Today’s Headlines
- GOP Earmark Ban Will Hurt Rural Areas Most (Brookings, AP, NYT)
- Outgoing PA Governor Rendell's Predictions for the Future of Transpo (Transpo Nation)
- NJ Gov. Christie Warming to ARC Tunnel Substitute (WSJ)
- Hertz Adopts Bike-Share Model for One-Way Airport Rentals By the Hour (Transpo Nation)
- Businesses Expand Use of Car-Sharing (NYT)
- Freight Rail: The Real Eco-Workhorse (But Not as Sexy as Passenger Rail) (Atlantic)
- As the Transit-Rich City Gentrifies, the Carless Poor End Up Stranded in the Suburbs (WAMU)
- Should Cities Ban Trucks to Protect Cyclists? (Treehugger)
- Nay-Saying Govs Under Pressure on High Speed Rail (USA Today)
- Retrofitting Suburban Tysons Corner: The 20-Year Prediction (TBD)
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