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June 2011
- Illinois highway construction halt could mean 52,000 layoffs
- Illinois to conduct high speed rail study
- News Report Outlines Cost-Effective Transportation Recomendations for Congress
- Illinois budget showdow could slow construction work
- Sen. Kerry sees progress on his bill for an infrastructure bank
May 2011
- Senate Releases Highlights of a New Transportation Bill
- Unclog stimulus funding
- Boxer, Inhofe, Baucus, and Vitter Joint Statement on Transportation Authorization Legislation
- Advocates say 80 million jobs at stake in transportation bill
- Boxer: Transpo Funding Will Rise in Senate Bill, Bike/Ped Will Be Preserved
- Obama's transportation plan to shrink in the Senate
- Highway Measure Falling Victim to Budget Pressures
- The 10 Best Cities for Public Transportation?
- Illinois approves Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act
- DOT Stimulus Payments Reach $28.2 Billion
- Key Dem says higher gas tax should be on the table for highways
- How to fix American transportation
- Where the Money Is
- GOP to press Obama for private bids on $117B rail project
- House Dems say long-term FAA extension in jeopardy over funding, union language
- Trusting the Government With Highways
- Driving at peak traffic time? Pay a fee.
- Secretary LaHood Announces Availability of $7.6 Billion for Transit; Money Will Pay for Operations, Maintenance, and Construction, While Giving Commuters More Options
- Senate Committee Just Now Beginning Work on Transit Reauthorization
- $2 Trillion Needed to Address Nation's Infrastructure Challenges, ULI Finds
- Obama Calls for Increased Investment in Transportation Infrastructure
- Rand: Focus Federal Funding on Projects Expected to Benefit Vast Geographic Region
- United States to Host 8th World Congress Next Year
- U.S. drives less for first time in 13 months
- Seven Bipartisan Fixes to Our Transportation Problems
- Fund the Illinois capital plan
- State's Supreme Court Considers Demolishing $31B Construction Plan
- Congress Warned That Public Transit Cuts Would Hurt U.S. Economy
- Outlook Dim for Highway Reauthorization
- Forget the gas tax - a driving tax may be next
- LaHood tells tourism summit rail will roll in U.S.
- LaHood: Obama is committed to 'NextGen' airplane technology
- Tired of high gas prices? Consumers can now look to American-made electric cars for relief
- CBO says taxing cars by the mile could raise money for highways
- Welcome to America. The Land of Potholes
- Proposal to remove Amtrak from direct congressional funding gets hearing
- Illinois Supreme Court hears capital construction case
- Amtrak Chugs Deeper Into the Red
- Seven Transportation Improvements Everyone Can Agree On
- Study says U.S. should copy Utah in funding transit
- LaHood said Washington connections good for city
- Obama Pushes Transport Agenda
- 15 States & Amtrak Receive $2 Billion in Grants Given Up by Florida
- FHWA Solicits for Candidate Projects for 11 Discretionary Funds
- Sens. Rockefeller & Lautenberg Propose Infrastructure Investment Fund
- Brookings Report Assesses Performance, Accessibility of Mass-Transit Systems
- Senators Propose Extending TIGER Grant Program
- House Prepares 'Backup' FAA Extension Bill
- LaHood Says Congress Should Figure Out Details of Transportation Bill
- $7.7 Billion Cut In Transportation/Housing Funding Advances
- Amtrak: keeping an eye on the long-range forecast for U.S. intercity passenger rail
- Transportation official touts new legislation
- SunRail Receives Final U.S. DOT Approval
- As Gas Prices Rise So Does Bus Ridership
- Major Capital Projects Series - Central Lake County Corridor
- On Amtrak's 40th, celebrating a historic past and anticipating a bright future
- US Railroads, UTU Reach Tentative Contract Deal
- Should tollways trade historic names for sponsors?
- A strategic Investment: Getting Americans to their Jobs
- Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs in Metropolitan America
- Transit agencies fear 'loophole' in tax bill
- Many States Fail to Measure Performance of Transportation Dollars
- Proposed federal aid cuts threaten rural airports
- USA: Department of Transportation to Begin Study of Ports
- U.S. infrastructure bank idea gets Congressional boost
- Don't expect feds to save broken transportation system, former USDOT boss says
- DOT Stimulus Payouts Near $28 Billion
- U.S. May Require Up to 7% Annual Fuel-Efficiency Boost for Cars
- Less gas, more jobs; Allison Transmission leading the way to a future America can win
- Truckload Capacity Seen Tightening
- Tales From the Post-Earmark Era: Pork Won't Hog the Transpo Money
- Parking grants promise greater truck driver safety and security
- Oregon, Washington among national leaders in efficient transportation spending
- The stubborn gasoline tax: It's hard to increase, hard to reduce
- High-speed rail put on fast track
- Amtrak Ridership Surges in April
- Investments in Transportation Dominate State Capital Spending
- Latest awards bring US closer to national high-speed passenger rail network
- Who says America isn't ready for high-speed rail?
- Is There a Case for Alternative Transportation?
- Federal transportation leader stops in Rockford
- U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $2 Billion for High-Speed Intercity Rail Projects to Grow Jobs, Boost U.S. Manufacturing and Transform Travel in America
- Americans Want More, Not Less, Action to Advance Laws, Regulation, and Enforcement to Improve Highway Safety
- Durbin, Kirk, Quinn Announce $268 Million For High Speed Rail Cars In Illinois
- Two Years After the Stimulus Bill: Still a Political Grudge Match
- Highway bill draft high on tolls, user fees
- White House floats driving tax
- MERCER: Nobody knows what's ahead for highway aid
- Wayne Co. residents question need for wheel tax
- U.S. to bring money for high-speed rail to Michigan
- Amtrak, 15 states get $2 billion that Florida lost
- First US interstate marks 200 years of vital service
- Public-private partnerships can ease gridlock
- Attention Turns Toward Completing Draft Bills as Congress Gets Back to Work
- Survey: Many Americans Support Higher Taxes for Transportation in Certain Cases
- Mayors Support Gas-Tax Increase if Cities Get Additional Funds
- Mica Calls Recovery Act "One of Government's Greatest Failures"
- Mileage-Based User Fee Alliance Launches Website & Newsletter
- FHWA Awards $41 Million in Grants to 94 Projects
- Amtrak Celebrates 40th Anniversary, Plans National Train Day Events
- Missouri DOT Considers Cutting One-Fifth of Its Employees by Next Year
- Surface Transport Bill Drafting in Progress, Mica Says
- Mica Eyeing Late May Completion Date for FAA Bill
- White House disowns plan to tax car mileage
- LaHood: Americans won't return to guzzlers when gas prices fall
- Pay per mile: A timely tax idea or a privacy threat?
- New State Transportation Program Cut in Half, Layoffs Expected
- Obama: Pay As You Drive, Instead of Gas Tax?
