Today’s Headlines
Democrats Introduce Bill to Create National Infrastructure Bank (Hill) Senator Feinstein Pessimistic on Passage of President’s Jobs Package (LATimes) Boxer Challenges Mica on New Highway Funding Bill (Hill) It’s Time to Raise California’s Gas Tax (LATimes) Michigan Governor Makes Case for Extensive Transportation Changes (MLive, DFP) Will Transit Cuts Hasten the Biking Boom? (BikePortland) Massachusetts Politicians … Continued
8:47 AM EDT on October 27, 2011
- Democrats Introduce Bill to Create National Infrastructure Bank (Hill)
- Senator Feinstein Pessimistic on Passage of President’s Jobs Package (LATimes)
- Boxer Challenges Mica on New Highway Funding Bill (Hill)
- It’s Time to Raise California’s Gas Tax (LATimes)
- Michigan Governor Makes Case for Extensive Transportation Changes (MLive, DFP)
- Will Transit Cuts Hasten the Biking Boom? (BikePortland)
- Massachusetts Politicians Struggle to Find Most Equitable Way to Fund Transit (Commonwealth)
- Will Chicago’s Pedestrian Safety Mannequins Make a Difference? (HuffPo)
- Fast-Tracked Los Angeles Light Rail Project Hit With Lawsuit (SacBee)
- Florida Activists Launch Website Detailing “Price of Sprawl” by County (FL Independent)
- Seattle Mayor Hosts Road Safety Summit, “Not Just About Bikes” (MyNW)
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