Today’s Headlines
- See Who Voted to Quash Sen. Paul’s Anti-Bicycle/Pedestrian Amendment (Bike League)
- Senate Vote Preserves Critical Transpo Funding, But Not Much for HSR (T4A, Transportation Nation)
- Who Is Lobbying DC’s Top Transportation Congressmen? (Transportation Nation)
- Public Transit Lobby Gets New Chief (Hill)
- Plan for HSR More Realistic, Much More Pricey (SFGate)
- FL Gov. Says HSR Cost Overruns in CA Explain His Prior Rejection of Federal Funds (Hill)
- Is America’s Infrastructure Really So Bad? Two Viewpoints (WaPo)
- Rural Officials Continue Attacks on Maryland Anti-Sprawl Plan (Baltimore Sun)
- Moving the Suburban Workplace of Thousands Drives Up Transpo Costs for Pentagon (WaPo)
- CT DOT Denies Permits for New Wheelchair-Accessible Cabs (CTMirror)
- UPS Seeks 40 Seasonal Workers for Bicycle Delivery (BikePortland)
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