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Hill International, Inc.

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PenTrans Update

August 14th, 2014

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania updates 12-year transport
plan; awards funds to 39 freight projects
-RT&S

Funds to fix 'Killer Conchester'
included in new Pa. transportation plan
-Delco Daily Times

Pa. High Court Limits Discovery
In Turnpike Pay-To-Play
-Law360

City councilman OK with
regional transportation study
-Hazleton Standard Speaker

Henry Posner
Reduce Pittsburgh's
hidden tax on infrastructure
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Proposal: Bring Amtrak Trains to Center City
-Philadelphia Magazine

Foreign Investors Help Fund I-95
to Pa. Tpk. Project
in Exchange for Citizenship
-NBC 10 Philadelphia

City eyes biogas to fuel vehicles
-The Sharon Herald

Reading Bike Hub Open House
-bctv.org

Pennsylvania STICs to
innovation for improved road safety
-Fast Lane

Bayfront Parkway Data
Collection Studies to Begin
-Your Erie

Going the Extra Mile: Leveraging
Smart Financing and New Funding
Tools for Transportation in
Greater Philadelphia
-Economy League of Greater Philadelphia

Plans for Trail Through
Wissahickon Hit a Bump
-NBC 10 Philadelphia

Siemens announces US rail
expansion to meet PTC demand
-GlobalRailNews

Jacobs (JEC) Wins Contract
from ExxonMobil Chemical Co.
-Digital Journal

New Jersey

Christie taps into anger
at NJ Transit; exchanges
tweets with testy riders
-Bergen Record

In op-ed, Prieto says
'reckless borrowing' has led
N.J. to brink of 'transportation disaster'
-Hudson Reporter

For Chris Christie and Steve Sweeney,
it's an Alphonse and gas-tax routine
-Newark Star-Ledger

Report on pedestrian deaths
cites higher risks for seniors in NJ
-Bergen Record

Nation & World

Shrinking revenue spurs gas tax alternative
-USA Today

DOE to fund $55 million
in vehicle efficiency, electric vehicle projects
-The Hill

No Easy Fix for Highway Trust Fund
-Bond Buyer

Road Taxes Are Rising,
Even in Tax-Averse States
-ConstructionEquipmentGuide.com

TriMet plugs electric bus into local routes
-Portland Tribune

Phoenix Light Rail Beats Projections,
and the Mayor Wants More
-Streetsblog USA

LRT and streetcars advance in tandem
-Railway Age

British battery-electric multiple unit on test
-International Railway Journal

Why Streetcars Aren't a Waste of Money
-Mobility Lab

Transportation for the aging
poses mounting challenge in Twin Cities
-MinnPost

Streets as Conduits of Social Justice
-UrbDeZine San Francisco

One-Day Protected Bike Lane
Demos Have Swept America this Summer
-Streetsblog USA

Mobile App Brings Travel Complaints
Directly to Congress
-NBC 10 Philadelphia

Hillsborough says ride-share companies
can operate, with restrictions
-Tampa Bay business Journal

Federal transportation officials
praise NC railroad work
-Charlotte Observer

East Side Access Update
-MTA

Technology

Berkeley installs first
permeable pavers downtown
-Berkleyside

Parking

Want Fewer Cars On The Road? Stop Giving Employees Free Parking At Work
-Fast Company

High Speed Rail-Go-Round

STB approves second phase
of California HSR route;
ARCADIS awarded PCM contract
-RT&S

GDOT Representatives Discuss Possibility
Of High-Speed Train Service From
Atlanta To Chattanooga
-The Chattanoogan

Tomlinson among leaders
in D.C. to pitch high-speed rail line
-Columbus, GA Ledger-Enquirer

Does the All Aboard Florida
rail project get taxpayer funding?
-Tampa Bay Times

Yonah Freemark
Why Can't the United States
Build a High-Speed Rail System?
-CityLab

William Vantuono
Don't Believe the New York Times
-Railway Age

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