Today’s Headlines
Local coverage of T4A’s report on transit cuts (Detroit News, SF Chron, Sac Biz Journ, WaPo) Birmingham, home of PBS’ “zombie highway,” rocked by bribery guilty plea (Bloomberg) Highway projects (and transit ones, too) are stalling thanks to funding uncertainty in Congress (CQ) Ford’s new electric car can “talk” to the grid to regulate power … Continued
By
Elana Schor
7:49 AM EDT on August 19, 2009
- Local coverage of T4A’s report on transit cuts (Detroit News, SF Chron, Sac Biz Journ, WaPo)
- Birmingham, home of PBS’ “zombie highway,” rocked by bribery guilty plea (Bloomberg)
- Highway projects (and transit ones, too) are stalling thanks to funding uncertainty in Congress (CQ)
- Ford’s new electric car can “talk” to the grid to regulate power usage (AP)
- D.C. transit’s summer woes continue (Balt. Sun)
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