Today’s Headlines
Politico: Mica’s Transportation Bill All About Stoking the Republican Base League of American Bicyclists Issues Call to Action as GOP Tries to Cut All Major Bike Programs CBO: Expect the Highway Trust Fund to Run Out Just in Time for November Election (BusinessWeek) GOP Sen. Inhofe Opposes Tying Keystone to Transportation Bill (Hill) LaHood Announces … Continued
8:50 AM EST on February 1, 2012
- Politico: Mica’s Transportation Bill All About Stoking the Republican Base
- League of American Bicyclists Issues Call to Action as GOP Tries to Cut All Major Bike Programs
- CBO: Expect the Highway Trust Fund to Run Out Just in Time for November Election (BusinessWeek)
- GOP Sen. Inhofe Opposes Tying Keystone to Transportation Bill (Hill)
- LaHood Announces Fourth Round of Funding for TIGER Grants (DOT)
- Distracted Driving Still “In”: NHTSA Finds Most Drivers Still Using Their Phones (TransportGooru)
- Maryland Needs a Gas Tax Increase to Fund Basic Transportation Needs (WaPo, Baltimore Sun)
- Bill Requiring Drivers to Use Care Not to Hit People Fails in Virginia (FABB)
- Facebook Sets the Model for Employer-Driven Bike Facilities (Cyclelicious)
- A Brief Guide to Traffic Jam Economics (NYTimes)
- You Can Design This Place: Empowering Young Minorities to Shape Their Cities (Grist)
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