Today’s Headlines

7:55 AM EDT on May 5, 2010

After a lackluster year, Carrion leaves White House "urban czar" post for lesser duties at HUD (NYDN)
FTA chief Rogoff skeptical on Dallas' chances of snagging viable transit public-private partnership (Morn News Blog)
LaHood uses Massachusetts appearance to take the state to task for not acting on distracted driving (Globe)
Ryan Avent: Seattle light rail lawsuit could finally make clear that roads are just one part of the nation's holistic transportation networks (Economist)
FRA chief sees little need to emphasize the "high-speed" in high-speed rail (Prog. Fix)
Gulf oil spill not the nation's only infrastructure wake-up call: Boston's broken water main underscores cities' unmet modernization needs (GreenTech Enterprise)
Truckers want U.S. DOT, not the more stringent EPA, to regulate their fuel usage (Green Car Reports)
Local editorial board urges PA Gov. Rendell to resubmit a fourth bid for federally sanction I-80 tolls (Indep-Review)
What American high-speed rail planners can learn from China (Ctr for Amer Prog.)

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