Today’s Headlines
White House Continues Push for Infrastructure Investment (Transpo Nation) Study: DC, Chicago Top Traffic Congestion List (WaPo) Senate Transpo Chair Jay Rockefeller Could Face an Uphill Reelection Bid (The Hill) Mega Cites Mean Mega Challenges (Infrastructurist) Poll: Car-Loving Atlantans Give Transit a Second Look (AJC) Northeastern Cities Are Key to High-Speed Rail Success (Boston Globe) Will Carpooling Go … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
9:04 AM EDT on September 27, 2011
- White House Continues Push for Infrastructure Investment (Transpo Nation)
- Study: DC, Chicago Top Traffic Congestion List (WaPo)
- Senate Transpo Chair Jay Rockefeller Could Face an Uphill Reelection Bid (The Hill)
- Mega Cites Mean Mega Challenges (Infrastructurist)
- Poll: Car-Loving Atlantans Give Transit a Second Look (AJC)
- Northeastern Cities Are Key to High-Speed Rail Success (Boston Globe)
- Will Carpooling Go the Way of the Dodo? Unlikely (Planetizen)
- Suburban Forests Are a Breed of Their Own (Per Square Mile)
- Sen. Paul Uses Fuzzy Math to Attack Bike and Ped Safety Program (T4America)
- New Law Makes Rolling Stops Legal for Cyclists in Kansas (Grist)
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