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Transportation for America

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February 6, 2017

Stories You May Have Missed

As a valued member, Transportation for America is dedicated to providing you pertinent information. This includes news articles to inform your work. Check out a list of stories you may have missed last week.

  • The U.S. Senate on Tuesday January 31st voted to confirm Elaine Chao to be the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. (CNN)
  • On Wednesday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held its first hearing of the new Congress to host a broad discussion on the need to invest in infrastructure. (T4A member summary here)
  • New York City instituted a requirement that ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft have to report detailed data about where they’re picking up and dropping off their passengers. (Wired Magazine)
  • Tennessee Governor Bill Haslem’s plan to raise the gas tax in Tennessee to fund transportation needs faces skepticism in the Tennessee state legislature. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
  • Transportation for America/Smart Growth America released a new report, “Empty Spaces” highlighting that too much parking is being built near transit stations. (Transportation for America; Washington Post)
  • Nearly $6.8 billion dollars in development has occurred around Minneapolis’s current and planned light rail lines. (Minneapolis Metro Council)
  • The Congress for a New Urbanism released their 2017 list of “Freeways without Futures”. (CNU)

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