PenTrans Update
April 5th. 2017
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A Fender Bender Away?
 
In This Issue
Pennsylvania 

-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



SEPTA proposes 12-year program
in hopes of 'Rebuilding the System'
-Philly Voice



Mass.-based company with
Chinese backing beats local
group for SEPTA car contract
-philly.com



Failed Overseas Projects
Drive Up Hyundai Rotem's
Provisions to Record High
-BusinessKorea



SEPTA's new multi-level coaches
promise roomier ride on Regional Rail
-Philly Voice
 


Trump's budget and what it could
mean for transportation in Pa.
-pennlive


SEPTA's Airport Line Kicks-Off
New Key Fare Option
-Mass Transit



For 'cities where downtown
is making a comeback,'
Pittsburgh tops list
-WTAE Action News



John Dodds, Director, Philadelphia
Unemployment Project
Jobs in suburbs are inaccessible
to city residents who lack
transportation opportunities
philly.com



 SEPTA 'Crew Shortages'
& Canceled Trains? 
-Fox 29



Planning Commission updated on
North District plan, supports
West Poplar and TOD zoning changes
-PlanPhilly



City Council considers bill
to suspend pro-electric vehicle
program over parking complaints
-PlanPhilly



Time's a ticking on TIGER grant
funded projects held up by
American Street redesign
-PlanPhilly



Amtrak Crews Beginning Work
In Paoli Thursday: Tredyffrin Twp.
-Tredyffrin-Easttown Patch



Philadelphia needs to embrace
the two-wheeled shopper
-metro



VIDEO: Goal of Newark Train Station
is to connect Philly to DC
-WDEL 101.7 FM
-Philadelphia Magazine



SEPTA announces fares hikes
on trains, buses
-metro 


-Philly Voice



SEPTA to hold open house on
proposed bus connecting University City, Brewerytown and Grays Ferry
-Philly Voice



SEPTA helping bicyclists by
installing more 'stair runners'
at subway stations
-Philly Voice



Philly, L.A. Transit Agencies Face
Power Questions Over Transit Plans
-Next City



SEPTA Board's Oil & Gas Ties
-Food & Water Watch



Luzerne Co. Redevelopment
Authority mulls selling rail
from train tracks
-Wilkes-Barre Times Leader



How the overworked, unstable El
just might be saving Philadelphia
-BillyPenn



The business of the El: 7 people
whose livelihoods are tied to
the Market-Frankford line
-philly.com



Street Sensors And Cameras In Pennsylvania: Urban Asset
Or Privacy Concern?
-WESA 90.5



State College Borough Council
adopts resolution supporting carbon tax
-Centre Daily Times



Report: Pedestrian injuries,
fatalities increased in
Lancaster County, US in 2016
-LancasterOnline



Town halls announced to discuss
proposed vehicle fee increase
-Centre Daily Times  



Pittsburgh Mayor: Uber Must
'Fight for More Than Profit'
-U.S. News



Canadian Trucking Company Planning
Its First US Hub in Pennsylvania
-Transport Topics  
New Jersey

Nation & World

-Railway Age



Atlanta after major bridge collapse:
jump in mass transit
-ABC News



U.S. House Transportation Chair on Infrastructure Funding: Get Shovels
to the Ground, Fast
-Conduit Street



Chao: Trump's $1t infrastructure plan
to include 'more than transportation'
-American Shipper



President Trump's infrastructure
overhaul may top $1 trillion,
cut red tape
-AOL


Transportation Advocates to Trump:
Where's the Money?
-Governing



Jeffrey Dorfman
Trump's Proposed Transit Funding
Cuts Are A Great Start On
De-Federalizing Local Spending
-Forbes



Slide in U.S. infrastructure stocks
sign of 'Trump trade' weakness
-Reuters



Rep. DeFazio Introduces Transportation Infrastructure Legislation
-Transport Topics



On Transit Policy, City Leaders Have
More Power Than They Think
-CityLab



Paul Gregory
The rumors of US infrastructure's
demise are greatly exaggerated
-The Hill
 


AAPA Launches Transportation Infrastructure Campaign
-Global Trade



Elwyn Tinklenberg
Counterpoint: It's wrong to label state transportation funding as metro vs. rural
-Minneapolis Star-Tribune



D.C. wants employers to pay workers
not to drive to work
-Washington Post



First Priority GreenFleet to Deploy
Largest U.S. Electric School Bus Fleet
-NGT News


Carbon Pricing

PenTrans Board of Directors 

Co-Chairs  
Beverly Harper 
Portfolio Associates, Inc. 

Thomas J. Spearing, III. 
Hill International, Inc. 

Secretary-Treasurer  
Tom Halterman 
Urban Engineers, Inc. 


Edward M. D'Alba 
Urban Engineers, Inc. 

Richard Amodei 
STV, Inc. 
  
Peter Angelides
Econsult Soultions, Inc. 

Rich Bickel
Econsult Solutions, Inc. 
 
Bert Cossaboon
McCormick Taylor

Peter Denitz
Parsons Brinckerhoff 

Julie Green
LTK 
   
Jeff Hans
HDR

Elizabeth Hansmann
Jacobs

David Hollis
HNTB

Alex Houseal 
AECOM

Marilyn Jamison
Michael Baker Corp.

Adam Krom 
Amtrak 

Herman Lloyd 
JMT
Herman Lloyd 
JMT 

Marc Preim
STV, Inc.

Megan Syrnick 
WTS   
   
Anna Lynn Smith 
Parsons Brinckerhoff 

Mark Stout 
Mark L. Stout Consulting 

Alanna Strohecker 
AECOM 
 
Richard P. Voith 
Econsult Solutions, Inc. 

Emille L. Williams 
COMTO

PenTrans Advisory Group

Beverly Coleman  
Temple University 

Joseph DiFiore 
PB 

Jenny Granger 
JMT 

Karen Gelman 
Amtrak 

Court Gould  Sustainable Pittsburgh 

Joseph Guzzi 
HNTB 
Chris Jandoli 
Parsons Brinckerhoff 

Carol Martsolf 
WTS 

Patrick Starr
Penn Environmental Council 

Julie Green 
LTK Engineering Services 

Vukan Vuchic 
UPenn (Ret.) 

Rick Wooten 
Malady & Wooten

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