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Today’s Headlines

Controversy grows over the Obama administration’s ill-starred attempt to count jobs created or saved by the economic stimulus law, including transport projects (Bloomberg, NYT Blog) Nominee for Amtrak’s board of directors says the train network needs better financial management (NorthJersey.com) Green transportation analyst: Let’s redirect unused infrastructure stimulus money to transit (Det. News) Untapped demand … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:49 AM EST on November 20, 2009

Controversy grows over the Obama administration’s ill-starred attempt to count jobs created or saved by the economic stimulus law, including transport projects (Bloomberg, NYT Blog)
Nominee for Amtrak’s board of directors says the train network needs better financial management (NorthJersey.com)
Green transportation analyst: Let’s redirect unused infrastructure stimulus money to transit (Det. News)
Untapped demand leading to transit growth in unlikely places (Planetizen)
When you hear members of Congress say that U.S. emissions limits can’t come without China changing its ways … well, we’re a notable contributor to their higher pollution levels (WSJ Blog)
Asphalt and concrete makers join the groups pushing for quick passage of a new long-term federal infrastructure bill (Dow Jones)