Today’s Headlines
White House Renews Veto Threat on House Transpo-Pipeline Combo (Transpo Nation) House Ignores Threats, Vote Could Come as Early as Today (Hill) Transit Will Remain in Highway Trust Fund. Probably. (Politico) The Inequalities of Abandoning Transportation Infrastructure (Holland Sentinel) Ezra Klein Found a Rich Guy Not Named Warren Buffett Who Wants to Be Taxed (WaPo) … Continued
By
Ben Goldman
8:55 AM EDT on April 18, 2012
- White House Renews Veto Threat on House Transpo-Pipeline Combo (Transpo Nation)
- House Ignores Threats, Vote Could Come as Early as Today (Hill)
- Transit Will Remain in Highway Trust Fund. Probably. (Politico)
- The Inequalities of Abandoning Transportation Infrastructure (Holland Sentinel)
- Ezra Klein Found a Rich Guy Not Named Warren Buffett Who Wants to Be Taxed (WaPo)
- Daily “Duh”: Amount of Bike Lanes Largest Factor in Size of Cycling Population (Good)
- Three Light Rail Lines Compete for Scant Dollars in Twin Cities (MinnPost)
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