Media
Infrastructure in the News 3.21.16
Washington Post: How a national transit map could connect ‘transit deserts’ to the grid
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/how-a-national-transit-map-could-connect-transit-deserts-to-the-grid/2016/03/19/5d3ed9d2-ead1-11e5-bc08-3e03a5b41910_story.html
Infrastructure in the News 3.18.16
Bloomberg View: Canada’s New Hope by Michael Bloomberg
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-03-16/canada-s-new-hope
Infrastructure in the News 3.17.16
Politico: Metro’s paralysis catches Congress’s attention
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/metro-congress-trains-shutdown-220898
Infrastructure in the News 3.16.16
WAMU: A day without Metro: commuters scramble for alternatives to rail system
http://wamu.org/news/16/03/16/a_day_without_metro_commuters_scramble_for_alternatives_to_rail_system
Infrastructure in the News 3.15.16
Washington Post: Will doubling the number of engineers make trains safer?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2016/03/14/will-doubling-the-number-of-engineers-make-trains-safer/
Infrastructure in the News 3.14.16
Washington Post: U.S. dangled millions for futuristic transportation ideas. Cities rushed to reply.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/us-dangled-millions-for-futuristic-transportation-ideas-cities-rushed-to-reply/2016/03/12/892197f8-e7e6-11e5-a6f3-21ccdbc5f74e_story.html
Infrastructure in the News 3.11.16
NY Times: Anthony Foxx: Grit goes further than genius
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/business/anthony-foxx-grit-goes-further-than-genius.html?_r=0
This interview with Anthony Foxx, United States transportation secretary, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant.
Infrastructure in the News 3.10.16
AP: Millenials are finally arriving in the car market
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e79c1cee3730465d95f4e133239ca14b/millennials-are-finally-arriving-car-market
Infrastructure in the News 3.9.16
Christian Science Monitor: Pedestrian deaths appear to be climbing: Can we reverse the trend?
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2016/0308/Pedestrian-deaths-appear-to-be-climbing-Can-we-reverse-the-trend-video
Last year saw a 10 percent increase in pedestrian deaths, but the Governors Highway Safety Association report suggests several safety efforts can mitigate these fatalities.
Infrastructure in the News 3.8.16
Time: This city wants to pay commuters to bike to work
http://time.com/money/4249552/pay-commuters-bike-work-milan/
Want to reduce automobile-related pollution? Try giving people money if they bike instead of driving to work. That’s the theory behind a new proposal from city officials in Milan, which wants to pay people if they commute via bicycle.