Today’s Headlines

• Any Path Toward North American Energy Independence Depends on “Extreme Energy” (Grist)
• VA, IA Governors Plan to Raise Transportation Revenue at the Expense of Schools, Police (CTJ)
• An Argument For the Prop 1 Sales Tax Hike for Transit in Pierce County, WA (Bellingham Herald)
• How Can a Community Solve Its “Last Mile” Problem Outside Park-n-Ride Transit Stations? (Denver Post)
• What Would Texarkana High Speed Rail Look Like? (Shreveport Times)
• Privatizing Amtrak Wouldn’t Make Rail More Efficient or Cut the Deficit (Delaware Online)
• Vancouver’s Enviable Dilemma: Spend Transpo Surplus on Bike Lanes or Transit? (Maple Ridge News)
• Study: Australian Helmet Law and Bike Infrastructure Reduced Head Injuries (Crikey)
• Higher-Speed Rail Pushes Up Into Vermont, Thanks to Stimulus (Brattleboro Reformer)
• It’s Not About Loving Bikes, It’s About Loving How Bikes Make Cities Better (HuffPo)
• A Brief Reminder About the Real Factors Affecting Gas Prices (Contra Costa Times)

Streetsblog Capitol Hill is on a light publishing schedule today. Enjoy your three-day weekend, if you have one, and we’ll see you tomorrow.