Today’s Headlines
Mica Flip-Flopped on Transportation Spending Levels (Transpo Nation) House Republicans Hope to Slash Bike and Pedestrian Funds (T4America) Now Is Really Not the Time to Slash Transportation Funding (Yglesias) Lobbyists Push for Booze-Sniffing Devices in Next Authorization Bill (WT) Forget Area 51: What’s Going on with All the Parking at the Capitol? (WCP) Carmageddon LA: Wider … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
8:55 AM EDT on July 11, 2011
- Mica Flip-Flopped on Transportation Spending Levels (Transpo Nation)
- House Republicans Hope to Slash Bike and Pedestrian Funds (T4America)
- Now Is Really Not the Time to Slash Transportation Funding (Yglesias)
- Lobbyists Push for Booze-Sniffing Devices in Next Authorization Bill (WT)
- Forget Area 51: What’s Going on with All the Parking at the Capitol? (WCP)
- Carmageddon LA: Wider Roads Could Mean More Traffic Congestion (NPR)
- Listen Up: Hybrids Likely to Get Louder for the Sake of Pedestrians (TPM)
- California High-Speed Rail Group Takes Flack (Sacbee)
- Empty Weekend Subway Cars a Thing of the Past in New York City (NYT)
- Michigan Planner Has Too Much Time on His Hands (Daily Wh.at)
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