Today’s Headlines
Boxer and Mica Among Transpo Bill “Winners,” But Jury Still Out on Boehner (Hill) Congressman-Cyclist Earl Blumenauer Considers Transpo Bill a Call to Arms (BikePortland) Secretary LaHood Just Grateful That Congress Passed Any Bill at All (Hill) Transpo Bill Compromise, While Necessary, Isn’t Progress (Next Am. City) …And That Means States Have to Pick Up … Continued
By
Ben Goldman
8:48 AM EDT on July 3, 2012
- Boxer and Mica Among Transpo Bill “Winners,” But Jury Still Out on Boehner (Hill)
- Congressman-Cyclist Earl Blumenauer Considers Transpo Bill a Call to Arms (BikePortland)
- Secretary LaHood Just Grateful That Congress Passed Any Bill at All (Hill)
- Transpo Bill Compromise, While Necessary, Isn’t Progress (Next Am. City)
- …And That Means States Have to Pick Up Even More Slack (MTR)
- Don’t Blame NEPA For All Transpo Construction Delays (AtlanticCities)
- Cincinnati Innovator Tries to Make Bus Rapid Transit More Social (Good)
- DC-VA Big Money Airport Metro Project Hangs in Balance in Today’s Vote (TranspoNation)
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