Today’s Headlines
- In Transpo Bill Negotiations, Harry Reid Draws the Line on Keystone Pipeline (Hill)
- Transportation Issues Daily Says That Kills the Odds of a Transpo Bill in 2012
- ...But Divisions Within House GOP Are Holding Things Up as Well (Reuters)
- 100 Years Ago, Jaywalking Didn't Exist But 'Technical Homicide' Did (Atlantic Cities)
- Exceptions to Maryland's Three-Foot Passing Law Baffle Cyclists, Drivers (Washcycle)
- Majority of Houstonians Want More Tax Revenue for Transit, Less for Highways (Chron)
- T&I Chair Mica's Primary Challenger Calls Him 'All That Went Wrong' With GOP (Sentinel)
- NRDC's Kaid Benfield: Smart Growth Is a Start, But It's Not Enough
- Governor Romney Was Pro-City, Anti-Sprawl (BostInno)
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