- Mineta Transportation Institute Survey: Opinions About Federal Transportation Tax Options
- FAA must have long-term funding
- Obama Joins Mad Men, Pushes High-Speed Rail in Transportation Bill
- Illinois Wins High-Speed Rail Cash That Florida Turned Down, For Chicago-To-St. Louis Line
- President Obama's Transportation Bill Prioritizes Livability, High-Speed Rail
- Illinois wins another $186 million for St. Louis-Chicago high-speed rail
- Recovery Act: Use of Transportation Funds, Outcomes, and Lessons Learned
- Ray LaHood: A driving force in White House
- Lawmakers consider fee for hybrid, electric cars
- Business pushes Congress to clear bigger trucks
- Competing bills filed on truck weights
- Bipartisan group of lawmakers say no to border trucking plan
April 2011
- Port revenue up to $8 million
- Amtrak Seeking Florida's Rail Funds
- Obama Administration pledges transit dollars for Minneapolis-St. Paul Central Corridor light rail
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $100 Million for California to Purchase American-Made Rail Cars and Locomotives
- U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Celebrates New Recovery Act Funded Terminal at Peoria International Airport
- America's Mayors Call for Metropolitan-Focused Transportation
- Calif. highways could be source of green energy
- Study: Transportation Options Crucial to Rural & Small Town Economic Development
- ABAF Study: Commercial Bus Industry Most Cost-Effective Public Transportation
- PE on the infrastructure highway
- IRF Offers "Preserving Our Highway Infrastructure Assets" Seminar
- Port of LA Plans $3 Billion for Expansion
- Federal Transit Administrator Rogoff Opens Second Meeting of Rail Transit Oversight Group
- Taking the public for a ride
- Midwest bullet train network to cost $83.6 billion, study says
- Strategies to Attract and Retain a Capable Transportation Workforce
- Keith: MoDOT Will Lack Match for Federal Funds by 2017
- Americans give a green light for spending on mobility
- Illinois RTA Decries Shell Game
- U.S. approves Southwest's purchase of AirTran
- Without Adequate Federal Funding, Will States Raise Their Own Gas Taxes?
- Shippers May Raise Fuel Fees
- Is America ready to manage high-speed rail?
- A Transportation Bill for Rural America
- Concrete Recycling May Cut Highway Construction Cost, Landfill Use
- Main Street project on schedule
- Obama Administration efforts seek to boost jobs, small businesses
- Second National Port Summit keeps maritime freight conversation moving forward
- Serving Customers, by Land or by Air
- Illinois to start tracking bicycle 'dooring' collisions
- Building demolitions scheduled to start
- Rapid recovery continues at Lambert
- A new look at airports, with an eye to innovation
- Schlickman talks Metra scandal, piling on Pace and suburban transit
- N.J. pushing to privatize toll collecting
- DOT Issues Vulnerability Report On The FAA's ATC System
- Obama Says Nation Shouldn't Sacrifice Transportation Projects While Reducing Deficit
- Coalition Urges Congress to Support Smart Technologies in Reauthorization Bill
- EPA Study Evaluates Emission Reduction Potential of "Travel Efficiency" Strategies
- TRIP Report Examines Oklahoma's Infrastructure Progress & Challenges
- Riled about rail: Why all the anger over high speed trains?
- Short Line Railroads See 9 Percent Traffic Gain
- LaHood offers only wait-and-see for Chicago-area mass transit funding
- Obama Brings Focus Back to Minneapolis Bridge Collapse, Media Blunders the Story
- U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Expansion of Successful Small Business Bonding Education Program
- Seeking relief from pain at the pump? Electric vehicles are ready to roll
- Classrooms may become next stop for transit
- States Begin to Consider the Benefits of a Two-Year Transportation Bill
- How Not to Plan for the Future
- Pay tax by the mile, not gallon?
- Obama Won't Sacrifice Infrastructure for Deficit
- New technology could change transportation funding
- Caltrain eyes providing 'initial' high-speed-rail service
- Fixing a Leaky Roof (or a Pothole)
- Highway Funds Safe for FY2011
- DOT Stimulus Obligations Hit $45.5 Billion
- 2011 High-Speed Rail Funding Eliminated
- Rep. Hammond touts IDOT road and bridge projects in 94th District
- Lawmakers Introduce Harbor Maintenance Tax Exemption
- Railroad Cites Top 5 Priorities for Next Surface Transportation Bill
- Americans Reduce Driving as Fuel Costs Continue to Rise
- Better U.S. Infrastructure Could Improve Global Competiveness, Report Finds
- GAO Reports Examine USDOT's Grant-Making Process for TIGER & Rail Grants
- 5 State DOT Leaders Tell Senate Committee What Should Go into Bill
- House Approves Budget Plan That Would Cut Contract Authority 28%
- Government Shutdown Averted; Transportation Suffers Significant Spending Cuts
- Contractors call on Congress for road money - Groups request federal action to aid economy
- University Transportation Centers: solving today's problems, developing tomorrow's transportation professionals
- US Senate May Have to Consider Smaller Highway Bill
- Mo. lawmakers deal setback to high-speed rail plan
- Groups oppose diverting highway funds
- FY11 budget threatens national high-speed rail network
- Get ready to wait road work approaches
- Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI): Freight Shipments Fell 1.5% in February from January
- America needs a six-year transportation blueprint
- Railroad Crunch Slows Truck Deliveries
- Rail safety program dropped in deal
- House Republicans urge greater transparency in transportation spending
- Both parties pushing highway bill
- White House Comes Out for Streetcars
- AASHTO: New Rule Makes it Too Hard to Ignore Cyclists and Pedestrians
- United Streetcar putting Americans to work, putting America in position to win the future
- Budget Deal Cuts Into Unused Transport Money
- Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad vetoes one-year transportation budget
- New Department of Transportation Video Highlights First Modern Company to Manufacture Streetcars in America
- Range of Federal Programs Sees Cuts in Budget Deal
- ATA's Windsor says Congress needs to pass a highway bill
- U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Agreement to Create Crucial Rail Access for the Port of Vancouver
- Grabbing a Thin Reed, Republicans Attack DOT Over Stimulus Grant Process
- Daley spells out idea for bullet train to O'Hare
- Budget Deal's $1.5 Billion High-Speed Rail Cut Won't Hurt Current Projects
- DOT Stimulus Payouts Top $27 Billion
- Rising Railroad Shipments Show U.S. Expansion Gaining Momentum
- Biggest Trucking Companies Get Bigger
- High-speed rail takes a big hit in budget deal
- From Alabama to Alaska, DOT delivers emergency relief to states
- As gas prices rise, DOT is on your side
- U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces More Than $319 Million as Repayment for Repairs to Damaged Roads and Bridges
- U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Agreement for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Northwest Oregon
- Illinois unveils details in $11.5 billion, six-year highway plan
- Governor Quinn Unveils $11.5 Billion Multi-Year Construction Program
- Pressing need for US east coast port expansion
- Vulcan Materials CEO: Highway Funding Has Bipartisan Support
- Freight Index Reports Shipments Up 6.9 Percent
- States, Amtrak vie for Florida's forfeited rail funds
- Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on High-Speed Rail
- Quinn: Billions available for capital projects
- House Members Make Their Case for Transpo Investment (and Earmarks)
- Benefits of high-speed rail draw a crowd
- Secretary LaHood Argues Case of Better Transportation Use of America's Coasts, Waterways
- Amtrak applies for $1.3 billion in funds Fla. rejected
- Budget Drama Casts Fresh Doubt on Plan for Transportation Funding
- GOP budget: Cut here, cut there, cut everywhere
- Communities work to unclog congested roads
- Cost of driving has risen 3.4%, study finds
- Infrastructure: What's It Going to Take?
- A Fast Forward Approach to Transportation Investment
- What L.A.'s 30/10 Plan Could Mean for Transit Funding Nationwide
- Illinois Tollway Bond Ratings Upgraded for 2007 A Series
- Amtrak Issues Updated Fleet Strategy Plan
- Better access to transportation services for people with disabilities a key part of DOT proposals
- Aviation bill clears House despite veto threat
- This Is the Renaissance of Rail
- State to pay for study on boosting Metra service
- Tollway looks for a little help from H.E.L.P.
