Today’s Headlines
Highways Get $363 Million from DOT (Transpo Nation) Mica: Amtrak’s Gotta Stop Losing Money on Food & Drink (The Hill, Bloomberg) Aug 13 Webinar: What Can MAP-21 Do For Cycling and Walking? Why Are Bike Advocates Angry at Olympic Cyclist’s Call for Helmets? (Treehugger) Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin Blogs About T-SPLOST Defeat When Congestion … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:57 AM EDT on August 3, 2012
- Highways Get $363 Million from DOT (Transpo Nation)
- Mica: Amtrak’s Gotta Stop Losing Money on Food & Drink (The Hill, Bloomberg)
- Aug 13 Webinar: What Can MAP-21 Do For Cycling and Walking?
- Why Are Bike Advocates Angry at Olympic Cyclist’s Call for Helmets? (Treehugger)
- Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin Blogs About T-SPLOST Defeat
- When Congestion Is a Sign of a Good Street (Planetizen)
- Houston MTA Sets Up for Big Transit Decision (Houston Chronicle)
- “Dump the Pump” Campaign in San Diego Gives Out Free Transit Tickets (SanDiego6.com)
- Improving Public Transit Apps (ClickZ)
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