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AECOM New 6.23.2010

Presents

Crowning the New
King of Prussia
Rail Access and Zoning


A PenTrans Forum at the 
Chemical Heritage Foundation
Tuesday, Oct. 28th, 4:00 - 6:30 PM


Come hear experts and leaders involved in this transformation share their thoughts about the new vision for KOP and the region.

 

Leslie S. Richards

Vice Chair, Montgomery County

Board of Commissioners  

 

Joe Casey 

General Manager, SEPTA  

 

Executive Director
King of Prussia District

Senior TDM Specialist
Wells + Associates 
 

 

 
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PenTrans Board of Directors


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

Jeff Hans
HDR

Elizabeth Hansmann
Jacobs

Alex Houseal

URS

Adam Krom
Amtrak

Carol Rose

WTS   

   

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

Emille L. Williams
COMTO

Executive Director
Peter Javsicas

PenTrans Member Organizations

AECOM
Bombardier
CH2MHILL
COMTO
DRM International, Inc.
Econsult Corp.
Gannett Fleming
HDR, Inc.
Hill International
HNTB
IBI Group
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
SEPTA
STV, Incorporated
Traffic Planning and Design, Inc.
TranSystems
Urban Engineers, Inc.
URS Corp.
WTS

PenTrans Update

October 14th, 2014

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Pennsylvania

That Pa. Turnpike Scandal
Bonds - personal, financial - key to trial
-Scranton Times-Tribune



Kane agrees to deals with
two in Pa. Turnpike probe
-Philly.com



In visit to Pittsburgh bridge, Corbett
touts transportation improvements
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



Amid ridership surge,
SEPTA trains are packed
-Philly.com



SEPTA Extends Weekend Overnight
Subway Service Indefinitely
-CBSPhilly



SEPTA Testing New Technology
To Replace Token System
-myfoxphilly.com



SEPTA moves forward with plans for
new station, parking garage in Lansdale
-Lansdale Reporter



New Projects to Protect
Regional Transportation Sites
From Flooding and Severe Weather
-politicalnews.me



They're coming: Elevators to
40th Street's Market Frankford El Line
-University City Review



Amid L&I overhaul talk,
Clarke offering plan to
restructure Phila. agencies
-philly.com



Bicycle Coalition of Philly gets
tech assist for annual survey
-newsworks



UberX pushes for
approval for ride-sharing bill
-ABC27 Harrisburg



Cabbies fired up over competitors
-philly.com



Mon Valley authority to roll out
natural gas-fueled buses
-SWPA Observer-Reporter



PennDOT wants partner in
building natural gas fueling stations
-Lehigh Valley Business



State cuts New Castle Area
transit payments by $1.9 million
-New Castle News



Safety focus: Pennsylvania crude oil transport
-New Jersey Herald



Cameras sought for work zones
on Pennsylvania highways
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


New Jersey

NJ needs new gateway to Manhattan - fast
-myCentraljersey.com



Looking back: Chris Christie's reasons
for scrapping ARC tunnel
-NJ Advance Media



Christie's other transit scandal
could be the big one
-Capital New York



Report Disputes Christie's Basis
for Halting Tunnel
-NY Times



Why Amtrak would have to
buy $400M in NYC real estate
to build new Hudson tunnel
-NJ Advance Media



Repairs to New York Tunnels
Will Limit Rail Service
-NY Times



East River Tunnel Work should
minimally affect NJ Transit riders
-NJ Advance Media



$700M in repairs needed for Amtrak
tunnels in and out of New York
-Philly.com



New Jersey Transit Sues Insurers
Over Sandy Losses, Seeks $300M
-Insurance Journal

 

NJ Transit could lead Glassboro-Camden
rail line plans after feds bow out
-South Jersey Times



Raritan Valley Rail Coalition to Hold
Special Meeting Oct. 27 to Discuss
Future of Direct Train Service into NYC
-alternativepress.com



Hoboken mayor bashes NJ Transit's
past pitches for rail yards,
touts city's new plans
-NJ Advance Media



Why do roads cost so much in New Jersey?
-Courier-Post



Assembly Transportation Committee
hearings accomplished nothing
-Asbury Park Press



Hunterdon Economic Development plan
calls public transit here 'bleak at best'
-Hunterdon Co. Democrat



At a cost of $1.5 billion,
is airport PATH service worth it?
-NJ Advance Media



Carmelo Garcia talks New Jersey
Transportation Trust Fund fiscal crisis
-Hudson Co. View



Analysis: N.J. Turnpike Authority
toll revenues could be tapped
under merger proposal
-newsworks



Fitch Rates Port Authority
of New York & New Jersey's
Consolidated Bonds 'AA-'
-MarketWatch



George Amick
New Jersey might be on the road
to filling up Transportation Trust Fund
-Times of Trenton



Joseph Albright
Pension benefits and transportation
fund woes create NJ budget horror
-The Jersey Journal



Editorial
Plan of action needed now
on our crumbling infrastructure
-South Jersey Times.


Nation & World

Robert Puentes
The Indiana Toll Road:
How Did a Good Deal Go Bad?
-Forbes



New Amtrak Bill Still Means
the Same Old Funding Debate
-Brookings Institution



Operate Amtrak like a more nimble,
customer-focused business? The
railroad's leaders believe they must
-Progressive Railroading



Bloomberg Donates $125 Million
for Urban Transportation
-Planetizen



Mayor de Blasio's HUGE Pledge
to Cut Climate Pollution by 80%
Can Lower Bills, Safeguard NYC
-SwitchBoard



MTA proposes linking
New Haven and Penn Station
-Yale Daily News



Most Americans Still Driving,
but New Census Data Reveal
Shifts at the Metro Level
-Brookings Institution



Millennials Sticking With Transit,
Boomers Sticking With Cars
-MobilityLab



Why public investment really is a free lunch
-Financial Times



The Long-Term Cost of Building
Transportation Projects on the Cheap
-Governing



The 4 Transportation Systems
You'll Meet in the Future
-MobilityLab



Todd Litman
Reform Transport Engineering:
Expand Beyond Just Roadway Level
of Service (LOS) Ratings
-Planetizen



Degrowing Pains: Will Technology
Be Enough to Save the Planet?
-SSPP Blog



High Speed Rail-Go-Round

California High-Speed Rail Authority
Has Formally Begun Process Of Procuring Trains
-CleanTechnica



Jeff Morales
Another View: Here's the
real high-speed rail plan
-Sacramento Bee



Caltrain cleared to advance
design-build plans for electrification
-Progressive Railroading



Miami To Orlando Rail May
Mark Promising Return of
Private US Passenger Rail
-CleanTechnica



A Train Project Could Be
Third Rail In Florida Race
-here&Now



Mystery train no more,
as Dallas-to-Houston high-speed
rail public meetings begin this month
-Dallas Morning News



Feasibility study for Arkansas high-speed rail
-THV11 Little Rock



Accelerated development:
European regional high-speed
-International Railway Journal



Marking half a century of
Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed rail
-International Railway Journal



Price of High-Speed Trains Expected
to See Further Declines this Year
-CaixinOnline



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Carol Martsolf
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