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Finally, a bill to give locals more access to their federal transportation...
Normal, Illinois’ Uptown Station project represents what can happen when the local leaders behind an ambitious vision are able gain access to the resources needed to bring that vision to life. Most...
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Bipartisan Senate bill introduced today would give local communities greater...
Five Senators from both parties just introduced a bill this afternoon that would give local communities more access to, and control over, a share of the federal transportation dollars that flow to...
View ArticleSenators and reps respond to locals’ pleas, introduce bill to steer more...
Yesterday afternoon, a bipartisan group of senators and representatives released a bill that will give local communities more access to, and control over, a share of the federal transportation dollars...
View ArticleA new bill in Congress would create new financing option for transit-oriented...
This article originated on our partners’ websites Smart Growth America and LOCUS Developers. Transit-oriented development (TOD) can make it easier for people to live and work near public...
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Could a national TIGER program co-exist along with a version in each state?...
As momentum builds for a proposal to give local communities of all sizes direct access to a share of federal transportation dollars via statewide competitive grant programs, a USDOT official affirmed...
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Former Amtrak chair (and our current chair) on the derailment and need for...
As former Amtrak Board Chairman, my thoughts and prayers are with the crew, passengers and their families after last night’s derailment in Philadelphia. John Robert Smith I was chair in 1999, when a...
View ArticleStatement in response to introduction of the Railroad Reform, Enhancement and...
Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced a multi-year bill to authorize funding to Amtrak and support passenger rail, dubbed the Railroad Reform, Enhancement and Efficiency...
View ArticleSenate’s new transportation bill is a good start, but more should be done for...
At long last, there’s finally some progress to report on a new long-term federal transportation bill. Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released their draft six-year...
View ArticleSenate Committee rolls forward with speedy markup of six-year transportation...
In a committee markup where the phrase “doing the Lord’s work” was invoked by numerous members on both sides of the aisle, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee sped through a markup of...
View ArticleSupport the new plan from a bipartisan duo of senators to send more...
Two Senators championing the cause of giving local communities more control over their transportation dollars have introduced a modified plan to steer more federal transportation dollars directly to...
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A major obstacle cleared for bringing new passenger rail service to the Deep...
Almost 14 years since Hurricane Katrina wiped it out, passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast is closer than ever to returning after a vital federal grant was awarded to help fund the capital...
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