PenTrans Update - Trump, Shuster do Infrastructure

June 5th, 2017

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In This Issue

Pennsylvania

SEPTA receives millions for

Media-Elwyn extension, safety system

-PhillyVoice

Power issues plaguing Regional Rail lines
-Philly.com

SEPTA approves big solar project
philly.com

PA: Residents Want Better Access,
More Options for Public Transit
-Mass Transit

SEPTA approves systemwide fare increases effective in July
-PhillyVoice

SEPTA bids farewell to the transpass
-newsworks

County seeks grant for
bridge rehabilitation projects
-Centre Co. Times

Investors Sue Ellison, Oracle Board
Over $9.3B NetSuite Deal
-Law360

What makes Philadelphia so affordable?

-Strong Towns

This hole on the Schuylkill River Trail
will cost $1 million to fix
-BillyPenn

PA launches $550M Philadelphia
infrastructure program
-ConstructionDive

Proposal to expand passenger rail
west of Harrisburg gains momentum
-newsworks

Broad Street Line to Navy Yard?
Philly could learn more about
likelihood this summer
-PhillyVoice

Advocacy group: Self-driving industries
need to put brakes on on-road testing
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

SEPTA riders overwhelmingly
take the bus & subway. Why does
Regional Rail receive more funding?
-Philadelphia Business Journal

New Jersey

NJ Transit gets $10M from feds
for automatic speed control system

-nj.com

Many NJ Transit commuters
can expect trips to take 60 to 90
minutes longer this summer
-NorthJersey.com

MTA plans to study New Jersey
rail service to Staten Island
-NorthJersey.com

This lawmaker doesn't like NJ Transit's
solution to Penn Station track work
-nj.com

Gubernatorial Hopefuls from Both Parties
Have Plans for Transportation Spending
-NJSpotlight

11 Hudson County municipalities
given Local Aid grants for
transportation projects
-nj.com

Michele Siekerka
In NJ, as in Nearby States,
Competitiveness Drives Affordability
-NJSpotlight

Panel seeks input on 2045 transportation plan

-New Jersey Herald

New York firms offer 'Plan B' to staff
ahead of summer transit woes
-Reuters

Doblin: Rail commuters:
Behold your summer of agony
-NorthJersey.com

More tolls for NJ drivers?
It could happen under Trump's budget
-New Jersey101.5

Menendez: Federal budget cuts
would slash road projects, expand tolls
-NorthJersey.com

Did your town get more
road money from Christie?
-mycentraljersey.com

Community shuttle marks
2 years with week of free rides
-nj.com

Trump Moves
Trump Budget Slashes Infrastructure, Undermines Exports -Global Trade 101 Trump plans week-long focus on infrastructure, starting with privatizing air traffic control -Washington Post	Trump transport plans: From new tolls to Saudi funds -Newsday

Nation and World

U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa.,
predicts increased focus on infrastructure

-HeraldMailMedia

Rep. Shuster to join Trump in launching
weeklong push on infrastructure initiative
-Washington Post

U.S. DOT Announces $197M in Grants
for Positive Train Control Implementation
-Mass Transit

Trump, Congress head for fight over tolls
-The Hill

America's Looming Infrastructure
Crisis III - BPC Action
-Bipartisan Policy Center

Schumer blames Amtrak, MTA
for tunnel repair delays
-Newsday

Public transportation in rural areas
to get a look, planners say
-Roanoke Times

Analysis: The US Has Forgotten
How to Do Infrastructure
-Transport Times

Meet Montréal's New Wave
of Activist Developers
-Next City

Better Streets:
Whatchu whatchu whatchu want?
-Placemakers

Which come first, the bikers
or the bike lanes? How Seattle
can increase two-wheeled commuting
-Seattle Times

Two-wheel transportation
may take a hit in Trump budget plan

-Michigan Radio

Maryland Suspends New Contracts
for Proposed Rail Line

-U.S. News

$1 Trillion for Infrastructure?
Balancing Public and Private Sources
-Bipartisan Policy Center

Americans have started to
ditch their cars for Uber and Lyft
-Mashable

Transit and Ground Passenger
Transportation Increased in 2015
-prnewswire

Amtrak will start using
high-speed trains in 2021
-Insider

Here's how America's Amtrak compares
to China's bullet trains
-Business Insider

Washington Post: Cities can
control climate policies
-Watertown Daily Times

Inside Austin's Accidental
Rideshare Revolution
-The Ringer

The Subway That Warps Space and Time
-Slate

Dutch testing tube unveiled
for Hyperloop transport system
-New Jersey Herald

Carbon Pricing
Exit Paris Accord, Enter Carbon Tax? -Georgia Tech Aaron Wudrick Another 'Revenue Neutral' Carbon Tax That's Anything But -Huffington Post Economists Call for Strong Carbon Price to Deliver on Paris Climate Goals, SDGs -IISD	Climate change: $4 trillion carbon tax is needed to save humanity from global warming, say economists -The Indepent Carbon Tax Should Be Sky-High to Avoid Climate Disaster, Experts Say -Futurist Everywhere You Look, Carbon Markets Are a Bust -The American Interest

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

WSP

John McGee

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.

Patti Gibson

WTS

Anna Lynn Smith

WSP

Mark Stout

Mark L. Stout Consulting

Alanna Strohecker

AECOM

Richard P. Voith

Econsult Solutions, Inc.

Devonne Jackson

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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