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by Adam Doster
11:46am
Thu Apr 2, 2009

Remembering Hastert's Prairie Parkway

Dennis Hastert

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood met with the Illinois
congressional delegation yesterday to talk about the state's stimulus
take. As we noted in the Early Bird, the big news is that contractor
bids are coming in lower than projected, meaning the state's federal money ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
5:46pm
Wed Apr 1, 2009

Sandoval: Mini-Capital Plan Stiffs Transit

State Legislature

Gov. Quinn is asking the General Assembly to pass a "mini capital" program
by the end of the week. Because it represents the first portion of
Quinn's larger, $26 billion construction proposal, transit advocates
are pushing legislators
to set a solid precedent ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
11:04am
Wed Apr 1, 2009
3 comments

WTTW Covers The High-Speed Rail Debate

Transportation

Last night on WTTW, Rich Samuels filed an interesting report on the debate over developing high-speed rail (HSR) along the Lincoln Corridor between Chicago and St. Louis.  Watch it: I'm not sure I understand John McCarron's skepticism.  His ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
11:30am
Mon Mar 30, 2009

Transit Advocates Get Louder

Pat Quinn

The chorus of transit activists criticizing Gov. Pat Quinn's budget proposal seems to be growing. During a press conference late last week, the Transportation for Illinois Coalition
(TFIC) -- a collection of Chicago civic groups -- joined State Rep.
Julie Hamos (D-...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
2:40pm
Wed Mar 25, 2009
6 comments

Does Quinn's Capital Plan Shortchange Mass Transit?

Pat Quinn

Gov. Pat Quinn is intent on passing his capital infrastructure plan (dubbed "Illinois Jobs Now!") in order to boost the Illinois economy. He also suggested early in his tenure that he wants any such initiative to focus on "renewable energy." But does the ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
9:32am
Mon Mar 23, 2009

LaHood Gets It

Ray Lahood

We noted last week that, despite our initial reservations, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood had begun to grow us.  Here are some more encouraging words found on his blog:

As I've said before, we need to promote strong and connected
communities that provide safe ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
2:26pm
Wed Mar 18, 2009

LaHood Is Growing On Us

Transportation

A few weeks ago, we cheered
the news that Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and the Department of
Transportation would follow the White House’s lead in advancing President Obama’s climate change agenda. Frankly, we trusted Obama and White
House energy and climate ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
2:29pm
Mon Mar 16, 2009
2 comments

Meet The Cascade Corridor

Transportation

Last week, we flagged a nonsensical Daily Herald editorial questioning Gov. Pat Quinn and Sen. Dick Durbin's attempt to secure
stimulus money set aside for high-speed rail (HSR). We initially pointed out that
the $8 billion in stimulus funds earmarked for HSR
would be ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
3:19pm
Fri Mar 13, 2009
1 comment

Obama: "Enormous Opportunities" For High-Speed Rail

Transportation

Having consistently talked up
the benefits of high-speed rail during the 2008 campaign, it should
come as no surprise that President Obama believes trains will play a
fundamental role in our nation’s economic and environmental future.
After so many years of neglect, it’s ...