Today’s Headlines
Illinois Lawmakers Want Transportation Bill Changes (CBS) After Years of Procrastination, Transpo Tops Political Agenda (NBC) Three Major Cycling Advocacy Groups Plan to Merge (BikeLeague) Of Course Politicians Prefer CAFE Standards to Gas Tax (Forbes) Transit Officials Offer New Reason to Oppose House Bill: Bond Ratings (Transpo Nation) Thinking About How Driverless Cars Will Affect … Continued
By
Ben Goldman
8:51 AM EST on February 23, 2012
- Illinois Lawmakers Want Transportation Bill Changes (CBS)
- After Years of Procrastination, Transpo Tops Political Agenda (NBC)
- Three Major Cycling Advocacy Groups Plan to Merge (BikeLeague)
- Of Course Politicians Prefer CAFE Standards to Gas Tax (Forbes)
- Transit Officials Offer New Reason to Oppose House Bill: Bond Ratings (Transpo Nation)
- Thinking About How Driverless Cars Will Affect Sprawl (Autoblog)
- Study Shows How to Improve Bicycle Commuter Safety (Digital Journal)
- Connecticut Advocates Push Vulnerable Road Users Bill (TSTC)
- In Copenhagen, Hunting Cyclists for Fun and Profit (Copenhagenize)
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