- House Appropriators Press Mendez for Highway Revenue Ideas
- New Ohio Law Allows Public/Private Partnerships
- EIS Completed for Privately Funded Nevada/California Route
- Arkansas Voters to Consider 5-Cent Diesel-Tax Increase
- Detroit to Host "Transforming Transportation" Summit Next Week
- Rogers, Carnahan Introduce Bill to Implement Smart Transportation Technologies
- House Approves 4-Year FAA Bill; Obama Threatens Veto
- Webinar Speakers Discuss Benefits, Challenges of EV Technology
- Invest More Money in Bridge Repair, T4America Report Advises
- Boxer, Mica Join Mayors, Chamber, Union to Supporter Greater Role for TIFIA
- CBO Weighs Benefits, Risks Involved in Using VMT Tax to Fund Highways
- With Deadline 1 Week Away, No Agreement on Spending Bill
March 2011
- Mid-South Sens. Alexander, Pryor introduce bill to track all truckers
- Obama signs temporary FAA bill
- States Hit the Gas for Road Funding
- Congressional Budget Office study could spur new taxes on plug-in vehicle drivers
- ATA Urges Separation of Highway, Transit Funding
- OOIDA member to Congress: Keep highway funds for highways
- Road Construction Funding And Historic Policy Changes
- New transportation bill has public-private option
- GOP-drafted aviation bill faces veto threat
- President Obama, DOT on pathway to better energy future
- Day Two of Massive Transportation Committee Hearing Underway
- Truckload Capacity Eases, Index Shows
- Federal funding needed for bridge repairs: study
- Freight Interests Testify on Transportation Bill
- Airlines, Unions at Odds Over Proposal in FAA Bill
- Senate OKs road tax on electric vehicles
- Heavier Truck Freight Shifting to LTL
- To improve passenger rail service, Missouri wants $1 billion in federal funds
- House approves temporary FAA bill
- Investment bank looks to woo transportation companies
- Aviation Bill: Foretelling What's to Come For Surface Transportation?
- ATA Chairman Windsor Tells Congress Trucking Needs a Highway Bill
- Congress, Some States Consider Creating Tax on Miles Driven
- House Committee Outlines Plans for Transportation Legislation
- Priority now in production
- Smart technologies will improve transportation, save money, lawmakers say
- Truckers fight for improved highways
- Paying Taxes On Mileage Could Become Reality
- MoDOT chief warns of road funding crisis
- Tax on mileage proposal given by the CBO to help pay deficit
- Illinois delays college construction projects
- FAA Bill: What's Left to Decide?
- O'Hare runway construction: Flying into a danger zone
- Former railroad depot in Rockford nears demolition day
- Quebec, Vermont push for high-speed rail
- Transportation: Freight rail companies are experiencing a renaissance
- Desert High-Speed Rail Stays On Track: Groundbreaking Could be in a Year
- Building big goes hand-in-hand with building safely
- Tax per gallon, or per mile?
- Tollway trucks will bring assistance, advertising
- Illinois & North Carolina Reach Agreements to Proceed with Construction
- FHWA Launches New Bridge Safety Initiative
- CSG Brief Examines How States Can Optimize Development Around Train Stations
- Train Ridership Soared in February
- Rand Corp. Study Explores Mileage-Based Road User Charges
- Biggest LTL Carriers Outpace Market in 2010
- Railroad Q1 volume up at least 5 percent, more seen
- Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways
- DOT's Stimulus Payouts Reach $26.7 Billion
- Transportation Secretary: Rail transit 'on the right path'
- Report finds 2,239 Illinois bridges have structural problems
- Obama's way is not the highway
- Quinn, Durbin anounce next phase of high-speed rail construction
- Senate's transportation budget would levy $100 annual fee on electric cars
- House sees far smaller transport bill than Obama
- GOP senator: Cigarette tax not needed for capital project
- Rail deal clears way for fast train
- Some Ill. Bridges "Structurally Deficient"
- Study shows bridges in Illinois are deteriorating
- MoDOT must make cuts for federal funds - $300 million may be slashed over next five years
- Congress To Consider FAA Bills
- Updated Work Zone Best Practices Guidebook Now Available
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Statement on High-Speed Rail Agreement in North Carolina
- The Nation's Crumbling Infrastructure
- MoDOT Prepares for End of Stimulus Funding
- Committee for Review of the Federal Railroad Administration Research, Development, and Demonstration Programs Letter Report: March 9, 2011
- Mo. faces highway funding shortfall
- Supporters celebrate board's approval of passenger rail
- The End Of The Road: Saying Goodbye To Freeways
- City's design, transit system can ease gas costs
- Northeast Rail, Amtrak Enthusiasts Unite
- LaHood: Road, bike money hard to get
- APNewsBreak: Mo. may have to turn away federal dollars unless it gets more state road money
- Cullerton's Puzzling Focus On Cigarette Tax Hike
- Vice President Joe Biden lauded for service to passenger rail system
- Illinois Senate Leader Proposes Raising Cigarette Tax to Fund Road Projects
- TRB Report Calls for Comprehensive National Travel Data Program
- Senators Propose Infrastructure Bank, Renewing Build America Bonds
- Rand Corp. Paper Explores Imposing an Oil Tax to Fund Infrastructure
- New Specs for Locomotives Will Mean Lower Costs for Passenger Trains
- Streamline Rules to Expedite Project Delivery, Horsley Tells USDOT
- AGC Outlines Proposals to Spur Building More Projects
- House Railroads Subcommittee Examines Increasing Private-Sector Role
- FRA Opens Competition for Florida's Funds to Other States & Amtrak
- House T&I Committee Calls for Spending Supportable by Trust Fund Receipts
- Government Funding Extended for 3 Weeks; FRA Program Cut
- House committee passes gambling expansion bill
- UI Study: Drivers Would Accept New Kind of Highway Tax
- GOP senator: Cigarette tax not needed for capital project
- House Extends FAA Funding And Programs
- Ill. Senate president moves to repeal video gambling law
- Transit Agencies Rebuffed On Request for More Funds
- New Specs for Locomotives Will Mean Lower Costs for Passenger Rail
- LaHood clears the way for Florida's high-speed rail funds to go to the Northeast
- Fitch Affirms Illinois Tollway's $4B Revs at 'AA-'; Outlook Negative
- Buck-a-pack cig tax proposed
- "Grab a Hold of Your Shorts": Mica and LaHood Talk Transportation Bill
- ILLINOIS EXCHANGE: Road construction limits travel in tiny central Illinois community
- A new funding future awaits
- Oil and natural gas provide highway funding
- City, airlines strike deal to continue O'Hare expansion
- DOT review of rules invites public participation
- Florida Loses $2.4 Billion For High-Speed Trains
- Highway trust viable through 2012, LaHood says
- Ark. House leaves diesel tax increase to voters
- How high-speed rail could help the U.S.'s aging infrastructure
- U.S. States Abandon High-Speed Rail as China Races Ahead
- Special Council Proposes Indexing Georgia's Gas Tax to Inflation
- California Cancels Sale of Transportation Bonds
- Brookings Institution Report Focuses on Transportation Infrastructure Investment
- Panel Highlights VMT Fee, Creative Financing, & Freight Needs
- Lawmakers Grill LaHood on Funding Source for $556 Billion Plan
- Senate Defeats 2 Proposals to Close Out FY 2011 Funding
- Boxer Pushes LaHood on Financing for Transportation
- GOP senators warn DoT it won't get $556B request
- AASHTO, AAA, and U.S. Chamber Competition Seeks the Best Transportation Projects of 2010
- Funding down, expenses up: Brian Ray
- 2011 marks pivotal point for 'Big 4' capital improvement projects
- High-speed rail is profitable, study says
- Senator praises hike in NHTSA budget
- Scott's making a mistake in rejecting rail funds
- Leaders Pledge to Work on New Surface Transportation Bill
- Metro areas' traffic congestion up 11% in 2010
- Highway-Rail Crossing Program
- Action Urgently Needed on Highway Program, Says ATA's Graves
- Yes, Transit Belongs in the Highway Trust Fund
- Driving Up 0.7% Last Year
- Transportation Leaders: Time Running Short to Pass 6-Year Reauthorization
- Many Questions, Few Answers About Paying for Obama's 6-Year Plan
- Federal Transportation Efforts Needs Restructuring, GAO Concludes
- Poll: Most Want More Investment, But Not Willing to Pay Higher Gas Tax
- Obama, Biden Tell Governors States Must Strongly Invest in Transportation
- Government Funding Continued for 2 Weeks; $967 Million Cut from Transportation
- President's Signature Extends Highway & Transit Programs for 7 Months
- Federal Funding for Highways and Transportation Saved by House Vote
- Illinois revenue case to get speedy high court review
- Transportation's road to recovery
- Highway bill gets extension; now let's get a long-term solution
- Senate Passage Sends 7-Month Highway & Transit Extension to President
- LaHood Defends Passenger Rail
- Mica, LaHood Stump at AASHTO Meeting
- House Approves 7-Month Extension of Highway & Transit Programs
February 2011
- LaHood to Face Triple Grilling on Highway Proposal
- Wirtz accuses state of playing shell game with tax funds
- Will Higher Gas Prices Cause Roads And Streets To Crumble?
