Today’s Headlines
Amtrak Unveils Next-Gen High-Speed Rail Vision for the East (AP) But Will it Happen? First Reactions… (Transport Politic, Yglesias, Scripps) LaTourette Backpedals, Makes Support for Complete Streets Clear (LAB) Villaraigosa Returns to the Hill for Round Two of Transpo Lobbying (KPCC) Health Advocates Call Climate Change A “Serious Public Health Issue” (Hill) What “Complete Streets” Mean … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
8:53 AM EDT on September 29, 2010
- Amtrak Unveils Next-Gen High-Speed Rail Vision for the East (AP)
- But Will it Happen? First Reactions… (Transport Politic, Yglesias, Scripps)
- LaTourette Backpedals, Makes Support for Complete Streets Clear (LAB)
- Villaraigosa Returns to the Hill for Round Two of Transpo Lobbying (KPCC)
- Health Advocates Call Climate Change A “Serious Public Health Issue” (Hill)
- What “Complete Streets” Mean in Vermont (VPR)
- Chicago Traffic: Not as Bad As It Seems, Study Suggests (Trib)
- Reckless Driver Nearly Hits DC Journo, Minor Kerfuffle Ensues (TBD)
- Obama to Climate Bill Boosters: 2011 is Your Year (Politico)
- Lahood Sees Red Over Claim That Texting Bans Don’t Improve Safety (Transpo Nation, Fastlane)
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