Today’s Headlines
- Gulf Oil Spill: Here We Go Again (CNN)
- Dems Hope a Change in Vocabulary Will Boost Climate Bill Prospects (Politico)
- US DOT Makes the Public Health Case for Transportation Reform (Fast Lane)
- Alaska Rep. Don Young Haunted By Ghost of Highway Bill Past (Anchorage Daily News)
- Texas Senate Loses Transportation Reform Heavyweight (Austin-American Statesman)
- Amtrak Extends Northeast Corridor Service (WTVR)
- Transpo Engineers Saddle Up to Improve Roads for Cyclists (Baltimore Sun)
- Seattle Light Rail Line Celebrates a Year of Service (Seattle Times)
- San Bernardino Plan Swaps Car Pool Lanes for Tolls (Contra Costa Times)
- GeoDesign: Making Smart Growth Smarter? (Directions Magazine)
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