Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Gas Tax Set to Be Next Big Fight on Capitol Hill (The Hill) Obama Proposes New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks (FastLane) Sherrod Brown Files Legislation for a National Infrastructure Bank (WKRC) America Has 30 Percent Fewer Trains Than We Pay For (ThinkProgress) Seattle Mayor Supports New Driver Fees to Pay for Local Transit (Ballard News-Tribune) … Continued

By Kathryn Reid Moore

8:57 AM EDT on August 10, 2011

Gas Tax Set to Be Next Big Fight on Capitol Hill (The Hill)
Obama Proposes New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks (FastLane)
Sherrod Brown Files Legislation for a National Infrastructure Bank (WKRC)
America Has 30 Percent Fewer Trains Than We Pay For (ThinkProgress)
Seattle Mayor Supports New Driver Fees to Pay for Local Transit (Ballard News-Tribune)
Florida DOT Wants To Build More Roads, Toll Them, and Take Over Regional Rail (Ocala, Sentinel)
Transportation Nation Breaks Down the Anatomy of a Toll Hike in NY
Cost Estimates Up for California High Speed Rail, Reports Say Worth It in Long Run (FresnoBee)
China Subway, ADIDAS Offer Commuters Punching Bags to Relieve Stress (TreeHugger)

Kathryn Reid Moore

Today's Headlines

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