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, … Continued
8:57 AM EDT on July 1, 2011
- 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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