Media
Infrastructure in the News 10.6.16
Canton Daily Ledger: LaHood touts bipartisanship, voting
http://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/20161005/lahood-touts-bipartisanship-voting
(Story highlights Secretary LaHood’s speech to members of the Canto Area Chamber of Commerce.)
Infrastructure in the News 10.5.16
Bloomberg Govt: Op-Ed by Secretary Ray LaHood & Governor Ed Rendell: A rare moment of bipartisan agreement needs more scrutiny
https://about.bgov.com/blog/rare-moment-bipartisan-agreement-needs-scrutiny/
If you were one of the millions of Americans watching Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump debate on Monday night, it is likely that you strongly agreed with one candidate and disapproved of the other.
Infrastructure in the News 10.4.16
Associated Press: US construction spending fell again in August
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/us-construction-spending-fell-again-in-august/2016/10/03/e57dca98-8972-11e6-8cdc-4fbb1973b506_story.html
Infrastructure in the News 10.3.16
Washington Post: Before Hoboken crash, investigators found dozens of safety issues at N.J. Transit
Infrastructure in the News 9.30.16
New York Times: Hoboken Train Crash Kills 1 and Injures Over 100
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/nyregion/new-jersey-transit-train-crash-hoboken.html
Infrastructure in the News 9.29.16
New York Times: Breaking: New Jersey Transit Train Crashes Into Hoboken Station
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/nyregion/new-jersey-transit-train-crash-hoboken.html
Jim Smith, a spokesman for the agency, confirmed that an incident involving a New Jersey Transit train had occurred at the train station in Hoboken. No other details were immediately available.
Infrastructure in the News 9.28.16
Reuters: Exclusive-Uber to Move Freight, Target Trucking for the Long Haul.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/09/28/business/28reuters-uber-trucking-exclusive.html?_r=0
Infrastructure in the News 9.27.16
Wall Street Journal: Transit Funding Is Set to Grow (full article follows Morning Transportation)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/transit-funding-is-set-to-grow-1474934201
Many U.S. transit systems need costly work. Restoring them to a state of good repair would require at least $85.9 billion, according to a 2013 estimate by the Federal Transit Administration, the latest figure available.
Infrastructure in the News 9.26.16
Associated Press: US guidelines on self-driving cars get good reception at G-7
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/technology/article/US-guidelines-on-self-driving-cars-get-good-9283078.php
Infrastructure in the News 9.23.16
Bloomberg: The Road Not Taken: What If Infrastructure Were Actually Planned?
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-09-22/the-road-not-taken-what-if-infrastructure-were-actually-planned