Today’s Headlines

By Elana Schor
Aug 21, 2009

"Cash for clunkers" to clunk its last on Monday at 8pm (Det. News)

Oregon’s "solar highway" uses net metering for electricity; but not every program offering it is created equal (WSJ)

BAE Systems, provider of NYC’s hybrid bus technology, to expand to Seattle (Automotive World)

Telecommuting and flexible work hours — it’s not a congestion relief plan, it’s the government’s swine flu strategy (HealthDay News)

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Mayor Jim Brainerd, with a friend. Main photo: JimBrainerd.Com

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This stretch of I-375 is like a scar in Detroit. The Biden administration is encouraging change.

Feds Using Freight Program Money to Tear Down a Detroit Highway

By Aaron Short | Sep 22, 2022

“This stretch of I-375 cuts like a gash through the neighborhood, one of many examples I have seen in communities across the country where a piece of infrastructure has become a barrier,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.