Today’s Headlines
Hill Staff Got Messages From America’s Stranded Transit Riders Yesterday (Hill) High-Speed Rail Plans Face Fierce Resistance From Freight Rail Companies (WSJ) Siemens: American Orders for Transit Vehicles Are Soft (WSJ) Murkowski Will Keep Her Senate Energy Position After All (Hill) America’s Roads Have Seen Better Days (USA Today) Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Turn … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
9:21 AM EDT on September 23, 2010
- Hill Staff Got Messages From America’s Stranded Transit Riders Yesterday (Hill)
- High-Speed Rail Plans Face Fierce Resistance From Freight Rail Companies (WSJ)
- Siemens: American Orders for Transit Vehicles Are Soft (WSJ)
- Murkowski Will Keep Her Senate Energy Position After All (Hill)
- America’s Roads Have Seen Better Days (USA Today)
- Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Turn Up During Virginia DOT Audit (WaPo)
- Around the Nation, the Steady Drip of Oil Spills Continue (TNR)
- Bid for Business Travelers Pushes Bus Quality Up a Notch (USA Today)
- Study: Sprawl Takes a Bite Out of Genetic Diversity (Union Tribune)
- Bubba Turns His Attention to Climate-Disrupting Emissions (AltTransport)
- Cars Still Abound During Car Free Day (Moscow News, China Digital Times, Gazette)
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