Today’s Headlines
Mayors to Washington: Infrastructure Spending Might Help Consumer Confidence (NPR) Bicycling Advocates Respond to Congressional Threats to Transportation Enhancements (NPR) Rand Paul: Bike Paths = Squirrel Sanctuaries = Craziness (ThinkProgress) More on Obama’s Speech on Jobs, Infrastructure (Transportation Nation) Google Transit Credited with 20% Increase in Bus Ridership in Clemson, SC (Post-Courier) 10 Ways Colleges … Continued
9:11 AM EDT on September 23, 2011
- Mayors to Washington: Infrastructure Spending Might Help Consumer Confidence (NPR)
- Bicycling Advocates Respond to Congressional Threats to Transportation Enhancements (NPR)
- Rand Paul: Bike Paths = Squirrel Sanctuaries = Craziness (ThinkProgress)
- More on Obama’s Speech on Jobs, Infrastructure (Transportation Nation)
- Google Transit Credited with 20% Increase in Bus Ridership in Clemson, SC (Post-Courier)
- 10 Ways Colleges Are Getting Students to Ditch Their Cars (WaPo)
- Private Sector Drives Growth of Bicycle-Oriented Development in Portland (NYT)
- How Cities Can Boost Ridesharing (Shareable)
- Celebrating Success of Capital Bike-Share and Taking Lessons from Its Failed Predecessor (TBD)
- South FL Bus Use Surges Between Sprawled Counties Where Rail Doesn’t Exist (Miami Herald)
- Elizabeth Warren Quote About “Job Creators” Paying Their Share For Infra Goes Viral (HuffPo, Google)
- Greek Transit Workers Strike, Athens Nearly Shut Down by Traffic (WSJ)
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