Today’s Headlines
Reid Considering Lame-Duck Energy Bill (The Hill) American Conservative Demolishes Myth That the Right Has No Use For Transit …And Notes That Drivable Suburban Infrastructure Is Massively Subsidized (Am. Conservative) Climate Politics Still Look Grim For Environmentalists (USA Today) Good Helps Visualize the Deadliest and Safest Cities for Walking San Diego Media Freak Out Over … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
9:35 AM EDT on September 1, 2010
- Reid Considering Lame-Duck Energy Bill (The Hill)
- American Conservative Demolishes Myth That the Right Has No Use For Transit
- …And Notes That Drivable Suburban Infrastructure Is Massively Subsidized (Am. Conservative)
- Climate Politics Still Look Grim For Environmentalists (USA Today)
- Good Helps Visualize the Deadliest and Safest Cities for Walking
- San Diego Media Freak Out Over Replacing Parking With Ped Plaza in Balboa Park (Streetsblog LA)
- No Surprise Here: Even If You’re Predisposed to Obesity, You Benefit From Exercise (LAT, USA Today)
- Montana Finally Catching Up to Rest of Nation on Drunk Driving Laws and Penalties (AP)
- Hybrid Drivers Getting a Free Pass to Car Pool Lane in California (LAT)
- Anticipation Builds for DC’s Capital Bikeshare Launch (NBC, TBD)
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