Today’s Headlines
Sen. Schumer (D-NY) calls for his chamber to back the House’s $4B high-speed rail proposal (WTEN-TV) Oops, Nevada Gov. Gibbons (R) — turns out you haven’t really locked down that federal money for a mag-lev train (LV Sun) Census data shows percentage of workers commuting by transit rising by 0.1 percent annually (Dow Jones) New … Continued
By
Elana Schor
7:48 AM EDT on September 24, 2009
- Sen. Schumer (D-NY) calls for his chamber to back the House’s $4B high-speed rail proposal (WTEN-TV)
- Oops, Nevada Gov. Gibbons (R) — turns out you haven’t really locked down that federal money for a mag-lev train (LV Sun)
- Census data shows percentage of workers commuting by transit rising by 0.1 percent annually (Dow Jones)
- New Jersey GOP gubernatorial challenger Chris Christie’s bad driving record inspires a negative ad from Gov. Jon Corzine (D) (Politico)
- Indianapolis weighs the future of its nascent transit system (Indy Star)
- Transportation industry becoming more influenced by local geography (Reuters)
- Both LaHood and his deputy transportation secretary are on the sidelines for a high-profile airline antitrust case (Dow Jones, sub. req’d.)
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