Today’s Headlines
- Christie Likely to Kill ARC Transit Tunnel, Barring Miracle Save By Lautenberg (Transpo Nation 1, 2)
- LaHood Wants a Six-Year Bill To Start Moving This Year, But Leaves the Timing to Congress (The Hill)
- Winners and Losers in the USDOT’s $776 Million Maintenance Grants (Transpo Nation)
- Some California Residents Sue Over Proposed Rail Route (SF Business Times)
- LaHood Names Names on High Speed Rail Dissenters (AltTransport)
- Female Crash Test Dummies and Tougher Auto Safety Ratings Announced (VOA, WCSH-TV)
- Car-Sharing Eases Congestion, Parking Problems on College Campuses (AP)
- Urban Designer Puts a Positive Spin on Suburbs, Slams the Mall (PBS)
- 'Build A Better Burb' Winner 'Upcycles' Long Island Suburbs (Inhabitat)
- Mineta Report Studies Public-Private Partnerships in Australia (Kansas City Star)
- Canada Looks to Smart Growth as an Economic Strategy (Vancouver Sun)
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