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More local takes on the White House’s TIGER transportation grant program (Sun-Times, Oregonian, KC Star, WaPo, Tribune, Morn News, Star-Trib) How D.C. is dealing with the road repair demands caused by its recent Snowpocalypse (WaPo) Is transit scary for women? (Grist) Houston isn’t about to let San Francisco command the spotlight as the nation’s “electric … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:51 AM EST on February 18, 2010

More local takes on the White House’s TIGER transportation grant program (Sun-Times, Oregonian, KC Star, WaPo, Tribune, Morn News, Star-Trib)
How D.C. is dealing with the road repair demands caused by its recent Snowpocalypse (WaPo)
Is transit scary for women? (Grist)
Houston isn’t about to let San Francisco command the spotlight as the nation’s “electric car capital” (Reuters)
Michigan’s Democratic governor eyes gas tax increase and new fees to close transport budget gap (L. Daily)
Could slower shipping be a boon for transportation companies? For Maersk, the answer is yes (NYT)
When libraries hitch a ride on local transit networks (Polis Blog via Yglesias)

Elana Schor

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