- Pothole politics could drive gas tax rise
- Why fiscal conservatives should support rebuilding America's federal highway system
- MoDOT plans to widen stretch of I-270
- AASHTO: Government Shutdown Could Cost Transportation Sector $100M/Day
- Obama to Governors: Abandoning Infrastructure "Makes No Sense"
- Poll: Yes on Highway Spending, No on Higher Gas Tax to Fund It
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Statement on High-Speed Rail Agreement in Washington State
- Agreement earmarks $590 million for Amtrak upgrades
- Uncertainty Looms with 1 Week Until Federal Funds & Authorization Run Out
- Conti Describes How NCDOT is moving Ahead with Passenger Rail
- Rural Residents' Mobility Examined in BTS & CSG Reports
- Reason Foundation Assesses Surface Transportation Privatization Efforts
- A New Approach to Passenger Rail
- America's Top 15 Smartest Cities For Transit Innovation
- Transforming the Highway Trust Fund
- Celadon Group, Inc. Tells Congress to Increase Investments in Highway Infrastructure
- House rejects slashing Amtrak FY11 funding
- We, the Transportation for America Illinois Coalition applaud Chairman John Mica
- House Reintroduces Safe & Efficient Transportation Act
- Officials make their case for transit
- Florida high-speed rail plan remains alive
- When Governors Turn Down The Money: Legal Issues Regarding Conditional Federal Funding To States
- Department of Transportation
- Capital Development Board
- Connecticut Governor Proposes 3-Cent Gas-Tax Increase
- Florida Governor Rejects Federal Money for Tampa-Orlando Line
- Senate Approves FAA Reauthorization; House Committee Passes Measure
- Rogoff Reminds Transit Agencies to Purchase American Products
- FTA Announces Plan to Invest Record $3.2 Billion in Transit Systems
- CBO: Congress Faces Key Highway Infrastructure Challenges Down the Road
- Labor, Business Leaders Call for Raising Gas Tax
- House Committee Approves 7-Month Surface Extension; Begins Field Hearings
- House Likely to Vote Today on Spending Bill for Remainder of FY 2011
- A backdoor effort to kill high-speed rail
- U.S. Senate Approves FAA Bill, Settles Airport Fight
- The Stimulus Turns Two: How Obama Quietly Changed Washington
- Costello, Durbin, Kirk, Shimkus Urge President To Include Levees In Efforts To Improve National Infrastructure
- Highway funding woes bring hearings to state
- Daley blasts airlines for stalling on O'Hare expansion
- America's crossroads
- Florida Gov. Rick Scott rejects funding for high-speed rail
- Fla. Governor Seeks Dredging, Highway Funds Over Rail
- AFL-CIO and Chamber Ask For a Gas Tax Increase, Senators Agree
- Florida's Governor Rejects High-Speed Rail Line, Fearing Cost to Taxpayers
- $5 million in local projects threatened by courts
- White House Plan For Highway Projects Called Unrealistic
- Waiting to fix Highway Trust Fund will end up costing more
- Transportation groups fear plans for infrastructure might dead-end
- The death of the gas tax -- and of infrastructure investment?
- LaHood touts transportation bill as needed economic boost
- High-speed train system has a long way to go
- Is There Hope for an Infrastructure Bank?
- Obama budget has $556 billion, six-year transport plan
- You've Got to Be Kidding!
- The Future of Transportation Funding: Doing More With Less
- White House Proposes $556 Billion Highway Bill
- Budget outlines $556 billion infrastructure plan
- Transportation bill big for La.
