Today’s Headlines
Will the Fiscal Cliff Deal Make It Harder to Raise the Gas Tax? (Transpo Issues Daily) LaHood to Announce $135M for Light Rail in Sacramento Today (Sacramento Bee) Carbon Tax Gains Traction in Washington State (Northwest Public Radio) More Midwesterners Hopping City-to-City By Train (Post-Tribune) Swiss Company Has “Inside Track” on Light Rail Technology in … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:00 AM EST on January 7, 2013
- Will the Fiscal Cliff Deal Make It Harder to Raise the Gas Tax? (Transpo Issues Daily)
- LaHood to Announce $135M for Light Rail in Sacramento Today (Sacramento Bee)
- Carbon Tax Gains Traction in Washington State (Northwest Public Radio)
- More Midwesterners Hopping City-to-City By Train (Post-Tribune)
- Swiss Company Has “Inside Track” on Light Rail Technology in Texas (Star-Telegram)
- Massachusetts House Speaker Names Transpo as Top Priority (Taunton Gazette)
- San Joaquin to Pay Up for Mistakes With Bus Emissions (Recordnet)
- Commercial Appeal: With Light Rail Off the Table, BRT’s the Right Choice for Memphis
- D.C. Program Aims to Encourage More Women Cyclists (Examiner)
- Daily Beast Looks Inside China’s High-Speed Rail “Triumph”
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