Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Will Congress Pass Obama’s Transportation Plan? (MinnPost) Meanwhile, Infrastructure Woes Continue to Mount (CNC) Infrastructure Bank: Not a Wacky Socialist Concept (Atlantic) Carolyn McCarthy Bill Would Cut Fed Funding to States Soft on Distracted Driving (Transpo Nation) Freakonomics: Cash For Clunkers a Waste Jay Rockefeller Calls for Changes to Freight Rail Regulations (Reuters) First HOT Lane … Continued

By Adam Voiland

9:52 AM EDT on September 16, 2010

Will Congress Pass Obama’s Transportation Plan? (MinnPost)
Meanwhile, Infrastructure Woes Continue to Mount (CNC)
Infrastructure Bank: Not a Wacky Socialist Concept (Atlantic)
Carolyn McCarthy Bill Would Cut Fed Funding to States Soft on Distracted Driving (Transpo Nation)
Freakonomics: Cash For Clunkers a Waste
Jay Rockefeller Calls for Changes to Freight Rail Regulations (Reuters)
First HOT Lane Opens in Bay Area on I-680 (SFGate)
How Complete Streets Make Roads Safer for Pedestrians (Daily Planet)
Top Eight Transportation Tussles From 2010 (AltTransport)
An Antidote for Matchbox Cars: Legos for Transit Nerds (Human Transit)
Is Your City Bicycle Friendly? (LAB)

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