Today’s Headlines

By Ben Goldman

8:54 AM EST on December 16, 2011

Poll Shows Support for Banning Drivers From Using Cellphones (The Hill)
Transportation Money to Be Scarce in 2012, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) Pessimistic (WTOP)
Five Communities Recognized for Smart Growth Achievements (ThomasNet)
More Congressional Outrage on High-Speed Rail (Transpo Nation)
DC Is Oregon-Based United Streetcar's Newest Client (WBJ)
In Chicago, Some Find Transit Fares Linked to School Attendance (WBEZ)
Also In Chicago, Mayor & Gov Hope Bikes Fill Transit's Missing Link (Tribune)
DC Metro Gives Congress Six Days to Act on Federal Transit Benefits (Examiner)
Transport Geeks + Software Developers + Planners = TranspoCamp Montreal '11 (Gazette)
NRDC's Rob Perks Explains Why Raising the Gas Tax Makes (Dollars and) Sense
...And Hybrids Aren't Why Gas Tax Revenue Is Declining, Either (Publicola)

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