Today’s Headlines
- LA Mayor's Bold Plan to Fast Track Transit Expansion Gains Momentum (AP)
- OMG: Most Teens Still Text-and-Drive Despite Warnings (USA Today)
- Spill Bill Passes House; Republicans Will Likely Filibuster in the Senate (Politico, The Hill)
- New Poll Queries Americans on Energy Views (Rasmussen)
- LaHood Watch: Light Rail Announcement Likely Today in Detroit (MLive.com)
- Massachusetts Lags in Building Bike and Pedestrian Paths (Boston Globe)
- Could a Mileage Tax Ever Replace the Gax Tax in Ohio? (Columbus Dispatch)
- Demonstration Bike-Sharing Program Rolls Into Windy City (Chicago Tribune)
- Could Reducing Soot Be the Quickest Way to Reverse Global Warming? (Popular Science)
- Obesity Concerns Prompt California Town That Invented Drive-Throughs to Ban Them (3 News)
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