Media
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
Infrastructure in the News 9.22.16
Bloomberg BNA: Federal Autonomous-Car Guide Could Change States' Approach
http://www.bna.com/federal-autonomouscar-guide-n57982077337/
Federal regulators hope states will change draft policies for autonomous vehicles in light of new recommendations from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Los Angeles Times Editorial Board: Setting the course for driverless cars
Infrastructure in the News 9.21.16
Wall Street Journal: Road for Driverless Cars Pockmarked With Regulatory Pitfalls (full article follows Morning Transportation)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/road-for-driverless-cars-pockmarked-with-regulatory-pitfalls-1474406445
Infrastructure in the News 9.14.16
In These Times: Our Most Vital Infrastructure Isn’t “Crumbling.” It Hasn’t Been Built Yet.
http://inthesetimes.com/article/19460/our-most-vital-infrastructure-isnt-crumbling-it-hasnt-been-built-yet/
Infrastructure in the News 9.16.16
REUTERS: U.S. Motorist Travel Increases 2 Percent Year-Over-Year in July: DOT
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/09/16/us/16reuters-usa-gasoline-demand.html?_r=0
Motorists logged 287.5 billion miles on U.S. roads in July, the most ever for the month and a 2 percent increase over last year, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Transportation.