Today’s Headlines
24 States Split $40.8 Million for Transportation on Federal Lands (Trans. Issues Daily) China’s Population, World’s Largest, Is Over 50 Percent Urbanized (Atlantic Cities) Congress Needs to Move on FAA Before Surface Transportation (Hill) NRDC’s Kaid Benfield Writes About the “Low-Car Lifestyle” … While His Colleague Rob Perks Describes “The State of Play on Gas … Continued
By
Ben Goldman
8:46 AM EST on January 18, 2012
- 24 States Split $40.8 Million for Transportation on Federal Lands (Trans. Issues Daily)
- China’s Population, World’s Largest, Is Over 50 Percent Urbanized (Atlantic Cities)
- Congress Needs to Move on FAA Before Surface Transportation (Hill)
- NRDC’s Kaid Benfield Writes About the “Low-Car Lifestyle”
- … While His Colleague Rob Perks Describes “The State of Play on Gas Taxes“
- Rebuilding Place in Urban Space Found This Awesome Bike Commuting Infographic
- President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness Suggests: Drill More (Bloomberg)
- Sen. Schumer Calls for Tighter Regulations on Reporting Train Derailments (YNN)
- What an Old Cartoon Teaches Us About Urbanism (Atlantic Cities)
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