Weekly Transportation News

Transit:

1. Star Tribune: Light-Rail Hassles to Bring Greener Future
2. Human Transit Blog: Social Media's Influence on Public Transit
3. TCDP: St. Paul Residents Speak Out Against Transit Cuts Coming from State Budget Battle (TLC mentioned!)
4. The Hill's Transportation Report: House Could Cut Rail Stimulus Funds
5. Human Transit: Network Design for High Ridership, A Dense City Example
6. Minnetonka Patch: State of Shutdown: Transit Cuts Coming
7. Streetsblog Capitol Hill: Bi-Partisan Political Veterans Team Up to Design a New Gas Tax System
8. MN Daily: Commuter Bus Lines to U at Risk
9. Pioneer Press: Plans, Budget for Cedar Avenue Bus Stations Gets Smaller
10. Finance & Commerce: Behind the Scenes: Central Corridor vs. State Shutdown (subscription required)

 

Bike/Walk:

1. Huffington Post: Creating the Livable, Walkable Community
2. Bike MN: Critical Alert: Federal Biking and Walking Funding in Jeopardy
3. Pioneer Press: Lake Elmo, North St. Paul, Others Narrow Streets to Slow Traffic While Cutting Costs
4. Environmental Health News: Exhaust-ing Ride for Cyclists: Air Pollutants Trigger Heart Risk
5. Washington Post: Black Women Take Their Place in D.C.'s Bike Lanes
6. Star Tribune: Women Bike More in Minneapolis
7. Alexandria Echo Press: Maps Urge Bicycling, Walking in West Central Minnesota
8. Sustainable Cities Collective: 11 Great Bicycle Films

 

Roads/Bridges:

1. MPR: Q & A: How Will the Shutdown Affect Roads?
2. NPR: More Roads May Pave the Way to More Traffic
3. Streetsblog Capitol Hill: Mica: "The Focus of the Bill Is on the National Highway System"
4. KSTP: New Road Projects Put On Hold By MN-Dot
5. Star Tribune: Push Begins for Slower, Lower St. Croix River Crossing (TLC mentioned!)
6. Pioneer Press: Stillwater Bridge Chase Gets New Entry
7. TCDP: Hard Facts About Highways
8. Stillwater Gazette: New Group Offers 'Sensible' Bridge Plan (TLC mentioned!)

 

Other:

1. Star Tribune: Cities Aim Lower, Leaving Behind Dreams of Utopia
2. The White House Blog: Announcing Strong Cities, Strong Communities
3. The City Fix: New Report: Tax on Oil and Gas Key to Improved U.S. Transportation
4. TCDP: Neighborhood Notes: Moving the Stevens House (TLC mentioned!)