Today's Headlines

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

By Kathryn Reid Moore

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)