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PenTrans Update


Nov. 3rd, 2014

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Pennsylvania

Money still a roadblock
to King of Prussia rail line 
-Philly.com



Pennsylvania awards $84 million
for 86 multimodal projects
-RT&S



New Pennsylvania transit fund
to benefit seven projects
in Allegheny County
-Pittsburgh Post Gazette



Airport, St. Vincent receive transit cash
-Pittsburgh Tribune-Review



PennDOT Secretary Comes Into Town
With Check To Support "Philadelphia
30th Street Station District Plan"
-CBS Philly



Western Pennsylvania gets $16.6M
from PennDOT for transportation projects
-Pittsburgh Tribune-Review



Joggers, bikers flock to
new Philly boardwalk
-Chicago Daily Herald



Pennsylvania picks private company
to rebuild, maintain hundreds of bad bridges
-Allentown Morning Call



Washington Township receives
$2 million, Waynesboro gets
$500K for transportation projects
-Waynesboro Record Herald



Manayunk Bridge Trail
makes serious connections
-MainlineMediaNews



$1.2 million grant will fund
street improvements at Keystone College
-Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader



Former Hazleton mayor Barletta
out to save government money
-Hazleton Standard Speaker



Port Authority plans to replace
deteriorated McKeesport hub
-Pittsburgh Tribune-Review



County projects to receive
millions in state grants
-Chesco Daily Local News



Governor Corbett invests
$30 Million in Erie Transit
-YourErie



Panel presents guidelines
for Pa. Turnpike Commission
-Philly.com



Dauphin County commissioners
proceeding with state's
regional transit study
-Harrisburg Patriot-News



Capital Area Transit planning
new route to serve Technology
Parkway area on West Shore
-Harrisburg Patriot-News



Lebanon Transit seeks input
on new bus route, survey to start
-Lebanon Daily News



Editorial
The PPA Is Right About UberX
-Philadelphia



First Transit shows improvement
-Washingon Co. Observer-Reporter



Transportation troubles hinder care
for health care superusers
-Allentown Morning Calll



Amtrak sets ridership records
-Philly.com



Backers of a Maglev Train
Hope to Outpace Acela in
the Northeast Corridor
-NY Times



Sandy Smith
Philadelphia Doesn't Have to
Choose Between Millennial
Singles and Families
-Next City



Will Doig
How Observing and Recording Pedestrian
Activity Transformed a City Center
-Next City



Greg Heller
The Ben Franklin Parkway
is a disaster - let's fix it!
-Broad Street Review



Alexis Stephens
Ban "low-class" Philly businesses?
-Next City



Evaporating cap on Pa. gasoline taxes
to offset drops at pump
-Pittsburgh Tribune-Review


Nation & World

Fossil fuels should be
phased out by 2100 says IPCC
-BBC



Rachel Dovey
Level of Service - It's So Yesterday
-Next City



The "fundamental rule"
of traffic: building new roads
just makes people drive more
-Vox



We can't imagine tomorrow's
infrastructure, but we still must fix today's
-Washington Post



The surprising comeback of train travel
-WPTZ Burlington



Construction on New Transit
Continues from Coast to Coast
-BAF
 



Adie Tomer and Joseph Kane
Cars Remain King and Barrier
to Economic Opportunity
-Brookings Institution



Transit: the numbers add up
-BAF



Manufacturers Say Bigger Infrastructure Investment Would Boost Incomes
-Roll Call



Rail industry support follows
Rep. Denham's ascent in House
-Washington &newsobserver.com



WaPo Transpo Forum:
America's Mayors Aren't
Waiting for Washington
-Streetsblog USA



Unleashing Metro Growth-What the U.K.'s
City Growth Commission Can Teach the U.S.
-Brookings Institution



What France Can Teach
U.S. Cities About Transit Design
-CityLab



With infill stations, older transit
agencies extend their reach
-Transport Politic



Cities of tomorrow will need strong public transportation systems to foster growth
-Crain's Cleveland Business



Once-skeptical Dallas city manager
has a desire for streetcars
-The Dallas Morning News



Streetcars Keep Winning
Scramble for Federal Mass
Transit Project Funding
-Roll Call



'Seamless Mobility': Not There Yet,
But Will Pay Off Once We Arrive
-Roll Call



A 50th Anniversary Look Back at
'The Curses of Congestion in Commuting'
-Roll Call



Can Congestion Pricing Work
Where It's Needed Most?
-Roll Call



Todd Litman
How Not To Measure Traffic Congestion
-Hold the Hyperbole, Please!
-Planetizen



Golden Gate Bridge renews
talk of sidewalk tolls
-marinij.com



The New Transit User Fee:
Real Estate Rent
-Planetizen



The Future Of Toll Roads In The U.S.
-NPR



In Fight for Urban Street and
Curbside Space, Can Pricing Create Peace?
-Roll Call



Lack of parking drives many
away from mass transit
-LA Times



Developers, activists to Miami:
Kill parking requirements for
small new buildings
-Miami Herald



Charles Marohn
The Conservative Case Against the Suburbs
-The American Conservative



Richard Florida
Where Does the Creative Class Move?
-CityLab



Claire Cain Miller
Where Young College Graduates
Are Choosing to Live
-NY Times



Kaid Benfield
Addressing equity one neighborhood
and one community at a time
-Placemakers



More cities experiment with
electric buses and other,
cleaner forms of mass transit
-E&E Publishing



Chinese Company Hopes MBTA
Contract Will Be U.S. Launching Pad
-NPR



Crashes double at Houston intersections
after red light cameras pulled
-Houston Chronicle



If an Electric Bike Is Ever
Going to Hit It Big in the
U.S., It's This One
-CityLab



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