Today’s Headlines
Senator Boxer Files for Highway Trust Fund Extension (Journal of Commerce) White House Says Texas Would Lose 60K Jobs If Congress Doesn’t Pass Highway Bill (Chron) LA Mayor Heads to Washington to Pressure Congress on Transportation Extension (Daily Breeze) Democrats Increasing Pressure on Obama to ‘Be Bold’ in Jobs Address (The Hill) Urban Sprawl Has … Continued
8:53 AM EDT on September 7, 2011
- Senator Boxer Files for Highway Trust Fund Extension (Journal of Commerce)
- White House Says Texas Would Lose 60K Jobs If Congress Doesn’t Pass Highway Bill (Chron)
- LA Mayor Heads to Washington to Pressure Congress on Transportation Extension (Daily Breeze)
- Democrats Increasing Pressure on Obama to ‘Be Bold’ in Jobs Address (The Hill)
- Urban Sprawl Has Pushed Thousands of Texans Into Wildfire Danger Zones (Christian Science Monitor)
- Obama’s Turnaround on Clean Air and EPA Regulations Angers Supporters (Grist)
- The Economist Blames High-Speed Rail for Just About Every Problem in UK (Infrastructurist)
- New Transit Map in the Works for DC (MyFoxDC)
- Transportation for America‘s Fall Policy Preview: Transportation Bill and Gas Tax Extensions
- NYC BID to Bring Bicycles to Fashion Week for the First ‘Tour du Fashion’ (Next American City)
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