Today’s Headlines
In Chicago, Major Transit Overhaul Hinges on Transpo Bill Negotiations (Tribune) LaHood Sees Progress Made in VA Metro Talks, Might Be Only One (Hill) Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Dropped Slightly in April (Transpo Nation) But Overall Efficiency Increases Threaten Transpo Funding (Trans. Issues Daily) Bike Traffic on Par With Car Traffic on U.S. Highway 9W in … Continued
By
Ben Goldman
8:57 AM EDT on May 3, 2012
- In Chicago, Major Transit Overhaul Hinges on Transpo Bill Negotiations (Tribune)
- LaHood Sees Progress Made in VA Metro Talks, Might Be Only One (Hill)
- Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Dropped Slightly in April (Transpo Nation)
- But Overall Efficiency Increases Threaten Transpo Funding (Trans. Issues Daily)
- Bike Traffic on Par With Car Traffic on U.S. Highway 9W in New Jersey (TreeHugger)
- Toronto’s Mayor, Medical Officer at Odds Over Lowering Speed Limit (Atlantic Cities)
- Fast-Growing Chicago Suburb Develops Active Transportation Plan (Southtown Star)
- In 1830, Alexis de Tocqueville Chronicled Early American Sprawl (Atlantic)
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