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 … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
9:58 AM EDT on July 19, 2010
- 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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