Livability News - Beyond

LaHood: airlines should support high-speed rail

"This is America's vision"

Steve Hawley, Mar 12, 10.

Airlines view high-speed rail as competition, but the Transportation Secretary told industry officials that the country needs transportation alternatives.

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Infrastructure bank could provide benefits and pitfalls

No long-term spending boost

Steve Hawley, Mar 10, 10.

None of the current proposals would increase long-term infrastructure spending; instead, they would just shift more of the financing into debt spending.

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Report: historical preservation spurs jobs, investment

Includes Post Rice Lofts

Steve Hawley, Mar 10, 10.

The tax incentives, which Congress implemented in 1981, have created 1.8 million jobs on projects such as the Post Rice Lofts and JPMorgan Chase Building.

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100% of Recovery Act transit funds committed to projects

881 transit projects

Vilas Bhuchar, Mar 08, 10.

The FTA on Friday met its deadline of awarding 100%, or over $7.5 billion, of its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds toward transit projects.

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Administration preparing for comprehensive transportation bill

Opposes gas tax hike

Steve Hawley, Mar 05, 10.

The administration supports many of the goals outlined in last year's House bill, but it says the price tag is too expensive and it opposes a gas tax hike.

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FTA webinar to discuss new transit rules

Transit funding changes

Steve Hawley, Mar 03, 10.

The free webinar, which will discuss recent rule changes, will start on Wednesday, March 10 at 2 pm Central Time.

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Mississippi cities consider ‘complete streets’

Roads designed for all users

Steve Hawley, Mar 03, 10.

Several cities are expected to adopt the rules, which would allow pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users to safely share space with cars.

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One-man filibuster shuts down federal Highway Trust Fund

GOP Senator Jim Bunning

Vilas Bhuchar, Mar 01, 10.

GOP Senator Jim Bunning's objection to a 30-day extension of a 2005 transportation law led to a quasi-shutdown of U.S. DOT operations this morning.

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West Coast interstate will be first to accommodate electric cars

Connects Vancouver - San Diego

Steve Hawley, Feb 26, 10.

I-5 connects Vancouver all the way to the California/Mexico border, and its entire length will soon be dotted with electric recharging stations.

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9 in 10 Americans view high-speed rail as an option

Stimulus money adds publicity

Steve Hawley, Feb 26, 10.

88% of Americans view high-speed rail as an option and 83% favor greater investments in transit, but advocacy efforts are still crucial.

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