Today’s Headlines

  • More on enviro committee chief Boxer’s plans for the Senate climate bill: ‘There will be investments in transportation…’ (McClatchy)
  • The auto industry’s No. 1 lobbyist pledges to rally support for a gas tax hike — to help his clients meet new CAFE standards (CQ)
  • Could the D.C. Metro crash end up helping the city’s once-beleaguered bus system? (DCist)

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Bus Bulbs Useless Without Enforcement

By Sarah Goodyear |
A story about the new bus bulbs on Lower Broadway in the New York Times highlights the role that enforcement will have to play if DOT’s plan to make the boulevard more bus-friendly is to work. (Bus Rapid Transit, of course, will face similar issues when it rolls out later this year.) The story points […]