Today’s Headlines
Why Is Obama Dodging the Gas Tax Debate? (WaPo) Sen. Sessions “Stunned” by White House Rail Proposal (Transpo Nation) FAA Sees Steady Long-Term Growth for Airlines (USA Today) The Avenue Breaks Down Obama’s 2012 Budget House Transportation Committee Kicks Off Listening Tour in West Virginia (T4America) Should We Move Forward With an Infrastructure Bank? (National … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
9:00 AM EST on February 16, 2011
- Why Is Obama Dodging the Gas Tax Debate? (WaPo)
- Sen. Sessions “Stunned” by White House Rail Proposal (Transpo Nation)
- FAA Sees Steady Long-Term Growth for Airlines (USA Today)
- The Avenue Breaks Down Obama’s 2012 Budget
- House Transportation Committee Kicks Off Listening Tour in West Virginia (T4America)
- Should We Move Forward With an Infrastructure Bank? (National Journal)
- The Ins and Outs of Smart Growth (Switchboard)
- New Japanese Train Will Cruise at 310 MPH (NYT)
- Jersey City: A Transit-Oriented Mecca (Grist)
- All You Ever Wanted to Know — and More — About Road Building (Better Roads)
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