Today’s Headlines
Can We Fix the Highway Trust Fund? (National Journal) Orphan Earmarks Cost States Billions (USAToday) Has Redistricting Harmed Washington? (Next American City) Lind: Bikes Could Prove Critical in Times of Emergency (American Conservative) Growing Houston Suburbs Could Squeeze Metro (Houston Chronicle) Look Out MTV: Here Comes Phoenix’s Valley Metro (Transportation Nation) Waffling Over High-Speed Rail … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
8:45 AM EST on January 5, 2011
- Can We Fix the Highway Trust Fund? (National Journal)
- Orphan Earmarks Cost States Billions (USAToday)
- Has Redistricting Harmed Washington? (Next American City)
- Lind: Bikes Could Prove Critical in Times of Emergency (American Conservative)
- Growing Houston Suburbs Could Squeeze Metro (Houston Chronicle)
- Look Out MTV: Here Comes Phoenix’s Valley Metro (Transportation Nation)
- Waffling Over High-Speed Rail Has Consequences (TNR)
- Meet Cityville, America’s Most Popular Facebook Game (Grist)
- In Palm Beach, Debate Over Transit-Oriented Development Ramps Up (Sun Sentinel)
- Miami Beach, San Francisco Embrace Bike-Sharing (AP, SF Chronicle)
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