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Portfolio Associates, Inc.

Thomas J. Spearing, III.
Hill International, Inc.

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Urban Engineers, Inc.


Mark Alisesky
Michael Baker Corp.

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Urban Engineers, Inc.

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STV, Inc.
 

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PenTrans Update

Sept. 2nd, 2014

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Pennsylvania


Pittsburgh's North Shore
survives trifecta of events
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



New MTA chief faced
tough decisions in Pittsburgh
-The Tennessean



Is SEPTA's Market East
becoming 'Jefferson Station'?
-Technical Philly



New Change At 69th Street
Transportation Center
-CBS 3 Philly



Is anyone trying to fix
Pennsylvania's bridges?
-Keystone Crossroads



Public-private partnerships
hold great promise for
Pennsylvania and America
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



Where's the most deadly
intersection in America?
-Time



Red-light cameras proposed in
Pennsylvania: safety devices or hazards?
-Harrisburg Patriot-News



Local police pushing for right to
use speed radar in Pennsylvania
-WFMZ 69 Berks Regional News



Toll road system traces roots
to Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania Turnpike
-Pittsburgh Tribune-Review



Fewer young people on the road
means lower gas prices
-The Scranton Times-Tribune


New Jersey

Deadline extended for privatizing NJ tolls
-Asbury Park press



Amtrak: New tunnels needed
after Sandy damage
-Asbury Park Press



MTA urged to back Amtrak project
-Bergen Record



Larry Higgs
Commuters: Ask Christie
to advance right tunnel project
-Asbury Park Press



PATH train costlier to operate than
NYC rail system, nationwide data shows
-Bloomberg News



After August lull, expect
busy fall for Christie, Sweeney
-Asbury Park Press



With closed Mercer bridge as backdrop,
Sen. Sweeney calls for transportation
trust fund replenishment
-Times of Trenton



Solar-powered transit village
to open in Annandale, Sept .10
-Hunterdon Co. Democrat



Red light cameras under fire in New Jersey
-WFMZ 69



Red light cameras shouldn't enforce
speeding, Pohatcong Township mayor says
-lehighvallylive



Majority of N.J. voters support renewing
red light cameras, vendor-funded poll finds
-Newark Star-Ledger


Nation & World


Michael Lewyn
Highway to Serfdom
-Planetizen



Dem. Senate candidate Peters:
Raise road funding from U.S.
companies seeking to move abroad
-Detroit News



GOP Senate candidate
wants gas tax reduction
-The Hill



Scott Cohen
Why politicians are unwilling
to cut transport emissions
-Resilience



Joseph Szabo
Predictable, Dedicated Funding
for Rail can Improve Safety
and Quality of Life
-USDOT



What Factors Will
Drive a True Rail Resurgence?
-Planners Web



Gabriel Roth
Get the federal government
out of the road business altogether
-GazetteXtra



Marc Scribner
Tolls less regressive than gas taxes;
force truckers to finally pay fair share
-GazetteXtra



Carper launching bridge tour
to push for longer highway bill
-The Hill



Las Vegas Nixes P3 for
Big Downtown Highway Upgrade
-Engineering News-Record



Motorists have ruined England
- and they need to pay the price
-The Telegraph



Chris Mathews
Have Americans really fallen out
of love with driving? (Don't worry yet.)
-Fortune



Overall, Americans in the Suburbs
Are Still the Happiest
-CityLab



Joel Kotkin thinks you want to
live in Houston. Here's why you don't.
-grist



A low-cost approach to walkability
-Better Cities & Towns



Edward T. McMahon
Neighborhood Vibrancy: Older and Smaller
Can Sometimes Be Better
-Planners Web



Nate Berg
Removing Cars to Create Public Space
-Planetizen



James Ruggia
-Travel Pulse

High Speed Rail-Go-Round


Fifty Years Ago and Today,
Japan Blazes Trails With Trains
-NY Times



Caltrain reaches deadline
for comments on strategic plan
-Progressive Railroading



Gilroy moves forward with
high-speed rail station planning
-Gilroy Dispatch



#10 in a series:
James Fallows on California HSR
-The Atlantic



Quinn announces $102 million
investment for high-speed rail
-Chicago Sun-Times



Zip Rail comments reveal divide
-Rochester Post-Bulletin



High Speed Rail Gaining Momentum in Texas
-Fort Worth Star-Telegram



Texas Eyes Japan for High Speed Rail
-Sourceable



Japan to start work on
first long-distance maglev line
-Deutsche Welle



Undersea tunnels and high speed rail
will bring China transport down to
40 minutes, from 8 hours
-Next Big Future



A reality check will ground
China's sky-high ambitions
-Business Spectator



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