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PropertyProf Blog
Death to Bike Share Programs
By propertyprof
My quest to destroy Bikeshare programs is finally gaining some adherents. Although I appreciate the anger in this video from the Wall Street Journal, I wish Ms. Rabinowitz had stayed…
Capital Thinking
Senate Confirmation Vote Unanimously for Mayor Anthony Foxx to be the next Secretary of Transportation
Legislative Activity Senate Confirmation Vote Last Monday, June 10, the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously approved the nomination of Mayor Anthony Foxx to be the next Secretary of Transportation. Following the…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Big trucks aren’t the problem. Big trucks that run on fossil fuels are the problem.
Let's be honest. Whether it is a Hummer or a Prius, a truck/car is a terribly inefficient way to transport a human body. To use a 3000 pound (Prius) or…
Hot Button Blog
Infrastructure Alert – May 21, 2013
On May 17, President Obama issued a presidential memorandum to aid in streamline permitting processes for infrastructure projects. The memorandum creates a steering committee whose goal is to cut project…
Focus on Regulation
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards Slot Exemptions to Southwest Airlines
The U.S. Department of Transportation today awarded two within-perimeter slot exemptions to Southwest Airlines for nonstop service from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Houston (Hobby). DOTOrder2013-5-6. In making the…
PropertyProf Blog
Map of the Day: How Far Can You Travel in a Day
By propertyprof
Mother Nature reproduces four maps from the Atlas of Historical Geography that dramatically demonstrate how travel changed in the U.S. between 1800 and the mid-1900s. The website hosts maps (from…
Truck & Bus Accident Lawyer Blog
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Delivers a Fatal Blow to New Rule Designed to Keep Fatigued Truckers Off Our Roadways
In the late Fall of 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit struck down the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (“FMCSA”) rule requiring motor carriers with…
Business and Commercial
LXBN TV: As Greed Grows in Commercial Trucking Industry, Driver Fatigue is a Problem Facing All Americans—Stuart Carpey
What's sometimes forgotten among American drivers is that being a good driver yourself is only a small part on the road—so much of it comes down to everyone else. With…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs : LXBN September 19, 2012
Following up on yesterday's LXBN TV, Kathleen Petrich today put many of her thoughts on why the Pacific Northwest will be a hub for sustainable transportion into words. Also, Lisa…
Land Use Prof Blog
Sharing the Streets
A few things I have come across in the last month have led me to think more about the role of the street in land use planning and the increasing…