- Construction projects await court ruling
- Shortage of road repair cash leads to vehicle fees
- Ruling that struck down $31B capital bill no threat to Elgin
- Amtrak Ridership and Revenue Soar on Michigan Routes
- Obama Administration Announces $53 Billion Plan for High-Speed Rail
- Federal FY 2011 Funding Bill Includes Transportation Cuts
- CMAP State Agenda 2011
- County engineer reports receipt of truck route funding
- LaHood says high-speed train plan won't be derailed
- New Senate bill would reduce route miles requiring PTC installation
- Brandon Phelps praises Madigan's argument to court
- Scant progress in Daley, airlines meeting over O'Hare expansion impasse
- Route 160 ramp study to continue
- Cultra has capital projects on agenda
- U.S. to inject $53 billion into passenger rail
- Supreme Court gives some hope to state's capital spending plan
- Speaker Madigan calls for 'heavy lifting' on construction money, cutting costs
- Transportation funding faces uncertain future in Congress
- Secretary LaHood to host O'Hare summit with Daley, airline chiefs
- Proposed legislation would rescind orphaned earmark funds
- Interstate construction stuck in neutral
- Aviation chief Andolino can be deposed in O'Hare lawsuit, judge rules
- Mautino: Amtrak expansion on track
- AASHTO Suggests Some Tools for Getting Out of the Transpo Funding Mess
- U.S freight traffic up in 2011's fourth week
- Senate Starts Floor Debate on FAA Reauthorization
- Senate Bill Would Cancel Old Earmarks; No New Earmarks Likely This Congress
- AASHTO Supports President's Call for High-Tech Infrastructure
- Reducing Transportation's Funding Gap: New AASHTO Report Offers Solutions
- Transit Businesses Predict Layoffs If Bill Is Further Delayed
- Mica Announces Field Hearing Locations; Boxer Schedules 2nd Hearing
- House Chairman Orders 17% Cut to Budget Authority for Transportation & Housing
- Hawaii transportation committees approve higher vehicle fees to repair state roads
- DOT Issues Strong Intermodal Rail Endorsement
- House GOP Proposes $11.5 Billion Cut in Transport Funding for This Year
- Vulcan Materials Comapny (NYSE: VMC) Earnings Review: Vulcan Announces 2010 Results
- Higher vehicle fees pending in Hawaii Legislature
- Report pitches long-term strategy to transportation
- Editorial: General Assembly's gamble on capital bill didn't pay off
- Sen. Cultra has capital projects on his agenda
- Bumpy road ahead for transport reauthorization
- NY Governor Cuomo Proposes Using $165 Million In Transit Operating Funds To Pay Debt Service
- Amendments on FAA bill could jam Senate for weeks
- Illinois Supreme Court Grants Stay On Capital Bill Ruling
- Senator seeks expiration for highway 'earmarks'
January 2011
- Video gambling machines
- Illinois can keep collecting taxes for troubled capital bill
- Overseeing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- Illinois could be on the hook for billions
- House T&I Committee Examines Future of Northeast Corridor
- BPC: Transportation Investment Needs Stronger Linkage with Job Creation, Growth
- House Approves Resolution to Slash Government Spending
- CBO: Highway Account Faces Possible Insolvency Next Fiscal Year
- Top USDOT Leaders Highlight Broad Policy Changes They'll Propose
- Obama Uses State of the Union to Call for Greater Infrastructure Investments
- Our Opinion: A proposal to save state's capital plan
- States Moving Ahead on Passenger Rail, According to New AASHTO Study
- New State Senator Says Illinois Needs a Capital Bill
- Casey introduces legislation to use unspent highway funds
- Inhofe says trimming highway bill will help appease GOP
- How to Create an Effective Transportation Program in an Age of Fiscal Austerity
- Court ruling may not halt RR overpass plan
- Local projects hang in the balance with capital plan
- Rock River Valley leaders expect delays 'at worst' for capital projects
- Inhofe says trimming highway bill will help appease GOP
- State of the Union on High-Speed Rail: How to Pay for Fast Trains
- Why Cutting Rail Funding Would Hurt America's Transportation Future
- Nevada transportation chief lobbies Congress for 'well-funded highway and transit program'
- Glimmers of Progress on Highway Reauthorization
- Appellate Court Throws Out Capital Bill Funding; Video Gambling Machines Among Voided Sources
- Fitch Affirms Illinois Tollway's $4B Revs at 'AA-'; Outlook Negative
- Inhofe Hearing Statement: Transportations Role in Supporting Our Economy and Job Creation
- TRANSPORTATION: A Boost for High-Speed Rail
- Roads, Bridges, High-Speed Rail Are at Top Obama's Transportation Agenda
- Potholes Gape From Detroit to New York as Funds Fade
- Republicans Propose Transit Cuts
- 'Well-targeted' transportation investments will accelerate economic recovery, Bipartisan Policy Center says
- Pitch for Rebuilding Infrastructure Carries Political Challenges
- Lawmakers question state inaction on construction proposals
- POOLE: Federal dollars for federal roads
- Study: Roads are safer in urban areas
- Report: Metro East had $6 billion in projects last year
- Less Fuel Also Means Less Revenue
- What Lies Ahead for Transportation in the 112th Congress?
- Rail politics: Freeways aren't free either
- LaHood: Bill Can Be Done by August
- Social-Media Campaign Urges Americans to Tell Congress About Transportation Needs
- AASHTO Commends Executive Order to Examine Government Rules
- TTI Report: Economic Recovery Bringing Renewed Growth in Delays
- House to Vote Next Week on Reducing Federal Spending to '08 Levels
- CRS Report Assesses Federalism Issues in Surface Transportation
- California Gas Tax to Expire in November Unless Re-Enacted
- Kansas Governor Proposes $200M Withdrawal from State Highway Fund
- Spending and Funding for Highways
- Connecticut highway tolls could raise $600 million annually
- Chicago drivers suffer biggest traffic delays in nation, study says
- United, AA Sue Chicago Over O'Hare Plans
- Highway Officials Take Road Needs to Social Media
- When Will the Western Bypass Be Completed?
- Mica supports billion-dollar high-speed rail in Florida, with a caveat
- Republican Say Highway Trust Fund Won't Be Raided
- LaHood: Transport funding bill to be signed by August recess
- A Role for Business in Infrastructure?
- Interview: John Mica Says Transpo Bill Needs "Alternate Means of Financing"
- CRS: Earmark Ban Could Change How Highway & Transit Dollars Are Allocated
- Mica Plans Field Hearings Before Drafting Legislation
- Study: Regions with Large Job Centers & Transit Make Best Corridors
- Martinovich to Appear Before Senate EPW Committee Jan. 26
- Competitive Enterprise Institute Report Examines Limitations of PPPs
- Latham Selected to Chair House Transportation Appropriations Panel
- Donohue Implores Congress to Pass Long-Term Transportation Authorization Bills
- Highway funds may be shifting to state control
- McDonnell wants part of sales tax revenue for roads
- Mica Eyes Rail to Get More Trucks, Cars Off Roadways
- Obama, Emanuel 'Orphan Earmark' Costs State Road Funds
- Mica is "Pretty Confident" That New Rules Won't Starve Highway Trust Fund
- Report identifies high-speed rail corridors with greatest ridership potential
- New House Rules Will Increase Deficit, Underfund National Priorities
- Do Roads Pay For Themselves? Setting the Record Straight on Transportation Funding
- Rules change on highway funds worries officials
- McCaskill wants 'orphaned' highway funds to be made available to states
- Letters: Raid on highway fund has consequences
- ODOT fears it could lose $115 million under U.S. House rule change
- New Report: Roads Don't Pay for Themselves
- Bishop: New House rules will kill construction jobs
- Transportation Groups Worry About Highway Funds
- Mica Says Highway Funds Won't Be Diverted
- NASTO Adopts Revised Surface Transportation Reauthorization Principles
- Industry Loses 16,000 Jobs in December; Returns to 20+% Unemployment Rate
- House Approves Rules Change That Could Lead to Reduced Highway & Transit Investment
- Highway Trust Fund Rescue Effort
December 2010
- LI builders oppose GOP plan on road funds
- Proposed rule may put highway funds at risk
- Ridership Surges for Third Straight Year, Study Finds
- Obama Signs 3-Month Extension of Aviation Programs
- AASHTO Joins in Expressing Strong Objections to Proposed House Rule
