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MBTA Shares Investment Plan with Public

2010-12-10 08:32:35

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officials came to Braintree Town Hall Wednesday night as part of a six-stop tour meant to inform and request input from the public about a five-year investment plan. - More

Eddie Bernice Johnson announces transit-oriented housing grant for Dallas

2010-11-02 08:06:03

As the City Council meeting got started this morning, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced a $2.2 million federal housing grant she helped steer to Dallas. - More

New commuter rail cars can be previewed this week

2010-11-01 13:33:50

The future of the commuter rail is sitting on Track 1 at North Station. From now through Friday, you can tour two mock-ups of the 75 commuter-rail coaches that the MBTA has ordered, for $189.7 million, from Hyundai Rotem USA, a subsidiary of the Korean manufacturer. - More

40B allows towns to 'shape' projects

2010-10-19 08:08:19

There are many well-publicized reasons to keep Massachusetts’ affordable house law by voting “no” on Question 2 in November. What is less widely known is how Chapter 40B enables Brookline and other towns to actively encourage and shape development projects to meet local needs. - More

AT&T and SEPTA Unveil AT&T Station

2010-09-21 07:43:53

"Next stop, AT&T Station". Whether they're headed to Citizens Bank Park to see the Phillies or to check out pre-season hockey action across the street, SEPTA riders will be pulling in to a re-named, revitalized Pattison Station today which now bears the name AT&T Station and the innovative elements of the AT&T brand. - More

Finch says city has faced tough year head on

2010-09-21 07:08:36

A terrorist, a crime spike, a devastating tornado, two firefighter deaths and an $8 million shortfall in the city's budget. - More

$90 million proposed for new light rail lines

2010-09-21 07:01:16

The O'Malley administration is proposing an infusion of almost $90million for engineering of two new transit systems — including Baltimore's east-west Red Line — as part of an otherwise flat $9.4billion transportation spending plan for the next six years. - More

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu no fan of suburban sprawl

2010-09-09 07:39:53

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., recently discussed her love of planning and her desire to see St. Tammany Parish become more centralized and move away from the sprawl that has largely reined king in unincorporated parts of the parish. - More

Mass. Gov. Patrick Highlights State Grant for Community Path In Somerville Maxpak Redevelopment

2010-09-07 12:33:45

As part of the Patrick-Murray Administration’s historic Massachusetts Works program to promote job growth and long-term economic recovery, Governor Deval Patrick on Monday joined state and local officials to announce a $490,000 Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Transit Oriented Development (TOD) grant to the City of Somerville to fund bicycle and pedestrian improvements near the privately-funded, multi-family residential MaxPak development project. - More

Climate War Moves to California

2010-08-30 08:41:30

California has emerged as a key battleground state in EDF’s national effort to move America toward a clean energy future. When Californians go to the polls in November, they’ll be deciding on the state’s landmark climate and energy policy—an outcome that will have national and international ramifications. - More

Purchases may spur redevelopment of depressed North Minneapolis artery

2010-08-26 08:32:34

The city of Minneapolis has purchased four buildings in North Minneapolis in hopes of pushing forward ongoing efforts to resurrect the West Broadway corridor. - More

Growing a community

2010-08-26 08:17:47

Jerome is little more than a spot on a map, a handful of homes and a church nestled among the corn and soybean fields of southeastern Union County. That's about to change. - More

Get ahead of gridlock in Wisconsin

2010-08-26 07:44:43

Wisconsin and its economy need a modern and reliable transportation system to get people and products where they need to go fast. - More

BRT's less costly, more efficient, say advocates

2010-08-23 07:47:27

Not everyone has jumped on board light-rail transit. In fact, there are many who think the benefits of LRT are seriously overblown and a love affair with trains has led to an an ugly step-sister view of buses that just isn't fair. - More

Erie needs waterfront master plan

2010-08-16 08:04:49

Erie's waterfront is always on my mind. For more than a decade, I managed design teams for dozens of major waterfront projects. When I look at our waterfront, I see it through the lens of those experiences. - More

