Today’s Headlines
Obama’s Budget Increases Transpo Outlays 18 Percent (Bloomberg) At First Field Hearings, T&I Lawmakers Say Transpo Bill Will Be Small (Charleston Gazette, Metro News) House Republicans Unified in Disapproval of Obama’s Transportation Investment Plan (Transpo Nation) Ed Glaeser Argues Against Historic Preservation Restrictions and Zoning Regulations (Housing Complex) Want a Little Electric Help On the … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:57 AM EST on February 15, 2011
- Obama’s Budget Increases Transpo Outlays 18 Percent (Bloomberg)
- At First Field Hearings, T&I Lawmakers Say Transpo Bill Will Be Small (Charleston Gazette, Metro News)
- House Republicans Unified in Disapproval of Obama’s Transportation Investment Plan (Transpo Nation)
- Ed Glaeser Argues Against Historic Preservation Restrictions and Zoning Regulations (Housing Complex)
- Want a Little Electric Help On the Uphill? That Hybrid Bike Will Run You $35,000 (JustLuxe)
- GOOD Asks Readers to Imagine Their Cities Without Cars
- South Bay Area Finally Gets Transit Cards Good on Multiple Modes (Mercury News)
- New Urbanist Andres Duany: LEED Prizes Costly Eco-Upgrades Over Smart Design (Treehugger)
- Smart Growth Is the Key to the World’s Most Romantic Cities (Switchboard)
- Home Builders Assn. Report: Smart Growth Doesn’t Reduce Carbon Emissions (NAHB)
- In Praise of the Separated Bike Lane (Grist)
http://wireupdate.com/wires/15113/u-s-department-of-transportation-to-get-128-billion-budget-for-2012/
Tanya became Streetsblog's Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radios Washington bureau and for public radio stations around the country. She lives car-free in a transit-oriented and bike-friendly neighborhood of Washington, DC.
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