Today’s Headlines
Sen. Harkin Says Fixing Infrastructure More Important Than Reducing Deficit (Des Moines Register) China to Invest $199 Billion in Rail, Subways Over Five Years (Chicago Tribune) Sold Out Bullet Trains Show China’s Riders Unfazed by Recent Crash (Bloomberg) Amtrak Cancels Trains in Preparation for Hurricane (The Hill) Which is Greener: Raising Gas Tax or Increasing … Continued
9:18 AM EDT on August 26, 2011
- Sen. Harkin Says Fixing Infrastructure More Important Than Reducing Deficit (Des Moines Register)
- China to Invest $199 Billion in Rail, Subways Over Five Years (Chicago Tribune)
- Sold Out Bullet Trains Show China’s Riders Unfazed by Recent Crash (Bloomberg)
- Amtrak Cancels Trains in Preparation for Hurricane (The Hill)
- Which is Greener: Raising Gas Tax or Increasing Fuel Efficiency Standards? (Infrastructurist)
- MD Governor Announces Extended Public Review of Statewide Anti-Sprawl Plan (WaPo)
- Residents of English Town Make the Most of Crosswalk Button (TreeHugger)
- How Minneapolis Has Become a Bike-opolis (Grist)
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