Today’s Headlines

  • Is Oberstar giving up on his push for a long-term transport bill? No way (CongressNow)
  • LaHood tangles with GOP over stimulus (The Hill)
  • Proposed $4.6 billion widening of Maryland’s I-270 sets nerves on edge (Sun)
  • Michigan’s members of Congress ask the administration to save their road projects (DetNews.com)
  • Sustainable transport advocate to head White House’s livable communities initiative (Wash Biz)

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Oberstar Stays Optimistic About New Transport Bill in 2010

By Elana Schor |
House transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) today renewed his call for action on a new federal infrastructure bill before year’s end, using a hearing on the Obama administration’s stimulus law to urge passage of long-term legislation as well as a second round of short-term investment in roads, bridges, and rail. House transport committee chairman […]

Talking Headways Podcast: Land Value Capture and Transit

By Jeff Wood |
For this week's podcast we return to the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Montreal. This session on land value capture features Julian Ware of Transport for London, Sharon Liu of Hong Kong’s MTR, and Iain Dobson of Strategic Regional Research Associates in Toronto. Each gives their perspective on how land value capture relates to transport development.

Senate Climate Bill Leaks: The Good News and Bad News for Transport

By Elana Schor |
The Senate’s climate change legislation will finally make its debut tomorrow, courtesy of environment committee chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and foreign relations committee chairman John Kerry (D-MA). But the Washington Post has already obtained a "close-to-final" version of the bill [PDF], which provides some details but leaves unanswered the key question of how much aid […]

Portland’s Transport Research Guru Headed to Obama Administration

By Elana Schor |
The U.S. DOT is expected to announce today that it has tapped Robert Bertini, a Portland State University professor who headed Oregon’s state-wide transport research effort, as the No. 2 at the Research and Innovative Technology Administration — the government’s home for stats on all things transportation. Robert Bertini (Photo: Oregonian) Bertini’s hiring is an […]