Limerick board supports Route 422 master plan, but not tolling

2010-08-06 07:36:18

Although endorsing a master plan for the Route 422 corridor, Limerick Township supervisors have distanced themselves from the idea of turning the highway into a toll road. - More

Peninsula, business groups rail over high-speed

2010-08-03 21:53:29

Arguments over California's high-speed rail just got a whole lot more heated. Last week, the head of the Bay Area Council took an epistolary 2-by-4 to the mayors and city councils of five Peninsula cities, citing their "obstructionist policies" in connection with California's most ambitious infrastructure project of the past 50 years. - More

Two views on Eastern Corridor Project

2010-08-02 21:48:17

The city of Cincinnati is standing in the way of light rail's benefits, Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune charges in an Enquirer guest column. Cincinnati City Council members Roxanne Qualls and Jeff Berding respond that the city isn't opposed; the plan just isn't ready yet. - More

A look under the hood of Metro's 30/10 Initiative to build transit quicker

2010-08-02 09:58:05

The 30/10 Initiative got some nice coverage this weekend from local AP scribe Daisy Nguyen. Her story hit the wires today and I see it’s already been picked up by the Washington Post. - More

Light rail gets Obama push

2010-08-01 18:22:59

The up to $500 million public-private effort to build a light-rail loop on Detroit's Woodward Avenue has gained initial support from the Obama administration and soon will begin the environmental impact study process that could qualify it for up to 80 percent federal funding, organizers say. - More

PennDOT: 21 and unders, are responsible for the most crashes statewide

2010-08-01 15:41:27

It's the leading cause of death for teenagers across the U.S., but when they turn 16 it's time to drive no matter what. But sometimes the privilege turns tragic. More

Carrollton, GA awaits state DOT greenbelt approval

2010-08-01 15:29:21

The city of Carrollton is still waiting for final Georgia Department of Transportation approval before it can move forward on the 13-mile greenbelt project, but city officials say the OK could come any day. - More

All aboard Rell's Railroad

2010-08-01 15:24:27

Prepare for a lot more bumpy rides because the state will spend about $2 billion less this year than it should on transportation, according to a new state Transportation Strategy Board study. - More

AASHTO Honors 3 State DOT Photographers

2010-08-01 15:19:48

Three state transportation department photographers are being honored as winners of the "Faces of Transportation" competition sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. - More

Alabama ready to extend Research Park Boulevard

2010-08-01 14:54:12

HUNTSVILLE, AL - Work is expected to start in the coming months to ease congestion on Research Park Boulevard south of and at the Alabama 53 intersection. - More

The Clearfield Front Runner Station

2010-08-01 14:41:56

For those of you that had the pleasure of spending time at the Clearfield Front Runner station, you should ride on the UTA bus routes that services the station. - More

B.F. Saul tapped for Wheaton 8.2 acre WMATA development

2010-07-29 23:28:42

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and Montgomery County have tapped B.F. Saul to build a mixed-use, transit-oriented development on 8.2 acres of public land near the Red Line's Wheaton Metro station. - More

Beacon rebuffs MTA proposal

2010-07-28 09:28:00

BEACON — The City Council has decided not to consider or advance the Metro-North Railroad transit-oriented development in its current form. - More

Bellingham's first Transportation Tailgate set for Saturday

2010-07-28 09:06:01

BELLINGHAM - The first Transportation Tailgate, a discussion of transportation's role in a community's livability, will be held on top of the downtown Parkade parking structure. - More

Feds reject Utah's application for $175 million in school money

2010-07-27 12:31:19

Utah will not win $175 million for school reform in this round of the federal Race to the Top competition, education officials announced this morning.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced 19 finalists for the money, but Utah was not among them. - More

Blagojevich lawyer may be muzzled

2010-07-27 09:43:34

Was it a showdown or merely showtime?

Closing arguments at the corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich took a sharp detour Monday as one of the former governor's lawyers all but vowed to defy an order barring him from calling out the prosecution for failing to summon key witnesses to testify. - More

New home sales rebound 24%

2010-07-26 09:06:55

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- New home sales rebounded in June from the record low hit the previous month but remained sluggish.

