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LaHood publicly, if informally, urges states to “treat walking and bicycling as equals with other transportation modes” (DOT Blog) Noise pollution alert: Opponents of health reform bill launch a “Honk No” protest (Newsweek) Do higher gas prices, whether through external factors or tax hikes, actually depress Americans’ urge to drive? (TNR’s The Avenue) Gauging high-speed … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:53 AM EDT on March 16, 2010

LaHood publicly, if informally, urges states to “treat walking and bicycling as equals with other transportation modes” (DOT Blog)
Noise pollution alert: Opponents of health reform bill launch a “Honk No” protest (Newsweek)
Do higher gas prices, whether through external factors or tax hikes, actually depress Americans’ urge to drive? (TNR’s The Avenue)
Gauging high-speed rail’s effect on Florida politics (The Takeaway)
The sector-by-sector climate change bill that looks likely to emerge from the Senate — with a new fuel tax — is leaving economists cold … (SolveClimate)
… but Big Oil continues to signal it’s okay with the idea (CQ)
China’s rapid economic growth is bringing major traffic problems with it, despite a new BRT system (NYT)
Road safety groups and speed-camera companies join together for new grassroots lobbying coalition (PARS Press)
Solar power is now available for urban renters (NYT)

Elana Schor

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