Today’s Headlines

  • Korea eyes $45 billion high-speed rail contract in California visit (Korea Times)
  • One Ohio town with a walkable arts district fears the stimulus will be its undoing (AP)
  • U.S. DOT ponders a tweak to help "cash for clunkers" participants buy out-of-stock cars (WSJ)
  • The challenge of transporting the disabled is daunting for many towns (Governing)

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GOP Chair Says Long-Term Transpo Bill Will Move Independently of Budget Deal (The Hill) Transpo Funding Patch Includes Extended Deadline for Train Safety Tech (Progressive Railroading) It’s Official: FTA Takes the Reins on DC Metro Safety (WaPo) Transit-Oriented People Converge in Dallas for Railvolution (Dallas Biz Journal) Why Bike Commuting Is Picking Up in the Motor […]

Today’s Headlines

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New York officials announce that Broadway will remain car-free in midtown (Streetsblog NYC) In the quest for bike-friendly cities, are snobby cyclists their own worst enemies? (A. Prospect) D.C. responds to its weather challenges by building new infrastructure: a snow mountain (WSJ) Korea eyes an estimated $45B deal to help build California’s high-speed rail network […]