Today's Headlines
Today’s Headlines
By Adam Voiland
- It's Official: Northeast States Free to Compete for High-Speed Rail Funds (Transpo Nation)
- Bipartisan Support For Infrastructure Bank Grows (NYT, Politico)
- Sarah Palin: Obama's Anti-Drilling Mentality the Culprit for Gas Prices (Politico, Facebook)
- Question: What's Better Than the Erie Canal? Answer: Trains (The Hill)
- Transpo Sec. Ray LaHood Fields Questions via YouTube (Fastlane)
- What's Amtrak Up to These Days Anyway? (Transport Politic)
- Megan McArdle: Down With Rail Demonstration Projects (Atlantic)
- GOP Lawmakers Keep on Disputing the Existence of Climate Change (TPM)
- Bike- and Bus-Friendly Boulder Tops List for Well-Being (Gallup)
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