Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Report Says DC Has America’s Worst Traffic Congestion, But Take It With a Grain of Salt (WaPo, T4A) Pedestrian Death Rate Rises 0.4 Percent (USA Today) That Makes Michelle Obama a Pedestrian Killer, According to Sloppy Reporting (Examiner, TPM) Spending Reduction Act Would Cut Amtrak Funding by $1.5 Billion a Year (WaPo) Los Angeles Mayor … Continued

By Adam Voiland

8:52 AM EST on January 21, 2011

Report Says DC Has America’s Worst Traffic Congestion, But Take It With a Grain of Salt (WaPo, T4A)
Pedestrian Death Rate Rises 0.4 Percent (USA Today)
That Makes Michelle Obama a Pedestrian Killer, According to Sloppy Reporting (Examiner, TPM)
Spending Reduction Act Would Cut Amtrak Funding by $1.5 Billion a Year (WaPo)
Los Angeles Mayor Pitches 30/10 Plan to Key Hill Lawmakers (LAT)
GOP Plots Assault on EPA Climate Regs (Politico)
Could “Road Trains” Reduce Crashes and Emissions? (Grist)
Budget Hawks Eye High-Speed Rail For Cuts (Transpo Nation)
Gen Y Prefers Its Communities Walkable (Alt Transport)
Q & A: Should Bicycle Helmets be Mandatory? (City Fix)

Adam Voiland

Today's Headlines

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