Lipinski addresses transportation needs

Roads & Bridges Associate Editor Tara VanTimmeren talks with Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) on funding needs, public transportation in Chicago and his recent visit with House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar.

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Podcast

Find out why Congressmen Lipinski and Oberstar visited La Grange, Ill., and what Lipinski believes are the immediate needs for transport in the Chicago region.

Part 2 [MP3 4.5 MB]

Congressman Lipinski talks about the Chicago region's transportation needs in relation to the 2016 Olympics bid.

Part 3 [MP3 2.6 MB]

Congressman Lipinski discusses the plans for the 2009 Transportation Bill and progress made by Congress.

Part 4 [MP3 3.5 MB]

The FHWA recently gave Chicago a grant to use more technologies like bus-rapid transit. Congressman Lipinski discusses what results are expected.