Today’s Headlines
With Key Republicans Opposing White House Transportation Plan… (WSJ, TNR) …Odds Are Long That It Will Pass Before the Elections (WaPo, WSJ) Infrastructure Bank: An Idea Whose Time has Come? (WaPo, Brookings, CSM) $50 Billion Isn’t Nearly Enough to Shore Up Our Transportation System (SF Chron) Reid Calls for “Piecemeal” Approach on Climate (Hill) Meanwhile, Ballot Measure Would … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
9:21 AM EDT on September 8, 2010
- With Key Republicans Opposing White House Transportation Plan… (WSJ, TNR)
- …Odds Are Long That It Will Pass Before the Elections (WaPo, WSJ)
- Infrastructure Bank: An Idea Whose Time has Come? (WaPo, Brookings, CSM)
- $50 Billion Isn’t Nearly Enough to Shore Up Our Transportation System (SF Chron)
- Reid Calls for “Piecemeal” Approach on Climate (Hill)
- Meanwhile, Ballot Measure Would Rescind Landmark California Climate Bill (LAT)
- Quiet Cars Debut on New Jersey Trains (NYT)
- Rick Snyder: A Republican Who Embraces Smart Growth (Grist)
- Just Two More Weeks Until Capital Bikeshare Opens for Business (TPD)
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