Today’s Headlines
Democrats Want “Buy America” Provision in Highway Bill (Hill, T4A) What We Can Learn from German Public Transit (WaPo) The Beauty of (and Need for) Good Public Space (NYT) Happy Critical Infrastructure Protection Month! (Transportation Nation) Wyoming Governor Calls for Infrastructure Spending As Some Legislators Push For Cuts (Republic) Charlotte, NC Aims to Fund a … Continued
8:54 AM EST on December 5, 2011
- Democrats Want “Buy America” Provision in Highway Bill (Hill, T4A)
- What We Can Learn from German Public Transit (WaPo)
- The Beauty of (and Need for) Good Public Space (NYT)
- Happy Critical Infrastructure Protection Month! (Transportation Nation)
- Wyoming Governor Calls for Infrastructure Spending As Some Legislators Push For Cuts (Republic)
- Charlotte, NC Aims to Fund a TOD / Freight Infrastructure Combo (TranspoPolitic)
- Abandoned Car Dealer Could Pave Way for Transit Oriented Development in Small Town (CTPost)
- WI Governor Walker Defends Rejection of Funds for Passenger Rail (LaCrosseTribune)
- In Wake of Deaths, NJ Considers Tightening Teen Driving Laws (Star-Ledger)
- If You Fix It, They Will Come: Better Buses Boost Ridership in Macon, GA (Telegraph)
- Coloring Inside the Lanes: Painting ‘Place’ Into City Intersections (Grist)
- VIDEO: The EPA Smart Growth Achievement Award Winners (NRDC)
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