Today’s Headlines
- Senators to Push Bipartisan Transportation Bill Through Committee Today (Hill, WaPo)
- Understanding the Senate Map 21 Transportation Proposal (T4A, BikeLeague)
- Mica Compromises While Romney Vows to Cut Amtrak if Elected (Hill)
- Sen. Kirk (R-Ill): HSR is Great, But Only for Distances 300 Miles or Less (Hill)
- Traffic Makes Us Dumber: Scientists Say Car Exhaust Causes Brain Damage (TreeHugger)
- Editorial: Rail Service Would Transform Vermont Economy (Burlington Free Press)
- Seattle Voters Reject New Car Tab Fee That Would Have Funded Transit (SeattlePI)
- Trumbull County, OH Residents Vote Overwhelmingly Against Funding Transit (WKNB)
- Cincinnati Voters Give Green Light to a Long Debated Downtown Streetcar Project (Cincinnati.com)
- Singing Ballads for Transit in NC, With Video (TransportGooru)
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