Today’s Headlines
House’s 5-year Trans. Bill Won’t Be Unveiled Today After All, Maybe Tuesday (Politico) House Bill Threatens to Eliminate Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding (BikeLeague) Ray LaHood (Politico), Barbara Boxer (Hill) Praise Progress on Senate Bill Editorial: Bike Commuting Is Already Rolling, Even In Houston (Chronicle) Could Bicycle Highway Replace Planned Oregon Transit Line? (BikePortland) Mass Transit … Continued
By
Ben Goldman
8:54 AM EST on January 27, 2012
- House’s 5-year Trans. Bill Won’t Be Unveiled Today After All, Maybe Tuesday (Politico)
- House Bill Threatens to Eliminate Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding (BikeLeague)
- Ray LaHood (Politico), Barbara Boxer (Hill) Praise Progress on Senate Bill
- Editorial: Bike Commuting Is Already Rolling, Even In Houston (Chronicle)
- Could Bicycle Highway Replace Planned Oregon Transit Line? (BikePortland)
- Mass Transit Bill in Indiana Defeated Because of Labor Language (IndyStar)
- Cornell’s Rick Geddes on California HSR: The Right Project in the Wrong Place (NYT)
- Update on State Gas Tax Initiatives: Iowa, Michigan, Massachusetts
- A Look at Los Angeles Before Stoplights, Crosswalks (Trans. Issues Daily)
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