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Remember that $932 million in earmarked transport funding that Oberstar demanded be reapportioned to avoid giving four states most of the benefit? His efforts have run into a big Senate obstacle: the Democratic whip (Crain’s) St. Louis-area columnist ask how LaHood can call for bikes to be on equal footing with other modes of transport … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:55 AM EDT on April 26, 2010

Remember that $932 million in earmarked transport funding that Oberstar demanded be reapportioned to avoid giving four states most of the benefit? His efforts have run into a big Senate obstacle: the Democratic whip (Crain’s)
St. Louis-area columnist ask how LaHood can call for bikes to be on equal footing with other modes of transport before dedicating a local bridge that lacks bike lanes (Post-Dispatch)
The U.S. DOT chief will spend today riding the rails in Connecticut to promote local rail expansion (AP)
More LaHood: He visited Indiana to promote local Safe Routes to School programs (Fox 59)
In Tampa, high-speed rail backers are finding their efforts inextricably tied to a plan for sales tax increases to fund local transit improvements (St. Pete Times)
D.C.’s transit agency steering clear of service cuts, opting for higher fares after riders sounded off on the Hobson’s choice (WashPost)
Did General Motors really repay its bailout loan to the government ahead of schedule? Not exactly, as Sen. Grassley (R-IA) points out (WSJ)
New bicycle advocacy push starts in Santa Fe (NM Indy)

Elana Schor

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