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Voters told pollsters that “jobs and the economy” were their No. 1 concerns this year, which is keeping discussion of a new infrastructure spending package very much alive in Washington (Bloomberg) What’s the real lesson of this past Election Day? That ballot measures for transportation investment do well (Morning News) Blumenauer introduces a bill that … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:49 AM EST on November 6, 2009

Voters told pollsters that “jobs and the economy” were their No. 1 concerns this year, which is keeping discussion of a new infrastructure spending package very much alive in Washington (Bloomberg)
What’s the real lesson of this past Election Day? That ballot measures for transportation investment do well (Morning News)
Blumenauer introduces a bill that would expand Safe Routes to School to high schools (Bike Portland)
For fuel-efficient cars to command the U.S. market, auto executives say they need one thing to happen first: a gas tax hike (Reuters)
But speaking of the gas tax, hopes for a state-wide increase in New Jersey are looking D.O.A. thanks to the election of GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie (Bloomberg)
You know about the distracted driving debate, but Congress may act more quickly to curb distracted flying (Dorgan Press)
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R), facing a conservative challenge in his 2010 U.S. Senate bid, calls for a special state legislative session to consider commuter rail funding — and with it, a greater shot at federal high-speed rail money (AP)