Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

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By Kathryn Reid Moore

8:51 AM EST on February 20, 2012

Congress in Recess But Chamber of Commerce Still Campaigning for Transportation (Hill)
The Transit Tax Break, Victim of Partisan Gridlock (TranspoNation, Telegram)
Congress “Bumper-to-Bumper” on a Transportation Bill (Austin Statesman)
Tracing Politicians’ Positions on Transportation Funding to Campaign Contributions (MoneyLight)
Medical Researcher Wants to Remind Policymakers: Transportation Is a Health Issue (UTSD)
The New ‘Arms Race’ for Carmakers? Internet Browsing at 70 MPH (Mercury)
California Transportation Agencies Ready to Spend HSR Money Now (LATimes)
Code for America’s Vision for Running Local Governments 2.0 (Shareable)
Meet Janis Scott, “Houston’s Bus Lady,” Fighting Hard for Her Transit (Chronicle)
Capturing the Beauty of StrangersInTransi t (Montreal-Gazette)

Streetsblog will be on a light publishing schedule today.

Kathryn Reid Moore

Today's Headlines

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