Transportation

In a recently released report, it has been found that Minnesota's transportation funding cannot keep pace with the state's infrastructure needs -- leaving only enough to maintain existing roads, not build any new ones.

February 21, 2008 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

The use of eminent domain by the Denver-area Regional Transportation District is coming under increasing scrutiny from homeowners and public officials.

February 21, 2008 - The Denver Post

A regional government report shows a slowdown in traffic growth in Metropolitan St. Louis, but state highway officials still plan to expand highways.

February 20, 2008 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Plans for a commuter rail system in Central Florida may be disrupted by a federal order to weigh the impact of rerouting freight trains to accommodate the new system.

February 20, 2008 - The Orlando Sentinel

The development authority of Augusta, Georgia, has voted to look into the possible creation of a trolley system for the city's downtown.

February 18, 2008 - The Augusta Chronicle

When California voters approved the $20 billion transportation bond in Nov., 2006 they supported the expenditure of over $2 billion for 'goods movement' stemming from the state's busy ports. However, some local officials object to rail projects.

February 18, 2008 - The Los Angeles Times

A look at how the city's sustainability initiative, PlaNYC, is leading to greener streets in more ways than one.

February 17, 2008 - Streetsblog

This editorial argues that Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser's plans for a regional light rail system are ambitious and not likely to succeed, but they are a powerful example of the froward-thinking mindset more cities need.

February 17, 2008 - The Kansas City Star

This editorial argues that a growth boundary is not the right way to control suburban growth in Salem, Oregon.

February 17, 2008 - Statesman Journal

Citing safety concerns, a grassroots organizer in Los Angeles is lobbying the city to rethink plans for a light rail line that passes by a school. He says the entire line should be built underground.

February 16, 2008 - Los Angeles City Beat

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has posed a challenge to the city's transit agency to revamp its system to be cleaner and faster, and also to emphasize the creation of retail shops in train stations.

February 15, 2008 - The Chicago Tribune

Plans are inching forward to convert two of L.A.'s most-used cross-town corridors into mostly one way streets.

February 15, 2008 - The Los Angeles Times

Streetsblog parses the jargon and gives the history behind a recent addition to the transportation lexicon.

February 15, 2008 - Streetsblog

Criticism of New Mexico's commuter rail system heats up as officials claim Rail Runner starves other transportation projects of funding.

February 15, 2008 - Associated Press

This op-ed, transportation expert and Brookings Institution researcher Rob Puentes discusses the need for the Dulles Metro-rail project and how it has become a pawn in a bureaucratic chess match.

February 14, 2008 - Politico

The TTC, or Trans-Texas Corridor, is far more than just a 4,000-mile toll road, but an all-encompassing, multi-modal infrastructure network that is desperately needed, according to Texas planners. But citizens are wary and opposition is growing.

February 14, 2008 - The New York Times

Rail networks across the country are expanding -- the first advancement in rail in nearly 100 years.

February 14, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal

This CBS News video interviews passengers, as they are working, aboard Amtrak's Acela between NYC and Washington DC. New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg who has proposed legislation, and Amtrak CEO Alexander Kummant are also interviewed.

February 14, 2008 - CBS News

Public officials in Los Angeles are floating ideas to bring back its historic downtown streetcar.

February 13, 2008 - L.A. Downtown News

This editorial from the Houston Chronicle argues for doing away with fares for public transit.

February 13, 2008 - The Houston Chronicle