridlock
-MSNBC



'CONSTRUCTION SHUTDOWN'
One Top Democrat Is Amping Up Her
Warnings About Congress' Next Big Crisis
-Business Insider



Congress detours from common sense
on the Highway Trust Fund
-Washington Post



Senate Finance Hopes to Move
Transportation Funding Bill Within Weeks
-Bloomberg BNA



House rejects cuts to Amtrak
-The Hill



FRA Chief Szabo touts
Grow America at Rail Summit
-NW Indiana Times



AAA Throws Support
Behind Higher Federal Gas Tax
-CBS Philly 3



Toll roads: A form of taxation
that Wisconsinites support
-Madison CAP Times



Connecticut mulls
electronic tolls to ease traffic
-Kansas City Star



Gov. Nixon Opposes Transportation Tax
-The Missourian



Regional Planning in the New Era
of Tea Party and Property Rights Activism
-Berkeley Transportation Newsletter



Andrew Keatts
'The NIMBY Left and
NIMBY Right Are Converging'
-Voice of San Diego



The Rise of Innovation Districts - a new geography of innovation in America
Brookings Institution



Global survey: Climate change
now a mainstream part of city planning
-MIT News



Jack Skelley
Cities Take the Heat for Global Warming
-Huffington Post



7 Cities Where the Sharing Economy
Is Freshly Under Attack
-Money



Many seek new homes
near cities but are priced out
-Boston Herald



Affordable Housing That's Very Costly
-NY Times



How Cars, Not Subways, Will Make Us Richer
-The Daily Beast



Is America's love of the automobile
running out of gas?
-thenorthwestern.com



Victoria Bekiempis
The Rebirth of the Shopping Mall
-Newsweek



Stephanie Farmer and Donald Cohen
Why Chicago's Botched Parking Meter Privatization Is Also Bad for the Environment
-Next City



Tracy Morgan crash fuels debate
over tired truckers
-lehighvalleylive



SF Chronicle Regurgitates Misinformation
From the Free Parking Crowd
-StreetsBlog SF



To Lure Bostonians, New 'Pop-Up'
Bus Service Learns Riders' Rhythms
-NY Times

-San Francisco Chronicle



Martin commissioners getting on board
against All Aboard Florida
-Palm Beach Post



More lawsuits are a foregone conclusion
for California high-speed rail
-LA Times



Minnesota Zip Rail backers
hope to lure private funder
-Finance & Commerce



Plain Talk: Walker's train gaffe
costing state big time
-Madison Capital Times

-PB

-PennDOT

-Parsons Brinckerhoff

-WTS