Today’s Headlines
As Gas Prices Go Up, Obama’s Poll Numbers Slump (Politico) Meanwhile, Battle Brews Over Tax Breaks for Oil Companies (WSJ) Study: Suburbs Expanding on Both Ends (USA Today) Commute From Hell Comes Free with a House in the Burbs (Grist) In New Hampshire, Lawmakers Push Gas Gimmick (Concord Monitor) Poll: GOP Attack on Capital Bikeshare … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
8:28 AM EDT on April 27, 2011
- As Gas Prices Go Up, Obama’s Poll Numbers Slump (Politico)
- Meanwhile, Battle Brews Over Tax Breaks for Oil Companies (WSJ)
- Study: Suburbs Expanding on Both Ends (USA Today)
- Commute From Hell Comes Free with a House in the Burbs (Grist)
- In New Hampshire, Lawmakers Push Gas Gimmick (Concord Monitor)
- Poll: GOP Attack on Capital Bikeshare Has Few Backers (ArlNow)
- Is Your House Making You Sick? (Miller-McCune)
- Innovative Pricing Could Boost Ridership on Amtrak Hiawatha Line (Urbanophile)
- Can Tapping Freight Rail Give HSR a Boost? (Rail Planning)
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