New home sales increased 23.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 330,000 last month, up from an downwardly revised 267,000 in May, the Commerce Department reported Monday. Sales year-over-year fell 16.7%.- More

Tony Hayward is about to get his life back

2010-07-26 09:03:49

Tony Hayward is about to get his life back. According to multiple news reports, the embattled CEO is expected to step down after the board discusses and approves his exit in a meeting today. One of the biggest questions many will be asking: What took them so long?

After all, Hayward's departure has been practically inevitable for weeks now. First, of course, there was his seemingly unrivaled propensity, at least among corporate CEOs, for public relations gaffes. His comment that "I would like my life back" and his logic that the Gulf of Mexico's large size meant the spill was "relatively tiny" were nearly insurmountable amidst the politically charged atmosphere.- More

Leaked Afghan reports reveal 'war crimes,' campaigner claims

2010-07-26 07:09:59

London, England (CNN) -- Leaked United States military reports from Afghanistan appear to contain "evidence of war crimes," the man who published them said Monday.

WikiLeaks.org -- a whistleblower website -- published what it says are about 76,000 United States military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan filed between 2004 and January of this year. - More

Oil Rig Alarm Was Not Fully Turned On, Worker Says

2010-07-23 10:58:23

KENNER, La. — The emergency alarm on the Deepwater Horizon was not fully activated on the day the oil rig caught fire and exploded, triggering the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a rig worker on Friday told a government panel investigating the accident. - More

Sherrod regards Obama's call as apology

2010-07-23 09:27:11

The former Agriculture Department employee at the center of a political firestorm said Friday that President Barack Obama didn't literally say he was "sorry" when they spoke Thursday, but "by simply calling me," she believed he was apologizing. - More

Feinberg: Unfair to Ask Firms to Return Payouts

2010-07-23 09:24:38

WASHINGTON—U.S. "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg on Friday declined to request 17 financial firms that doled out $1.6 billion in "ill advised" executive compensation to return the excessive payouts, saying to do so would be unfair to the companies and could trigger private lawsuits and additional Congressional investigation. - More

Tropical Storm in Gulf Halts Spill Response Efforts

2010-07-23 09:13:59

A tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico has forced the evacuation of response vessels at the site of BP’s blown-out oil well, further stalling efforts to permanently seal the well. - More

Goldman Sachs $550 Million Settlement Approved

2010-07-20 23:51:55

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission won court approval to levy a $550 million penalty against Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the largest ever against a Wall Street firm, over claims the bank misled investors in collateralized debt obligations linked to subprime mortgages. - More

Mac, iPad sales push Apple to record revenue

2010-07-20 23:49:21

For the third time in the last four quarters, Apple today reported it sold a record number of Macs, although sales of the iPhone slipped slightly. - More

Lohan's Father, Friends Protest Jail Time

2010-07-20 23:46:52

Her father, Michael Lohan, and his attorney Lisa Bloom, as well as Lindsay's photographer friends Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri and Marcus Klinko, went on CNN's "Larry King Live" Tuesday night to argue their case, marking Michael's second time on the show to talk about his daughter's probation violation. - More

The oil spill: The latest developments

2010-07-20 23:43:09

Five leaks in and around BP's well are more like "drips" and aren't yet reason to worry, said retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the national incident commander. - More

Officials Say Boeing Won a Jet Order From Emirates

2010-07-18 23:14:31

Boeing obtained an order for up to 30 of its wide-body 777 jets from Emirates Airline of Dubai in a deal that would be worth nearly $7 billion at list prices, industry officials said Sunday. - More

Pakistan, Afghanistan Sign Landmark Trade Deal

2010-07-18 23:07:11

Pakistan and Afghanistan on Sunday signed a landmark trade agreement that has been heavily promoted by the United States. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is in Pakistan for a two-day visit, looked on as the Pakistani and Afghan commerce ministers sealed the deal in Islamabad. - More

Seep near capped well worries U.S.

2010-07-18 23:04:15

Reporting From Atlanta — Worried about a substance seeping near BP's sealed oil well, the federal government demanded late Sunday that the company intensely monitor the seabed and be prepared to reopen the well immediately if new oil leaks spring up around the wellhead. - More

Apple's iPhone Fix

2010-07-17 06:03:20

What the antenna issue means for Steve Jobs and the overall brand.

