Today’s Headlines
- Obama Stands Up for Transportation Spending in Tough Budget Fight (TranspoNation)
- Central Florida Holds Breath for SunRail Decision Today (Orlando Sentinel)
- Indiana’s Texting While Driving Ban Goes Into Effect (NWI Times)
- New Penalties for Driving Distracted in Tennessee (Tennessean)
- California Is Recycling Its Roads for a Greener, Quicker Pot Hole Fix (GOOD)
- LaHood Supports Cheaper, Above-Ground Plans for DC’s Dulles Metro Extension (Examiner)
- NYC Suburbanite Enthralled by Novelty of Horn-Honking, Car Alarms (NYT)
- Jury Still Out on Obama’s Climate Record (Grist)
- NY Complete Streets Activists Still Waiting for Gov. Cuomo to Sign Bills (TSTC)
- Possible Setback for HSR in California as PR Firm Steps Down (Sacramento Bee)
- Old Parking Garage to Become Mixed-Use Development in DC Neighborhood (WBJ)
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