Today’s Headlines
- WSJ: Americans Don't Want LaHood's Strange "Livability," They Want Endless Highways
- GOP: Maybe If We Keep Talking About High Gas Prices No One Will Notice We Have No Plan (WaPo)
- The Oil and Gas Industry Tax Breaks That Congress Just Voted to Keep, Explained (Strib)
- Will a Weakened Tea Party Be Less Able to Obstruct Progress on Transportation? (TPM)
- Historic Preservation Increases Suburbanization and Rich People's Property Values (Salon)
- Light Rail Construction Can Be a Death Blow For Businesses (CBS)
- Climate, Gas Prices, Transit Don't Impact Cycling Rates As Much As Bike Lanes Do (Treehugger)
- The Holy City of Mecca is a Victim of Sprawl (Green Prophet)
- Dreaming of the Perfect City Street -- Even in Phoenix (Next American City)
- Capital Bike-Share Is Selling Helmets, But It Doesn't Solve the Problem (WaPo)
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