Senator Brown's jobless bill wins little support

2010-07-17 05:55:16

Scott Brown, with some justification, makes frequent claims to bipartisanship. But as the Republican senator from Massachusetts prepared to cast another vote next week against an extension of benefits for jobless Americans, he expressed frustration.

Democrats, he said, never gave his alternative plan to extend benefits a serious look. - More

BP Oil Well Cap Holds as Scientists Analyze Test Results

2010-07-17 05:51:55

Oil company BP says the giant cap it placed over a blown-out well appears to be holding, as engineers work around the clock to analyze pressure readings, temperature gauges and underwater images. - More

Iran Nuke Defector Left Behind $5 Million In CIA Cash

2010-07-15 23:49:40

The Iranian nuclear scientist who returned to Tehran today left behind some $5 million he was promised by the CIA as part of "benefits package" offered by the CIA's National Resettlement Operations Center, US officials tell ABC News. - More

Google Falls After Costs of Research, Marketing Crimp Profit

2010-07-15 23:39:26

Google Inc. dropped as much as 5.1 percent in late trading yesterday after the company reported second-quarter profit that missed estimates, weighed down by a surge in spending. - More

Goldman Sachs Settles Over Fraud Charges

2010-07-15 23:34:39

32 putts for Woods

2010-07-15 23:30:18

Tiger Woods took 32 putts with the new putter he brought to St. Andrews. That's more than he averaged two weeks ago with his old one. Not that it seemed to bother Woods. Nor did it keep golf's No. 1 attraction from one of his best rounds of his post-scandal comeback. - More

Obama Hails Passage of Financial Reform

2010-07-15 23:21:41

President Obama praises Congress for passing a financial reform package that brings new accountability to Wall Street and helps provide economic security to individuals, families and businesses.

Because of this reform, the American people will never again be asked to foot the bill for Wall Street's mistakes. There will be no more taxpayer-funded bailouts -- period.

Oil Spill Capped for a Second Day, Offering Some Hope

2010-07-15 22:59:40

The hemorrhaging well that has spilled millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico remained capped for a second day Friday, providing some hope of a long-term solution to the environmental disaster. - More

China's Inflation Pressures May Ease as Property, Lending Cool

2010-07-11 21:43:50

China’s property prices snapped 15 months of gains and bank lending eased in June, indicating that curbs on credit may diminish inflation pressures even as record exports support growth. Real-estate prices in 70 cities fell 0.1 percent from the previous month, the statistics bureau said in Beijing today. New lending of 603 billion yuan ($89 billion) was the least in three months, the central bank said in a report yesterday. - More

Judge OKs iPhone class action against Apple, AT&T

2010-07-11 21:38:47

A federal judge says a monopoly abuse lawsuit against Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc.'s mobile phone unit can move forward as a class action. The lawsuit consolidates several filed by iPhone buyers starting in late 2007, a few months after the first generation of Apple's smart phone went on sale. - More

Obama to Outline Plan to Cut H.I.V. Infections

2010-07-11 21:34:09

President Obama will unveil a new national strategy this week to curb the AIDS epidemic by slashing the number of new infections and increasing the number of people who get care and treatment. - More

Shortages of Phone Hindering Sprint 4G

2010-07-11 21:27:14

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s big bet on its super-fast 4G network is running into stronger-than-expected head winds, Chief Executive Dan Hesse said in an interview. Sprint is still the only U.S. carrier with a 4G network, which offers users faster speeds for data and video. - More

BP sees progress on new oil containment system

2010-07-11 21:22:17

(Reuters) - BP Plc said on Sunday it is making progress on a new system to capture almost all the oil spewing from its blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico and a relief well could finally plug the leak by early to mid-August. - More

Score One for Style as Spain Wins First World Cup

2010-07-11 21:15:29

JOHANNESBURG — Regulation had spilled into overtime of this fractious game Sunday. The clock was nearly exhausted, as were the players. Soon, the World Cup final would be decided by its harshest verdict, penalty kicks, and skill would give way to nerve and caprice. - More