- Obama Signs Extension to March 4; Congress Adjourns for Year
- Business groups, unions unite against GOP rule change
- AASHTO and 20 Other Groups Strongly Object to Proposed House Rule
- Chicago's Sustainable Transportation Platform
- Highway bill still stuck in neutral
- U.S. demand for gas is on a long decline from 2006 peak
- Transport Issues Still Snarled
- Among potential deficit remedies, don't rule out raising gas tax
- Chicago's transportation infrastructure weakening
- A Look Ahead: AASHTO's Top 10 Transportation Issues in 2011
- Recovery Bond Program Ends, Illinois Expects $1 Billion in Subsidies
- Senate OKs Extension of Transportation Appropriations & Authorization to March 4
- Congress proceeds with 2011 funding measures
- High Speed Rail For America? Not So Fast
- Action on Spending Bill Pending with Saturday Deadline Looming
- Transportation bill's passage tops LaHood's wish list
- Airport for Peotone region closer to reality
- South Carolina bills seek to protect road funds, drivers
- Constitutional amendment would expand state transportation funds beyond highways
- Oregon's Gas Tax to Increase 6 Cents Jan. 1
- GAO Report Outlines Future Challenges for Public Transportation
- Illinois Opens Stearns Road Bridge Corridor in Chicago Suburbs
- Program Expected to Lapse in 2 Weeks After Being Excluded from Tax Bill
- Making Tracks: A New Era for US Freight
- Without new funds or ideas, gridlock looms
- Governor proposes new funding ideas for transportation
- Coming down from 2010: the outlook for highway and bridge construction
- Congress Might Finally Break the FAA Funding Logjam... Maybe
- Steve Lunetta: High-speed rail a real waste of money
- As Acela turns 10, Amtrak plans high-speed growth
- Chuck Sweeny: It's good Amtrak is on the way, by whichever route
- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy will drop over 50,000 signatures on AAA's doorstep Monday
- Feds will pull, redistribute state's high-speed rail money
- Chicago-Rockford-Dubuque Line Marks Return of Passenger Rail to Rockford
- Wisconsin DOT Facing $300 Million Budget Shortfall
- September Driving Up 1.5%, Sets Record for Month
- Bipartisan Industry & Commission Leaders Issue Call for Overhaul
- USDOT Redirects $1.2 Billion from Ohio & Wisconsin to 13 Other States
- 4.4% Drop in 2011 Highway & Bridge Construction Market Expected, ARTBA Forecasts
- House Approves Extension of SAFETEA-LU & USDOT Funding for 9 Months
- DOT panel approves highway project list
- Set priorities before hiking the gas tax
- Illinois Department of Transportation, Route 50 Coalition, wrapping up negotiations
- Instant Payouts From Expanded Gaming Plan Unlikely
- Eliminating earmarks won't fix crisis
- FMCSA to unveil five-year "roadmap"
- Jim Oberstar, Exit Interview After 17 Terms With House Transportation Committee
- Future of popular Build America Bonds program in doubt
- Recovery Act Continues to Support More Than 50,000 Transportation Jobs
- CBO Reports Drop in Real Spending on Water & Transportation Infrastructure
- AASHTO, 20 Other Groups Endorse Proposal to Boost Gas Tax 15 Cents
- House Passes 3-Month FAA Extension
- Why a Gas Tax Is About Deficit Reduction
- Two Republican senators back deficit plan
- Freight Index Increase 2.8 Percent in November
- Transportation Leaders Release Statement on Deficit Commission Draft Proposal
November 2010
- Earmarks are still in demand despite ban
- Highway funds panel issues ideas
- Panel: Idaho needs to hike road & bridge funding by $543M a year
- Oberstar Pushes for President, Republicans to Reach a Deal on FAA Bill
- Political gridlock railroads high-speed trains
- GOP House aims to take $2 billion back from California high-speed rail
- DOT Stimulus Spending Tops $22.6 Billion
- High-speed rail progress hit-and-miss across the U.S.
- Report: Stimulus boosted economic growth, job creation
- Group says high-speed rail should create jobs
- Highway funding panel issues recommendations
- Group suggests 10-cent gas tax increase
- Oberstar Suggests 1-Year Extension, Reflects on 18 Terms in House
- Lame-Duck Session Gets Underway; 4 Big Transportation Issues Remain
- AAR weekly report: Rail traffic continues to outpace '09 levels
- Expiration of federal tax provision could impact transit ridership in 2011, report says
- Champaign City Council approves bills for new infrastructure
- Where should rejected high-speed rail funds go?
- Biden boasts about curbs on stimulus fraud, abuse
- States won't be able to reroute high-speed rail funding
- Outlook for Highway Reauthorization Unclear after Election
- Senator Hutchinson is Illinois' Most Successful Advocate for Public Transportation
- Deficit Commission Includes Gas Tax Hike in Draft Proposal, U.S. Senators Also Call for Gas Tax Hike
- Every Day Counts Summits to Speed Project Delivery Continue
- Tolling Session Focuses on Shaping Public Perception, Expanding Revenue
- State Experts Discuss Revenue
- Annual Meeting Panel Discusses Financing Transportation Projects
- Climate Change Steering Committee Hears About Efforts to Reduce GHG Emissions
- California Allocates $141 Million to Upgrade Transportation Infrastructure, and Drive Economic Growth
- Gambling our way to prosperity?
- Debt Panel Heads Endorse Fuel Tax Increase
- How the Gas Tax Is Like Keyser Soze
- High-speed rail funding sparks debate
- Bloomington Bulldozer: Indiana DOT Shoves I-69 Down College Town's Throat
- Voinovich, Carper Float Fuel Tax Hike
- Reassessing Rail Reregulation
- Average Fuel Spending Drops, But We Still Use A Lot of It
- Illinois enforces pay-to-play ban
- Commission hears pitch for highway corridor
- Aviation Bill to Be a Priority for House Republican
- Suddenly popular, Mica looks to control transportation
- States look at corporate plates to help with deficits
- Republicans Win Control of House; Oberstar Defeated by Cravaack
- Survey Underscores Slow Revenue Growth, Pressing Infrastructure Needs for Cities
- Mineta & Slater Urge State DOTs to Innovate, Not Wait on Feds
- Panelists Examine How to Make Every Day in Transportation Construction Count
- USDOT Releases New Freight Transportation Data
- Defunct tunnel project funds up for grabs
- Despite budget woes, MoDOT spending on rural highways
- Statewide voters say leave transportation money for roads, not schools
- Highway Measure Won't Bring Higher Taxes in New Year, Mica Says
- Share of federal bike/walk spending up, and more earmark thoughts
- Understanding Representative John Mica's Transportation Agenda
- 61% of CA Voters Protect Rail Funds
- State's cities and towns push to get highway funds back
- Transport Report
- Highway referendum passes
- Fred Barnes: Americans Mainly Want to Stay in Their Cars
- Scorecard: What Election 2010 Means For Transportation Around The Nation
- POST ELECTION: The Changing Face of the House and Senate Transportation Committees
- Transportation lobbyists vow they'll 'work with the winners'
- States' stimulus boost starts to shrink in June
- 2010 Transportation Ballot Measures
- Voters support spending controls
- How can city, state spend for transit?
- State agency provides funds to local communities
October 2010
- IDOT, Local Officials Unveil $6.5 Million Runway Expansion at Illinois Valley Regional Airport
- Business owners cautiously optimistic about new Amtrak route
- What transportation costume will you wear this Halloween?
- McLean Co. gets $1.5M for Old Route 66 bike trail
- $32 million state grant to transportation center
- Ohioans Speak Out on Blueprint for Creating More Jobs through Transportation
- Program Expires in 2 Months Unless Extended by Lame-Duck Congress
- Recovery Act Transportation Construction Employment Up 11% from Aug.
- APA Report Suggests Tying Transportation Funding Objectives to Sustainability Goals
- World Resources Institute Report Focuses on Reducing Transportation Emissions
- FRA Announces $2.4 Billion in Grant Awards for 54 Rail Projects
- New DOT Grants Boost Freight Rail Network
- The stimulus worked - but for which party?
- State finds money to push U.S. 51 expansion around Assumption
- Illinois And Iowa Receive $230 Million For Intercity Rail Project
- Governor Quinn Announces $8 Million Investment in Rockford Airport
- LaHood's Reaction To ARC Cancellation: "I Am Extremely Disappointed."
