Today’s Headlines
Newt Gingrich, Rail Visionary? (Transportation Nation) Barbara Boxer’s TIFIA Would Drop Environmental Criteria (HuffPo) Study: Health Benefits Outweigh Costs of Ciclovia, Open Streets Events (BikePortland) Neighboring Cities Press U.S. DOT to Keep Rejected Transit Funds in Greater Detroit (Patch, DFP) GPS Tools Illustrate “Unhealthy Reliance on Cars” Among Canadian Youth (SunTimes) Why Not Fix Suburbia … Continued
8:48 AM EST on December 21, 2011
- Newt Gingrich, Rail Visionary? (Transportation Nation)
- Barbara Boxer’s TIFIA Would Drop Environmental Criteria (HuffPo)
- Study: Health Benefits Outweigh Costs of Ciclovia, Open Streets Events (BikePortland)
- Neighboring Cities Press U.S. DOT to Keep Rejected Transit Funds in Greater Detroit (Patch, DFP)
- GPS Tools Illustrate “Unhealthy Reliance on Cars” Among Canadian Youth (SunTimes)
- Why Not Fix Suburbia With Green, Complete Streets? (NRDC)
- APTA: Even With Lower Gas Prices, Americans Still Save Money Going by Transit
- Maryland Transit Plans 90-Cent Fare Increase Over Two Years (WaPo)
- DIY Tips for Boosting Biking, Walking in Your City (Shareable)
- Is Bigger Better? DC Plans Larger, Not More Bikeshare Stations (GGW)
- Parks Breathe Life – and Jobs – Into Cities (Hill)
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