The American Dream Coalition has once again compiled some excellent links to transportation policy news through their weeklys newsletter The American Dream Communicator:
Mobility & Transportation
18th Annual Highway Report – Reason Foundation
New York Transit Woes Demonstrate Need for Reform – Sam Staley, Out of Control Policy Blog
Urban planners romanticize immobility (audio) – Randal O’Toole, Cato Institute
Urban planning and technology can change commuter ways – Financial Times
Plug-in hybrid subsidies are a bad deal for taxpayers – Washington Post
Infrastructure Politics Veering Right – Autopia
Winona could host futuristic public transportation model – LaCrosse Tribune, Minnesota
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success? – Harvard Business School
Houston commuters catch rides with strangers to save time, money – WHOU.com, Houston
Maryland ICC to be first all-electronic tollroad in eastern US – TollRoadNews
Debate panelists split over buses, broader impact of transit investments – Transportation4America
Colorado: 2010 Ballot Measure Would Slash Car Taxes – TheNewspaper.com
A Streetcar Named Monorail – LBPOST.com, Long Beach, California
Norfolk light rail is over budget, opening delayed to 2011 – Virginia Pilot
Link light-rail ridership dipped in November – Seattle Times
Phoenix Drivers Confused by Light Rail – Governing.com
Local residents want a fence built around the Light Rail for safety – WTKR.com, Virginia
VTA Accident Kills One Person – KCBS.com, San Jose
MTA to fire light rail operators in accident that killed 2 teens – Baltimore Sun
Elevated train derails in Chicago; minor injuries reported – Breaking News 24/7, Chicago
Attorney: Bus stabbing suspect is mentally ill – San Jose Mercury News
MTA worker faces charges of stealing more than $400,000 – Baltimore Sun
Backpedaling: New report raises questions about ‘Bike City USA’ – Willamette Week, Portland
Roll up the pavement: Gravel is making a comeback – Associated Press
Getting Beyond Petroleum Won't Be Easy – SciTech Today