Posts Tagged ‘Illinois’

Chicago-St. Louis 220-mph trains would create more than 40,000 jobs, reduce harmful CO2 emissions by nearly 200 million pounds: new study

Monday, March 8th, 2010

MIDWEST HIGH-SPEED RAIL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO, Ill. – Proposed 220-mph high speed rail to cut the Chicago-St. Louis trip to less than two hours would also provide a major boost to the economy and efforts to reduce harmful emissions

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U.S. Parking Policies: An Overview of Management Strategies

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY
The relationships between parking infrastructure and transportation choices are as important as that between road infrastructure and transportation choices. Yet research on roads abounds while there is very little on parking.

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Fast forward on Infra? High-Speed Rail Announcement

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Here is what the White House announced on January 28th:

“… the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding $8 billion to states across the country to develop America’s first nationwide program of high-speed intercity passenger rail service. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), these dollars represent an historic investment in the country’s transportation infrastructure, which will help create jobs and transform travel in America.”

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“Rising.” I-94, Chicago, IL.

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Photo by Geoff George, www.gsgfilms.com

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A mess of train tracks leading into Chicago’s downtown along the west side of Grant Park.

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Photo by Geoff George
www.gsgfilms.com

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Building Minds, Minding Buildings: Turning Crumbling Schools into Environments for Learning

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
“Every weekday, millions of children and school staff spend the day in buildings that can make them sick, injure them or diminish their productivity…”

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