Today’s Headlines
Will Congress Pass Obama’s Transportation Plan? (MinnPost) Meanwhile, Infrastructure Woes Continue to Mount (CNC) Infrastructure Bank: Not a Wacky Socialist Concept (Atlantic) Carolyn McCarthy Bill Would Cut Fed Funding to States Soft on Distracted Driving (Transpo Nation) Freakonomics: Cash For Clunkers a Waste Jay Rockefeller Calls for Changes to Freight Rail Regulations (Reuters) First HOT Lane … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
9:52 AM EDT on September 16, 2010
- Will Congress Pass Obama’s Transportation Plan? (MinnPost)
- Meanwhile, Infrastructure Woes Continue to Mount (CNC)
- Infrastructure Bank: Not a Wacky Socialist Concept (Atlantic)
- Carolyn McCarthy Bill Would Cut Fed Funding to States Soft on Distracted Driving (Transpo Nation)
- Freakonomics: Cash For Clunkers a Waste
- Jay Rockefeller Calls for Changes to Freight Rail Regulations (Reuters)
- First HOT Lane Opens in Bay Area on I-680 (SFGate)
- How Complete Streets Make Roads Safer for Pedestrians (Daily Planet)
- Top Eight Transportation Tussles From 2010 (AltTransport)
- An Antidote for Matchbox Cars: Legos for Transit Nerds (Human Transit)
- Is Your City Bicycle Friendly? (LAB)
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