Today’s Headlines

  • LaHood joins auto insurer to kick off new campaign educating teenagers about distracted driving (DOT Blog, Allstate Press)
  • Who’s to blame for the now-undetermined delay in the Senate climate change bill: Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) or Lindsey Graham (R-SC)? (MoJones, TNR, NPR)
  • Digging deeper into the recent reports of a significant uptick in New York City cycling (Streetsblog NYC)
  • New Jersey rushing to shore up its aging bridges … (GlobeSt.com)
  • … as its new GOP governor takes local heat for backing big transit fare hikes (Trenton Times)
  • Iowa to make $150m in new infrastructure investments (Q-C Times)
  • Short of funding, Michigan scales back plans for a new commuter rail line (Free Press)

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Today’s Headlines

By Elana Schor |
Purple toll lanes, overhead lane-use control signs, and more crosswalk time for pedestrians are all coming soon to a road near you, as the U.S. DOT makes its first update in six years to the nation’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (UPI) Did one affordable-housing nonprofit in New York City really get $156 million […]

Columbus Wins $50 Million “Smart City” Grant. What Put It Over the Top?

By Angie Schmitt |
U.S. DOT announced the winner of its $50 million “Smart City” grant yesterday, and Columbus, Ohio, bested finalists San Francisco, Portland, Austin, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, and Denver for the prize. Many other cities had applied for this federal funding to demonstrate how new technologies can improve urban streets and transportation. In its application, Columbus focused on improving job access […]

It’s Official: Sadik-Khan in at DOT

By Sarah Goodyear |
After weeks of speculation, City Hall has announced that Janette Sadik-Khan, a senior vice president at Parsons Brinckerhoff, will be the new commissioner of the NYC DOT. This from a press release issued this afternoon by the mayor’s office: "Janette Sadik-Khan has a superb mix of public and private sector transportation management experience and she […]

State Farm Opts for Atlanta Transit Over Sprawl

By Angie Schmitt |
It was a major coup for the Atlanta region when State Farm announced yesterday locate one of its three national hubs there, a move that will bring 3,000 new jobs over the next 10 years. But what really makes this news interesting is that State Farm chose to put its new campus right next to […]

The Case for a Highway Teardown in Dallas

By Tanya Snyder |
IH-345 in Dallas looks like a perfect candidate for a highway teardown. The 39-year-old, 1.4-mile elevated highway is nearing the end of its useful life, and it’s taking up valuable real estate just outside downtown. Patrick Kennedy at Network blog Walkable Dallas Fort Worth estimates the teardown would cost as little as $60 million, while […]