Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Deteriorating Transportation Infrastructure Could Cost America $3.1 Trillion (Huffington Post) A new report from the American Society for Civil Engineers calculates that [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. The State of the Union’s Roads: An Investigative Report (Car and Driver) This must-read report comes from Car and Driver, a publication [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Study: $2 trillion needed for U.S. infrastructure (Washington Post) The results of a new study from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) echo [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Backfire! With Cleaner Cars, People Drive More (Treehugger) In Sweden, the law of unintended consequences is on full display. The country prides [continue reading]
Below are the remarks on infrastructure and transportation made by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address last night. Here is the video; the following part of the speech begins at the 32:00 minute mark: The third step in winning the future is rebuilding America. To attract [continue reading]
President Barack Obama held a meeting at the White House this morning on investing in the nation’s infrastructure — a follow-up to his Labor Day announcement of a plan to rebuild the country’s roads and rails. Among those in attendance was Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraiogosa, who also serves on [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Now’s the time to invest in infrastructure, but U.S. plan is too modest (Washington Post) This opinion piece from the Washington Post [continue reading]
A group of Southern California transportation officials are in Washington today, making their case that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provide funds for an initial high-speed rail corridor between Downtown Los Angeles and Anaheim. Officials are seeking more than $2 billion from Washington for a project expected to cost [continue reading]
