Today’s Headlines
GOP Feels Buyer’s Remorse Over Earmark Ban (Politico) House Passes Temporary Extension of Transportation Bill to October 2011 (T4America) Tax Cut Deal Does Not Extend Build America Program (Infrastructurist) Senators Aim to Revive Energy Debate Early in 2011 (The Hill) The Ever Elusive Infrastructure Bank: A Panacea for Transportation Funding? (Transpo Nation) California Rail Authority … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
8:44 AM EST on December 9, 2010
- GOP Feels Buyer’s Remorse Over Earmark Ban (Politico)
- House Passes Temporary Extension of Transportation Bill to October 2011 (T4America)
- Tax Cut Deal Does Not Extend Build America Program (Infrastructurist)
- Senators Aim to Revive Energy Debate Early in 2011 (The Hill)
- The Ever Elusive Infrastructure Bank: A Panacea for Transportation Funding? (Transpo Nation)
- California Rail Authority Hit With Discrimination Lawsuit (Mercury News)
- The District Loses Bike-Friendly Transportation Director Gabe Klein (WaPo, City Paper)
- Amtrak Set Ridership Record Over Thanksgiving (Baltimore Sun)
- Charles Marohn on What Makes a “Strong Town” (Grist)
- How Much of a Problem Is Drunk Cycling? (BikePortland)
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