- For Amtrak Riders, It's All Aboard Despite The Cost
- New grant funds rail line
- State eyes property for Route 59 expansion
- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood talks about livable communities
- Illinois deals another video gambling contract
- Obama: Infrastructure a Top Priority
- DOT Stimulus Payouts Top $21 Billion
- Proposed Toll Hikes Unfair, Could Reduce Vital MTA Funding Source
- New Illinois multimodal hub will bring transportation modes together, connect Moline with Chicago (TIGER Series)
- Governor Quinn Announces $64 Million Investment to Build Grade Separation in Bensenville
- Hearings On Metra Budget
- Transportation funds move toward transit, away from highways
- Editorial on Amendment 3: Not the way to build roads
- Official: Construction should go up
- FRA Administrator Szabo Talks About National Rail Plan
- Christie Will Allow Rail Tunnel to Proceed Only If Others Pay
- Driving Up in August for 6th Straight Month
- FHWA Offers $10 Million to States to Fund Innovative Approaches
- USDOT/EPA/HUD Partnership Marks 1st Anniversary; Disburses $400M+ This Month
- Apollo Alliance Report Focuses on Job-Creation Potential of Increased Transit Investment
- Quinn's Job Announcements Not In Latest Jobs Report
- Study: Greater investment could revive U.S.' leadership in world rail industry
- Secretary LaHood Announces Funding for Innovative Transportation Projects
- Governor Quinn Announces Funding to Build Moline Transportation Center
- Ray LaHood: The Man With the Money
- Metra board approves release of 2011 budget
- County to receive more than $300,000 from Jobs Now! program
- Brady rips Quinn for handing out big construction checks
- I-90/39 plan gains speed
- NS's Moorman: "Passenger trains are a very good thing - in the right circumstances."
- Politicians celebrate rail grant Thursday
- Bond Sounds Pessimistic on Future of Highway Funding
- Secretary LaHood Announces More Than 70 Innovative Transportation Projects Competitively Funded Under TIGER II
- Statement by AASHTO Executive Director John Horsley on the Announcement of $600 million in TIGER II Grants
- Tolls on I-35W
- How do we pay for America's roads?
- Hannibal pushing for Amtrak to extend its route from Chicago that ends in Quincy
- Walker, Barrett promise not to raid transportation fund
- How the "Hydrogen Highway" Survived DOE's Budget Axe
- Why does Obama keep telling reporters there are 'no shovel ready projects'?
- Highway fund money diverted
- We won't raid road fund, Wisconsin governor candidates Tom Barrett, Scott Walker say
- Flight delays cost economy $32.9 billion
- Georgia DOT chief reviews funding amendment
- Obama to States: Invest in Infrastructure While It's Cheap
- Metra Board Approves Release of 2011 Budget
- State's capital construction program trickles into Tinley Park
- Wyoming Committee Approves 10-Cent Fuel-Tax Increase
- RITA Grants $19 Million to University Transportation Centers
- Report Shows How Technology Can Improve Transportation Efficiency
- Pew Survey Shows Transportation a Lower Priority for Many Americans
- Gas-Tax Changes Among Options Discussed at ULI Conference
- AASHTO Outlines an Option to Convert Fuel Taxes to Percentage Basis
- Obama Calls for Action on $50 Billion Investment During Lame Duck
- U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $18.7 Million in Transportation Research Grants in Eleven States
- Durbin, Ardis Announce $10 Million for Peoria Warehouse District
- DOT Mulls Extension of Tarmac Delay Rule
- Sheridan receives state funds for infrastructure
- Transportation secretary envisions nation connected by high-speed rail
- LaHood Announces $18.7 Million in Transportation Research Grants
- Coming soon - if you're lucky - to an airport near you
- State to fund $79M in road, infrastructure projects
- DeFazio's record proves his work
- Report Urges U.S. to Move Beyond Gas Tax for Funding Highways, Transit
- State Officials Cheer Obama Transport Funding Plan
- AASHTO Statement on President Obama's Urgent Call for Transportation Investment
- Obama Highway Plan Fuels Talk of Gas Tax Hike
- Politics Jeopardizing Some High-Speed Rail Projects
- Chicago-St. Louis Amtrak route sees ridership rise
- President Obama Urges Transportation Investment
- Who should pay for Florida's high-speed rail?
- House Chairman Seeks White House Input on Highway Bill Financing
- State releases $100 million in MFT funds to local governments
- NC court: State can't use special funds to balance budget
- High-speed rail will take taxpayers for a ride
- Recovery Report: Feds complete stimulus funding for highway, transit projects
- Shiny new toys vs. overdue obligations - and what the public thinks
- Which Way for O'Hare Express?
- Oberstar Seeks White House Support for 15-Cent Gas-Tax Hike
- New Methods Needed to Keep Economy Competitive, Miller Report States
- State DOTs Highlight Importance of Multimodalism at APTA Annual Meeting
- FTA Grants $776 Million to Improve Condition of Bus & Rail Systems
- Industry Loses 21,000 Jobs in September
- Gov's Bypass Panel Comes As Surprise
- Construction to hit the streets of C-U
- Capital plan boosted by grants
- STATEWIDE POLL: Roads rated a priority
- Chicago to receive extra $12.5 million from Illinois Transportation Department
- Taxing drivers by the mile and not by the gallon
- WisDOT: Local gevernments receive share of fuel tax, registration fees
- Watchdog's Pork Report Called Bull
- Illinois Policy Institute and CAGW Release Piglet Book on Capital Bill
- Illinois Pays More Than Mexico as States Sell Abroad
- Report: U.S. transportation system failing
- Interview with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood
- Funds went a long way for aging road system
- US highways showing age
- Stimulus funds for highways still stalled?
- Lawmaker Proposes Diesel Tax Hike
- N.J. highway, bridge and rail projects to be halted
- Illinois Jobs Now! Program to Support Twin Cities' Infrastructure
- Rural America's Vital Road Needs "Overlooked"
- It's Official: The Stimulus Isn't a Waste of Money
- Congress eyes diesel tax hike
- Governors Urge Senate Committees Not to Restrict States' Use of PPPs
- FRA Provides $285 Million in Recovery Funds to 5 States
- House Committee Explores Impact of Recovery Act on Local Communities
- Senate Committee Considers Innovative Methods to Finance Projects
- Report Cites Sprawl as Major Contributor to Travel Time
- ARTBA Report Documents Economic Benefits of Infrastructure Investment
- Congress Continues USDOT Funding Through Dec. 3
- AASHTO Report Documents "Transportation's Summer of Recovery"
- Stimulus-funded transportation projects are leading to new hires
- AASHTO Hosts Transportation Finance Forum for Congress
- AEM Launches Campaign to Encourage Infrastructure Investment
- Amtrak Releases Concept for 220 mph Train Along Northeast Corridor
- FRA Issues Progress Report on Plan's Development
September 2010
- Ag groups call for rail reform
- Lawmaker says congestion-relief bill would create better flow of freight
- I-Jobs funds Mid-Iowa construction work
- US Rails Set Second Container Count Record
- Franchot offers good news on highway user fees
- High-Speed Rail Won't Hurt Freight, Says Szabo
- Is high-speed rail on track in the U.S.?
