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Today’s Headlines

By Adam Voiland

8:58 AM EDT on April 18, 2011

In Sprawling Atlanta, Pols Call for Better Transit, Bike Infrastructure, and More (AJC)
Does Obama Have the Chutzpah to Push for Infrastructure? (The Transport Politic)
Gas Prices Rising But Still a Bargain (ABC, Flowing Data)
Can a New Light Rail Line Help Unite the Divided City of Jerusalem? (Transpo Nation)
A Mere Sliver of the Federal Budget -- 3 Percent -- Goes to Transportation (The Atlantic)
$10 Gas: We Can Be Ready If We Want to Be (BikePortland)
After Funding Cuts, What's Next for California High-Speed Rail? (CAHSR)
In California, Cap-and-Trade Is Far From Dead (Reuters)
In Response to Deaths, Massachusetts Plans Tunnel Upgrades (Globe)

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