Today’s Headlines
Bills to limit distracted driving poised for momentum in 2010 (NYT) A preview of what the year holds for transportation news (Daily Herald) An editorial on the toll that transit cuts take in Baton Rouge (Advocate) Minnesota’s Central Corridor transit extension at the top of state’s agenda this year (Star Trib) Detroit is closer than … Continued
By
Elana Schor
7:50 AM EST on January 4, 2010
- Bills to limit distracted driving poised for momentum in 2010 (NYT)
- A preview of what the year holds for transportation news (Daily Herald)
- An editorial on the toll that transit cuts take in Baton Rouge (Advocate)
- Minnesota’s Central Corridor transit extension at the top of state’s agenda this year (Star Trib)
- Detroit is closer than ever to achieving its local dream of light rail (Citizen)
- Pennsylvania awaiting a verdict on I-80 tolling and other big transport decisions (Trib-Review)
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