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Over the past twenty-one years INNOVATION BRIEFS have become "must reading" for thousands of legislators, public officials, business leaders, newspaper editors and transportation professionals. The Briefs' critical commentaries and incisive analysis of current events keep our readers in touch with trends and ideas in the transportation world without subjecting them to an information overload. Our editorial policy is to maintain an independence of views, while striving to remain balanced and objective in our coverage. We believe it is these qualities that have earned INNOVATION BRIEFS the respect of the professional community and the accolade of the transportation fraternity as "the most influential transportation publication of its kind."

  2012 Newsbriefs
(for back issues, please contact the editor)

NewsBrief No. 1, January 2, 2012
What Lies Ahead for Transportation in 2012?

NewsBrief No. 2, January 6, 2012
A Devastating Verdict

NewsBrief No. 3, January 17, 2012
Fresh Winds Blowing from Sacramento

NewsBrief No. 4, January 26, 2012
Six U.S. Transportation Secretaries Discuss Past and Future Challenges

NewsBrief No. 5, February 3, 2012
Why Pleas to Increase Infrastructure Funding Fall on Deaf Ears

NewsBrief No. 6, February 14, 2012
In Defense of the House Highway Bill

NewsBrief No. 7, February 18, 2012
A Lost Oppostunity to Influence the Debate

NewsBrief No. 8, February 24, 2012
An "Unserious" White House Proposal

NewsBrief No. 9, March 1, 2012
Another Temporary Extension of the Highway Program Seems Inevitable

NewsBrief No. 10, March 6, 2012
California's Bullet Train--- A Fresh Start and a Change in Direction

NewsBrief No. 11, March 15, 2012
The Fiscal Implications of the Senate Highway Bill (S.1813)

NewsBrief No.12, March 22, 2012
The Fiscal Implications of the Senate Highway Bill -- Part II

NewsBrief No. 13, March 30, 2012
The Uncertain Future of the Highway Bill -- An Update

NewsBrief No. 14, April 10, 2012
The Highway Bill --- Compromise or Stalemate?

NewsBrief No. 15, April 22, 2012
Getting to Know the Finer Details of the Senate Highway Bill

NewsBrief No. 16, May 11, 2012
Revisiting the Senate Highway Bill

NewsBrief No. 17, May 15, 2012
Advocates of Higher Spending Are Facing a Skeptical Audience

NewsBrief No. 18, June 4, 2012
Taking a Crtitical Look at the Senate Highway Bill

NewsBrief No. 19, June 11, 2012
More Unwelcome News for the California HSR Project

NewsBrief No. 20, June 15, 2012
Hopes for a Compromise on the Highway Bill Are Dimming

NewsBrief No. 21, July 9, 2012
Some Reflections on the New Transportation Law (MAP-21)

NewsBrief No.22, August 4, 2012
The Uncertain Future of the California Bullet Train

NewsBrief No. 23, August 27, 2012
New Setbacks for the Beleaguered California Bullet Train

NewsBrief No. 24, September 17, 2012
Confronting the Reality of Decling Federal Transportation Funding

NewsBrief No. 25, September 28, 2012
Chicago Tribune Joins the Ranks of High-Speed Rail Critics

NewsBrief No.26, October 13, 2012
Warnings of an "Infrastructure Crisis" Are Meeting with Skepticism

NewsBrief No. 27, October 21, 2012
Transportation Infrastructure in the Post-MAP 21 Era

NewsBrief No. 28, October 26, 2012
The Future of High-Speed Rail in America

NewsBrief No.29, November 12, 2012
Addressing Infrastructure Funding in the Next Congress

NewsBrief No. 30, November 13, 2012
Is it Time to Talk About a Gas Tax Increase?

NewsBrief No. 31, November 29, 2012
Higher Gas Tax is Unlikely to Gain Congressional Support

NewsBrief No. 32, December 17, 2012
A Post-Election Outlook for Transportation


  Current Issue
NewsBrief No. 1, January 23, 2013
Searching for Novel Approaches to Transportation Funding

NewsBrief No. 2, February 15, 2013
Infrastructure Advocacy and Public Credibility

NewsBrief No. 3, February 21, 2013
Obama's $50 Billion "Fix-it-First" Folly

NewsBrief No. 4, March 22, 2013
Wanted: A Reasoned Approach to Dealing with America's Infrastructure Needs

NewsBrief No. 5, April 4, 2013
States Seek to Become More Self-Reliant

NewsBrief No. 6, March 22, 2013
A Lasting Solution to the Transportation Funding Dilemma

NewsBrief No. 7, May 7, 2013
The Role of Presidential Leadership Examined


 



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