Today’s Headlines
Oberstar: Midwest is ahead of California in high-speed rail planning (MinnPost) D.C. Metro chief rejects proposal to phase out rail cars that are subject to tax-shelter leases; instead, the cars will be sandwiched between newer models (WJLA) Biden heads to Colorado today to tout a new bike path that the state DOT is building with … Continued
By
Elana Schor
7:46 AM EDT on June 30, 2009
- Oberstar: Midwest is ahead of California in high-speed rail planning (MinnPost)
- D.C. Metro chief rejects proposal to phase out rail cars that are subject to tax-shelter leases; instead, the cars will be sandwiched between newer models (WJLA)
- Biden heads to Colorado today to tout a new bike path that the state DOT is building with general — as opposed to transportation-centric — stimulus money (Denver Biz Journal)
- Illinois PIRG: We’ll wait as long as it takes for a worthy new transportation bill (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Gov’t reveals which communities are hosting high-hazard coal ash dumps (EPA)
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