Weekly Transportation News

Transit:

1. MPR: Emmer Now Says He’s Open to Rail Projects
2. Workday Minnesota: Diverse Coalition of Unions Mobilizing Met Council Workers
3. Star Tribune: Pelosi on Union Depot: ‘This is the Future’
4. Mpls/St. Paul Business Journal: Metropolitan Council to Use Eminent Domain at Former Gillette Plant
5. Pioneer Press: Reviving St. Paul’s Union Depot
6. Pioneer Press: Pelosi, Oberstar on Dollars for St. Paul’s Union Depot: ‘More to Come’
7. KSTP TV: Pelosi Visits Stimulus-Funded Minn. Train Station
8. Pioneer Press: Central Corridor Project Set to Start Under Budget
9. New York Times: Commuters Endure First Day of New York City Transit Cuts
10. Finance & Commerce: Association Update: Transit Projects Mean Opportunity for Retailers
11. Planetizen: Should Cities Sell Naming Rights to Transit Stations?
12. Finance & Commerce: Twin Cities Make Pitch to Foundation

Bike/Walk:

1. The Line: “Incredibly Sexy and Utterly Normal”: David Byrne and Friends Boost Biking in Minneapolis
2. Momentum Magazine: Montreal’s BIXI Bike-share System Turns One
3. Pioneer Press: New Nice Ride Bike-Sharing Program a Hit –Too Big of One, Local Rental Shops Fear
4. MN Daily: U of M Bicycle Trail Sees More Delays
5. Finance & Commerce: Bike Enthusiast Questions City’s “Improvements”
6. Treehugger: Pedestrian Power Takes a Step Up
7. Human Transit: Singapore: Pedestrian First Impressions
8. InsightNews: Bicycle Apartheid
9. TC Daily Planet: Used Bikes and Library Cards
10. Star Tribune: Keeping Bike thieves at Bay isn’t that Hard
11. Albert Lea Tribune: Riding the Bike to Work Frees Me from the Car
12. The Transportationist: Nice Ride Minnesota Launches
13. MN Daily: Bicycle-Share System has Caused Overdrafts with Debit Card Use
14. MN Daily LTE: Nice Ride
15. Albert Lea Tribune: Most at Hearing Speak in Favor of Bike Lane
16. Metropolis: Pedal Policy

Roads/Bridges:

1. Star Tribune: St. Croix Bridge Plan Evaluation Slogged Down by Gulf Oil Leak
2. Scientific American: Observations: A Glimpse of a Car-Friendly Urban Future, Courtesy of –no surprise—a Car Company
3. Finance & Commerce: MnDOT: Questions Answered, Elk Run Interchange Gets OK
4. KSTP TV: Sensor Checks, Cleaning on Tap for New 35W Bridge
5. AP: Minneapolis Bridge Victims Seek Punitive Damages

Other:

1. Planetizen: Illegal NYC Commuter Vans Could Become Legitimate
2. Examiner.com: Sierra Club Promoting Active Community Transportation Act
3. Wired Autopia: You Only Think Your Commute Sucks
4. Metropolis POV: Reclaiming the City for Its People

Fun:

1. The Post and Courier: Guerrilla Architecture Pops up Locally