Today’s Headlines
Obama’s Expected to Call for Transpo Investment in SOTU; Senate GOP Expected to Oppose (NYT) Lawmakers Hunt for New Revenue as Efficient Engines Make the Gas Tax Obsolete (NYT) What’s the Worst Way to Tally Traffic Misery? (WaPo) Enviros Press for State of the Union Love (The Hill) Delays Likely for California High-Speed Rail (Fresno … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
8:54 AM EST on January 24, 2011
- Obama’s Expected to Call for Transpo Investment in SOTU; Senate GOP Expected to Oppose (NYT)
- Lawmakers Hunt for New Revenue as Efficient Engines Make the Gas Tax Obsolete (NYT)
- What’s the Worst Way to Tally Traffic Misery? (WaPo)
- Enviros Press for State of the Union Love (The Hill)
- Delays Likely for California High-Speed Rail (Fresno Bee)
- Smart Growth Progress Gradual in Massachusetts (Globe)
- Why Putting Transit Stops Near Highways Doesn’t Make Sense (Transport Politic)
- Florida Taxpayers: You’re Not on the Hook for Rail Cost Overruns (Sentinel)
- Will We Really Have a Transportation Reauthorization Bill By August? (DCVelocity)
- Computer Programmer Develops Unique Subway Sonatas (Grist)
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