Today’s Headlines
LaHood Cites TIGER Grant as Stimulus Success Story (PoliticMo) Taking the Long View on High-Speed Rail Decisions (L.A. Times) The Jobs Are Near Transit, But the Employees Aren’t (Wall Street Journal) The Race for Fast Trains: Cali vs. the Northeast (Wonkblog) Georgia Voters Weigh 1-Cent Tax for Statewide Transpo Projects (Examiner, WXIA-TV) Rail Industry Commits … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:56 AM EDT on July 11, 2012
- LaHood Cites TIGER Grant as Stimulus Success Story (PoliticMo)
- Taking the Long View on High-Speed Rail Decisions (L.A. Times)
- The Jobs Are Near Transit, But the Employees Aren’t (Wall Street Journal)
- The Race for Fast Trains: Cali vs. the Northeast (Wonkblog)
- Georgia Voters Weigh 1-Cent Tax for Statewide Transpo Projects (Examiner, WXIA-TV)
- Rail Industry Commits to Hiring 5,000-Plus Vets This Year (The Hill, AAR)
- Apple’s “Spaceship” Headquarters Misses the Mark on Walkability (NRDC Switchboard)
- In Massachusetts, Big Dig Costs Could Bury Other Projects (AP)
- Reliable SunRail Critical to Central Florida’s First Transit-Oriented Development (Transpo Nation)
- Fabled “Dinner Train” Retires to Make Way for New Minnesota Trail (StarTribune)
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