- Amtrak reveals vision for East high-speed rail
- New AASHTO Report Documents "Transportation's Summer of Recovery" -- States continue to deliver critical projects and paychecks
- Illinois Expands Runways At Cahokia Airport, To Create 178 Jobs
- Funding increases for county roads have failed six times
- Michigan takes steps to keep federal road funds
- New Report: ARRA Transpo Funds Making Difference
- How To Pay For High-Speed Rail
- Oregon does not overspend on highway projects
- A Smart Way to Finance High-Speed Rail: Restructuring the Highway Trust Fund into a Results-Driven Transportation Fund
- What Next For FAA Reauthorization?
- Looking Past the November Midterm Elections
- Quinn announces $5.4 million investment in Peoria International Airport
- St. Louis Downtown Airport projects to create 178 jobs
- Money for capital investments coming to Southern Illinois
- Illinois Invests $100 Million For Local Transportation Upgrades
- Twin Cities ranks low in public transit funding
- Stimulus funds not delivering highway jobs
- LaHood: DOT moving aggressively to respond to NTSB proposals
- States' choices delay impact of stimulus funds
- Unlike some states, Georgia making use of federal roads funds
- Stimulus spending on highways isn't delivering on job promises
- Will it take special sales tax to move forward on Highway 23?
- In Kansas and Missouri, officials tout stimulus' impact on projects
- Officials decide to extend Ga. 400 toll
- Study shows range of highway conditions in Northwest Colorado
- State DOTs Obligating Highway Funds More Slowly than in Prior Years, GAO Finds
- More Va. roads to be paved, post-audit
- Lack of budget means $3.9 billion in transportation funds on hold
- Illinois's $25 Billion of Bonds Get Negative Moody's Outlook
- White House defends stimulus, highlights projects
- Baltimore area roads cost drivers an extra $603 per year, report says
- IT'S A GO: U.S. 50 environmental, design study bid awarded
- VDOT audit finds almost $1 billion in unspent funds
- Feds balk at 60 mpg rule by '25
- Republican Lawmakers Seek Probe of Amtrack Chairman
- Congress poised to clear another FAA extension
- US marine highway funds will help cut fuel consumption
- 'Final Countdown' for FAA Reauthorization Bill?
- Illinois Task Force to Address GPS Use by Truckers
- 5 ways to fix Illinois' transportation mess
- City takes on portion of trails project
- Supreme Court hears request of light-rail opponents to ban building tracks on Interstate 90
- I-90/39 expansion plan seen as top priority: DOT
- AASHTO Reports Inform Congress of States' Capacity Needs
- Panelists at Brookings Forum Laud Obama's Infrastructure Plan
- Senate Hearing Examines Ways for Freight & Passenger Railroads to Cooperate
- Gov. Quinn visiting Quincy today to promote $16.8M in interstate improvements
- Governor Quinn Announces $79 Million to Reduce Rail and Road Congestion in Galesburg, Create 500 Jobs
- Governor Quinn Visits Quincy Highway Project, Highlights State's Record Construction Season
- Governor Quinn Announces Illinois as First State to Begin High-Speed Rail Construction
- County lists major highway projects slated for 2011
- Town considering using CHIPS moneys for equipment purchases
- Lack of Congressional Infrastructure Focus Frustrates Transportation Officials
- Gas tax to go on spring ballot in Westville
- States Struggle To Share Cost Of High-Speed Rail
- Oberstar pleased with Obama's transportation plan, but is enough time left to pass it?
- Shipper Groups Merge to Push Heavier Trucks
- Japan readies loans for California high-speed train
- Assessing Obama's Infrastructure Plan
- Where Did the Transportation Stimulus Money Go?
- Carroll towns ask state to restore highway funds
- Take a close look at ODOT spending
- Rail Traffic At Highest Level Since 2008
- Highway Deaths Fall to Lowest Level in 60 Years
- Obama Proposes $50B Upfront Investment in Long-Term Surface Transportation Bill
- Shortages of trucks and truck drivers stall product deliveries
- Editorial: Governor's power needs limits
- Want to Drive 90 in Nevada? Buy a Pass
- Governor Quinn Announces $100 Million in High-Tech Infrastructure Investment
- Obama's Infrastructure Plan: More Cash Could Hit the Road
- Grand Strand leaders to lobby Congress for I-73 funds
- Oklahoma highway officials to identify shovel-ready projects
- State hungry for road money
- Push for road money hits same political speed bump
- BUDC seeks Southtowns Connector funds
- Roadshow: Traffic is nasty in Santa Cruz
- Caterpillar, Vulcan May Reap Most From Obama Highway Proposal
- Quincy Veterans' Home receives $2.4 million for construction project
- Obama $50 Billion Infrastructure Plan to Create Jobs in 2011
- Governor Quinn Announces $2.4 Million Capital Project at Quincy Veteran's Home
- Would I-90 expansion increase safety, economic development?
- Candor needed on TxDOT funds
- Committee Approves Specifications for Bi-Level Train Cars
- Clyburn Proposes Stock-Trading Fee to Fund Transportation Programs
- AASHTO Study: Highway Capacity Crisis Looming in Rural America
- Budget Office Sees Highway Fund Secure to 2013
- Advocacy group looks to unlock history and recreation along I & M Canal
- Governor Quinn Announces $8.3 Million Project to Revitalize Roosevelt Road
- In search of better roads
- Meeting Thursday night in East Dubuque to discuss highway projects
- U.S. 67 group hears about highway projects; IDOT secretary says program moving forward
- Illinois Department of Transportation and Lake Michigan Interstate Gateway Alliance Unveil Enhanced Travel Website to Help Steer Midwest Motorists
- Congressman Clyburn sees stock fee as way to fund highways across U.S.
- Budget Office Sees Highway Fund Secure to 2013
August 2010
- Schock: Highway bill in need of fuel
- Illinois highways rank 40th in national report
- Quinn focuses on labor
- Governor Quinn Announces $11 Million Clear Lake Avenue and Dirksen Parkway Construction Project
- Transportation and Business Community Coalitions Join Forces to Push for Action on Highway & Transit Bill
- Governor Quinn Celebrates $12 Million Federal Award for Rural Broadband Access
- Rural America: No Escape for Highway Capacity Crisis, Study Says
- DOT seeks input on Mobility Fund project
- Taxing transportation
- Libertarians are wrong about infrastructure
- Waiting game
- States scramble for transportation funding sources
- Senate hopefuls agree on transit needs, disagree on funding
- Congress asked to fix roads
- New campaign to fix aging roads and bridges
- Keeping candidates informed on transportation issues
- 34 Voices finally heard
- Local, state officials unveil national campaign for federal highway funding
- Funding Announced for Biggsville Bypass
- RTA makes it official: John Gates is chairman
- Metra projects $17 million deficit due to falling ridership
- Timetable for video gaming payouts in Illinois remains unclear
- Mike McRae: Highway reform chugging uphill in Congress
- Metra to buy new rail cars
- Illinois' new video gambling law looks to be a jackpot for some businesses
- US 34 Funding Announcement
- Supersizing Hits Freight World
- Using highway funds for rail, bicycles, etc.
- Rockford: 71% from tax has gone for roads
- Illinois, Iowa seek funds for Q.C. to Chicago rail route
- Inhofe backs highway earmarks
- Section of North Main Street to be resurfaced before reconstruction
- Public Transit: Bleeding to Death from a Thousand Cuts?
- Road builders tell Obama 6-year transport bill needed by December
- Illinois Sends Contrasting Messages to Bond Buyers, Voters on Deficit Plan
- Quinn's signature on video gambling bill is all the reason needed to vote for Brady