Today’s Headlines
The Three Big Obstacles to Passing a Transpo Bill This Week (Trans. Issues Daily) Congressional Leaders Meet Today With Time Running Out (WaPo) Sprawl: Where It’s Headed, and the People Who Cling to It (NYT) DC Bikeshare Avoided Five Million Automobile Miles Driven (TranspoNation) Gov. McDonnell Launches Surprise Attack on Northern Virginia Transit (GGW) Atlanta … Continued
By
Ben Goldman
9:12 AM EDT on June 19, 2012
- The Three Big Obstacles to Passing a Transpo Bill This Week (Trans. Issues Daily)
- Congressional Leaders Meet Today With Time Running Out (WaPo)
- Sprawl: Where It’s Headed, and the People Who Cling to It (NYT)
- DC Bikeshare Avoided Five Million Automobile Miles Driven (TranspoNation)
- Gov. McDonnell Launches Surprise Attack on Northern Virginia Transit (GGW)
- Atlanta Transit Agency Finds Unlikely Ally in Local Tea Party (CreativeLoafing)
- Vancouver Foresees a Lot More Walking, aLot Less Driving in 2040 (OpenFile)
- One Person at Rio Earth Summit Got There Using Only Train, Bike, Bus (Grist)
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