Today’s Headlines
Were Dems in the Dark About Obama’s Transportation Plan? (The Takeaway) No Matter: Blumenauer, Oberstar Like What They See (Infrastructurist, House.gov) Meanwhile in the Senate, Colorado Dem Bennett Begs to Differ (The Hill, Transportation Nation) And From the Oil Lobby: It’s a “Job-Killing Tax Hike” (Washington Independent, IPAA) Smart Growth America Decodes the Messages in Obama’s Announcement Infrastructure … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
9:26 AM EDT on September 9, 2010
- Were Dems in the Dark About Obama’s Transportation Plan? (The Takeaway)
- No Matter: Blumenauer, Oberstar Like What They See (Infrastructurist, House.gov)
- Meanwhile in the Senate, Colorado Dem Bennett Begs to Differ (The Hill, Transportation Nation)
- And From the Oil Lobby: It’s a “Job-Killing Tax Hike” (Washington Independent, IPAA)
- Smart Growth America Decodes the Messages in Obama’s Announcement
- Infrastructure Bank Could Be Big Win (Boston Globe)
- 33,000 People Died on American Roads in 2009, and That’s Considered a Success (AP)
- BP Crafted Teaching Materials for California Public Schools (Sacbee, Think Progress)
- Air Quality Expert Under Fire for Controversial Diesel Fume Stance (Land Line)
- After Climate Bill Defeat, Clean Energy Advocacy Coalition Disbands (Politico)
- Why the Feds Should Take Transit Station Design Seriously (Planetizen)
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