NATIONAL NEWS
Reuters: U.S. Lawmakers to Grill United Airlines on Passenger Removal
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/05/02/us/02reuters-ual-passenger.html
United Airlines Inc executives will visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to face lawmakers' questions about the forcible removal of a passenger on an overbooked flight last month, an incident that provoked international outrage.
Reuters: Chicago transportation chief to testify at Senate United hearing
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ual-passenger-idUSKBN17Y03B
Chicago Department of Transportation director Ginger Evans will testify on Thursday at a U.S. Senate hearing on the April 9 forced removal of a passenger from a United Airlines flight.
CNBC: Details on infrastructure plan to come 'pretty soon,' Transportation secretary says
The details on how to fund President Donald Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure plan may be revealed "pretty soon," Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told CNBC on Monday.
The Hill: Congress saves transportation programs from Trump's proposed cuts
Congressional leaders unveiled a spending deal on Monday that would preserve funding for transportation programs that President Trump targeted for cuts.
CNN: Trump: Infrastructure plan 'largely completed,' coming in 2-3 weeks
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/01/politics/donald-trump-infrastructure-plan/
President Donald Trump said a new infrastructure plan is "largely completed" and could be filed in the next two to three weeks.
STATE NEWS
Star-Telegram: Trump’s infrastructure talk hits home with clear needs in Texas
http://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/other-voices/article147948894.html
No one can deny that Texas is booming. In a state famous for always going big, our economy and our population are surging. At $1.6 trillion in GDP, Texas ranks as the nation’s second-largest economy and clocks in at No. 9 globally, ahead of South Korea, Canada and Russia.
Associated Press: Collapsed Bridge in Atlanta to Reopen by Late May
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/05/01/us/ap-us-overpass-collapse-fire.html
State officials say a collapsed interstate bridge in the heart of Atlanta that's being rebuilt will be reopened weeks earlier than expected.
New York Times: New York City Transit Reporter in Wonderland: Riding the London Tube
I was four subway stops away from my apartment in Brooklyn on a recent Friday evening when my train came to a screeching halt. A voice crackled over the speaker: There were signal problems ahead.
Wisconsin News: Wisconsin Assembly Republicans will soon unveil new transportation funding proposal
http://www.wiscnews.com/news/state-and-regional/article_34a70154-29cf-57aa-8e57-02a4738be537.html
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans plan to release their own transportation funding proposal by next week at the latest, Joint Finance Committee co-chair Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, said Monday.
Slate: Ferry Tales
To understand the appeal of New York City’s Rockaway Ferry, try getting to its landing, which floats behind a giant water-treatment plant on a desolate stretch of Beach Channel Drive in the Rockaways, Queens’ beach-fronted peninsula of bungalows and housing projects.
Washington Post: Federal spending bill includes $150 million for Metro, $125 million for Purple Line
A congressional spending bill set to be voted on this week maintains full federal funding for Metro, a positive sign for the struggling transit agency as it seeks continued support from a Republican-controlled Congress, officials said Monday.