Today’s Headlines
GOP Eager to Drill in Alaska to Fund Highway Bill (Hill) Rail Supporters Celebrate Rare Victory as House Retreats on Amtrak Privatization (Hill) California Considers Raising Gas Tax (ABCLocal) California HSR Hit With Legal Setback (Palo Alto Online) In the UK, More Politicians Questioning Cost of HSR (DailyMail) What ‘The Genius of Place’ Can Teach … Continued
8:49 AM EST on November 14, 2011
- GOP Eager to Drill in Alaska to Fund Highway Bill (Hill)
- Rail Supporters Celebrate Rare Victory as House Retreats on Amtrak Privatization (Hill)
- California Considers Raising Gas Tax (ABCLocal)
- California HSR Hit With Legal Setback (Palo Alto Online)
- In the UK, More Politicians Questioning Cost of HSR (DailyMail)
- What ‘The Genius of Place’ Can Teach Us About Development (Atlantic)
- Houston to Require Businesses to Provide Bike Parking (Transportation Nation)
- Boulder Wants to Set Speed Limit on Bicycles (DenverChannel)
- Profile: How the Twin Cities are Getting More People on Bicycles (BikeLeague)
- Pensacola, Florida Getting Serious About Safety for Kids Who Walk, Bike (PNJ)
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