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Relationships Between Streetcars and the Built Environment

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

TRANSIT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM
In the past 20 years, numerous cities have planned and implemented new rail transit systems. This movement has coincided with other urban regeneration trends, bringing new life to urban centers and advancing strategies to manage growth that promote more efficient patterns of development. Various forms of heavy rail, light rail, and streetcar systems have been built, many with robust ridership and popularity, owing to a rediscovery of this form of transportation, as well as concerns about growing traffic congestion, volatile fuel prices, and climate change.

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Tags: AR, Arkansas, Astoria, CA, California, Charlotte, Dallas, FL, Florida, GA, Galveston, Georgia, Kenosha, Little Rock, Lowell, MA, Massachusetts, Memphis, NC, North Carolina, OR, Oregon, Portland, San Pedro, Savannah, Seattle, Streetcars, Tacoma, Tampa, TCRP, Tennessee, Texas, TN, Transit Cooperative Research Program, TX, WA, Washington, WI, Wisconsin
Posted in Climate Change, Competitiveness, Congestion, Environment, Local, National, Policy, Pollution, Public Transportation, Rail, Transit, Urban Planning

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More Projects and Paychecks: Transportation’s Summary of Recovery

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Transportation Construction Jobs Funded by ARRA—Breakdown by Mode

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS
The transportation investment in stimulus is working—and in every state across the nation. More than $40 billion in highway and transit projects have been approved and are moving forward—almost $30 billion are under contract on 16,761 different projects. More than 63,000 direct on-project jobs have been created or sustained in August as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and states have already paid out $3.2 billion in payroll.

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Tags: AASHTO, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA, John Horseley, Larry L. Brown, TIGGER, Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction, Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER)
Posted in Bridges, Competitiveness, Congestion, Economic Stimulus, Employment, Funding, High Speed Rail, Highway, Infra Views, Jobs, National, Policy, Public Transportation, Rail, Recession, Recovery, Roads, Transit

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Looking Past the November Midterm Elections

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

In a guest commentary, Richard G. Little, Director of the Keston Institute for Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy at the University of Southern California, offers his own reflections on how the reality of constrained resources and greater spending discipline in the next Congress might affect our future transportation policy.

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Tags: C. Kenneth Orski, Congress, Innovation Newsbriefs, Ken Orski, Keston Institute for Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy, Midterm Elections, Richard Little, Stimulus, University of Southern California
Posted in Bipartisan, Congestion, Democrat, Funding, Highway, Innovation Newsbriefs, Jobs, National, Policy, Recovery, Republican, Roads, Tax, The Infra Blog, Transit

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Connecting the Midwest: How a Faster Passenger Rail Network Could Speed Travel and Boost the Economy

Monday, September 20th, 2010

ILLINOIS PIRG
In building a 21st century economy, the Midwest is hampered by an outdated transportation system. Congested airports and crammed highways hinder travel around the region. As the main source of our dependence on oil, our transportation system leaves us vulnerable to oil price spikes and pollution…Intercity passenger rail in the Midwest can be part of the solution.

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Tags: High Speed Rail, HSR, IA, IL, Illinois, Illinois PIRG, IN, Indiana, Iowa, MI, Michigan, Midwest, Minnesota, MN, OH, Ohio, PIRG, WI, Wisconsin
Posted in Congestion, High Speed Rail, Infra Views, Rail, Transit

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SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 1: INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

The 2nd Annual North American Strategic Infrastructure Forum will take place at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., September 29-October 1.

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Tags: American High Speed Rail Alliance, CG/LA Infrastructure, Conference, Convention, D.C., District of Columbia, Forum, Washington
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Bridges, Broadband, Congestion, Employment, Energy, Environment, Funding, Global, Green, High Speed Rail, Highway, National, Private Investment, Public Transportation, Rail, Recovery, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Technology, The Infra Blog, Transit, Urban Planning

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TRANSPORTATION REBOOT: Connecting Rural and Urban America, Part 3 of a Series

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS
This report, the third in a series on the nation’s transportation capacity needs, focuses on the need to tap the economic might of rural America, be it through access to energy resources, tourism or agriculture. It also identifies underserved cities whose future growth depends on Interstate access. Finally, it underscores the capacity improvements needed to ensure the nation’s security.

