Today’s Headlines
- Mica Promises "Full Review" of Selection Process for TIGER, Rail Grants (Reuters)
- NJ Ordered to Reimburse Feds for ARC Tunnel Work to the Tune of $271 Million (NorthJersey.com)
- Could Amtrak Save the Tunnel That Gov. Christie Killed? (Star-Ledger)
- Wisconsin Governor Explains His Stop-and-Go Actions on Rail (Transpo Nation)
- Who Wants the Federal Rail Money Wisconsin and Ohio are Shunning? New York, for One (WSJ)
- Sens. Voinovich, Carper Make Futile Call for a 25 Cent Gas Tax Hike (National Journal)
- Mica's the New Big Man on Capitol Hill as He Prepares for Chairmanship (St. Augustine Record)
- San Antonio Gets a Livability Makeover (Express-News)
- The Geometry of Transit Station Spacing: Balancing Coverage and Speed (Human Transit)
- Central Indiana Unrolls Ambitious New Multi-Modal Transpo Plan (WXIN)
- Some Enviros Prefer Tree Growth to Smart Growth (NYT)
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