Today’s Headlines
How Should Obama Set the Tone for DOT? (Bloomberg) Massachusetts Governor Backs “Compact Neighborhoods” (Boston Globe) Staff Director for House Transpo Committee Heads Out (Politico) What Will Mica Do in January? (Orlando Sentinel, Hill) The Engineering Is Tricky for California Bullet Train (AP) Amtrak, PennDOT Team Up for Train Campaign (Patch) Washington State Wants Input … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:04 AM EST on November 14, 2012
- How Should Obama Set the Tone for DOT? (Bloomberg)
- Massachusetts Governor Backs “Compact Neighborhoods” (Boston Globe)
- Staff Director for House Transpo Committee Heads Out (Politico)
- What Will Mica Do in January? (Orlando Sentinel, Hill)
- The Engineering Is Tricky for California Bullet Train (AP)
- Amtrak, PennDOT Team Up for Train Campaign (Patch)
- Washington State Wants Input on Transpo Priorities (Transpo Issues Daily)
- Smart Growth “Not Quite Doing the Trick” in SoCal Coastal Communities (Daily Transcript)
- Maryland’s Running Out of Transpo Money (Examiner)
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