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Tags: AASHTO, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Canada, Freight, GA, Georgia, I-69 Corridor, Imports, Interstate Highways, John Horsley, Kentucky, KY, Mexico, Texas, TX
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Competitiveness, Congestion, Highway, Infra Views, National, Policy, Private Investment, Roads

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Another Stimulus Bill or a Down Payment on a Bold New Infrastructure Plan?

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Marking the beginning of an intensive pre-election campaign, President Obama unveiled what he called “a bold new vision to renew and expand America’s investment in transportation infrastructure”…The plan would: (1) abolish modal “silos” by combining roads, transit, railways, airport development and the air traffic control system (NextGen) in a single consolidated transportation infrastructure investment plan; (2) integrate high-speed rail (HSR) into the surface transportation program thus ensuring a sustained commitment to a national HSR program over the next six years; (3) establish an Infrastructure Bank to fund investments of national and regional significance; (4) streamline the surface transportation program by consolidating the many different programs and use analytical measures of performance to identify and prioritize investments of critical importance to the nation’s economy.

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Tags: Barack Obama, C. Kenneth Orski, Infrastructure Bank, Innovation Newsbriefs, Ken Orski, Milwaukee, Obama Administration, WI, Wisconsin
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Bipartisan, Competitiveness, Congestion, Democrat, Employment, Equity, Funding, High Speed Rail, Highway, Innovation Newsbriefs, Jobs, National, Policy, Private Investment, Public Transportation, Rail, Recession, Recovery, Tax, The Infra Blog, Transit

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Video: Obama’s Proposal to Increase Infra Spending

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

“…I am announcing a new plan for rebuilding and modernizing America’s roads and rails and runways for the long term. I want America to have the best infrastructure in the world. We used to have the best infrastructure in the world. We can have it again. We are going to make it happen.”
President Barack Obama

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Tags: Barack Obama, HSR, Infrastructure Bank, Milwaukee, Obama Administration, President Obama, WI, Wisconsin
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Bipartisan, Competitiveness, Congestion, Democrat, Economic Stimulus, Employment, Funding, High Speed Rail, Highway, Jobs, National, Policy, Private Investment, Public Transportation, Rail, Recession, Recovery, Roads, Show Us Your Infra, Tax, Transit

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Reactions to Obama’s Infrastructure Announcement

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

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Tags: AASHTO, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Barack Obama, Brookings Institution, Ed Rendell, Edward G. Rendell, Governor Rendell, Infrastructure Bank, James Corless, John Horsley, Milwaukee, Obama Administration, PA, Pennsylvania, President Obama, Ray LaHood, Robert Puentes, Secretary of Transporation, T4America, Transportation for America, WA, Wisconsin
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Bipartisan, Competitiveness, Congestion, Democrat, Economic Stimulus, Employment, Equity, Funding, High Speed Rail, Infra Views, Jobs, National, Policy, Private Investment, Public Transportation, Rail, Recession, Recovery, Roads, Tax, Transit

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Infra to the Forefront! Obama Proposes $50 Billion for Transportation

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

President Obama’s latest proposal SHOULD usher in a period of a serious national American dialogue about the entire subject of infrastructure.

If not now–with trillions at stake, a multi-billion dollar proposal, urgent need for more jobs and enough evidence to eliminate almost any lingering infra deniers–when?

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Tags: Arnold Schwartzenegger, Barack Obama, Governor Rendell, Governor Schwartzenegger, Infrastructure Bank, Mayor Bloomberg, Milwaukee, President Obama, WI, Wisconsin
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Bipartisan, Competitiveness, Congestion, Funding, National, Private Investment, Public Transportation, Recession, Recovery, Tax, The Infra Blog, Transit

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Archive for the ‘Congestion’ Category

Relationships Between Streetcars and the Built Environment

More Projects and Paychecks: Transportation’s Summary of Recovery

Looking Past the November Midterm Elections

Connecting the Midwest: How a Faster Passenger Rail Network Could Speed Travel and Boost the Economy

SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 1: INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

TRANSPORTATION REBOOT: Connecting Rural and Urban America, Part 3 of a Series

Another Stimulus Bill or a Down Payment on a Bold New Infrastructure Plan?

Video: Obama’s Proposal to Increase Infra Spending

Reactions to Obama’s Infrastructure Announcement

Infra to the Forefront! Obama Proposes $50 Billion for Transportation

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