Today’s Headlines
- Supporters of more federal transit operating aid planning nationwide advocacy day next week, staged as a "funeral" for local rail and bus service (TEN Press)
- LaHood hails New York Times' Pulitzer win as a victory for distracted driving campaigners (DOT Blog)
- Oklahoma state DOT delays projects as federal funding from recent jobs bill has yet to materialize (T. World)
- Amtrak starts high-speed rail group to maximize partnership potential on federally funded projects (Bond Buyer)
- Safety Q&A with Jeff Moskos, former Baltimore police officer, author, and professor (Streetsblog NYC)
- Obama administration's oil-drilling proposal raises the question: Just how much fossil fuel would it produce? (Newsweek)
- Chrysler sharing technological info with NASA (CNNMoney)
- China looks to rail to propel future economic growth (NYT)
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