Today’s Headlines
It’s Official: 2010 Tied For Warmest Year on Record (Climate Central, The Hill) Has Sprawl Worsened the Brisbane Flooding? (Grist) Planning Trends Year in Review: Recession, Bicycle Boom, and More (Planetizen) Post’s Anti-Rail Editorial Raises Eyebrows (GGW, CHSRB) Seattle Mayor Wants the State on the Hook for Tunnel Cost Overruns (Seattle Times) Conservative Gov. McDonnell … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
8:57 AM EST on January 14, 2011
- It’s Official: 2010 Tied For Warmest Year on Record (Climate Central, The Hill)
- Has Sprawl Worsened the Brisbane Flooding? (Grist)
- Planning Trends Year in Review: Recession, Bicycle Boom, and More (Planetizen)
- Post’s Anti-Rail Editorial Raises Eyebrows (GGW, CHSRB)
- Seattle Mayor Wants the State on the Hook for Tunnel Cost Overruns (Seattle Times)
- Conservative Gov. McDonnell Calls for Big Government Spending on Roads (WaPo)
- State Takes Over Maine Freight Rail to Keep it Open (AP)
- The Price of Our Obesity Epidemic: $270 Billion Per Year (NYPost)
- The Transport Politic Is Skeptical That Federal Rail Funds Can Reach the Best Projects
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