Today’s Headlines
Infrastructure Bank to Get a Hearing in the House Today (The Hill) More on the White House Decision to Put 14 Infrastructure Projects on the Fast Track (Politico) LaHood: Forget Politics For a Moment and Just Pass the Jobs Bill (WJBC) Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement Plan Leaves Transit Out of the Mix (Lohud) Maryland Mulls … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
9:06 AM EDT on October 12, 2011
- Infrastructure Bank to Get a Hearing in the House Today (The Hill)
- More on the White House Decision to Put 14 Infrastructure Projects on the Fast Track (Politico)
- LaHood: Forget Politics For a Moment and Just Pass the Jobs Bill (WJBC)
- Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement Plan Leaves Transit Out of the Mix (Lohud)
- Maryland Mulls 5-Cent Gas Tax to Cover $1 Billion Shortfall (Examiner)
- Will Booting Hybrids From the Fast Lane Slow Everyone Down? (NYT)
- New App “Reroute.it” Aims to Clarify Transportation Conundrums (GGW)
- High-Tech Microwave Sensors Make Intersections Safer for Cyclists (Governing)
- Poll: Most New Jerseyans Want Smart Growth, Not New Roads (MTR)
- Disaster Stress Hits Tight-Knit Communities Especially Hard (Atlantic Cities)
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