Today’s Headlines
Here’s Another Obama Infrastructure Proposal For Republicans to Shoot Down (TID) In Pedestrian Crash Deaths, Blame Belongs to Street Design (WaPo/GGW) AFL-CIO’s Wytkind Hopes Shuster Will Soften His Stance on Amtrak (The Hill) Over 2.4 Million Pounds of CO2 Per Second — We’re Looking at You, China (AP) Private Infrastructure Investors Look to the U.S. … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:39 AM EST on December 3, 2012
- Here’s Another Obama Infrastructure Proposal For Republicans to Shoot Down (TID)
- In Pedestrian Crash Deaths, Blame Belongs to Street Design (WaPo/GGW)
- AFL-CIO’s Wytkind Hopes Shuster Will Soften His Stance on Amtrak (The Hill)
- Over 2.4 Million Pounds of CO2 Per Second — We’re Looking at You, China (AP)
- Private Infrastructure Investors Look to the U.S. (Reuters)
- Gov. Snyder Could End Decades of Angst and Inaction on Regional Transit in Detroit (Freep)
- Washington Post Weighs In In Favor of Virginia’s Gas Tax Proposal
- Boston Bike-Share System Looks to Winterize — But Not in Time For This Year (Globe)
- How Many More Sons and Daughters Will Indianapolis Lose to Transit-Rich Cities? (Star)
- Even Enviros Have Turned Against France-Italy High-Speed Rail Link (AFP)
Tanya became Streetsblog's Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radios Washington bureau and for public radio stations around the country. She lives car-free in a transit-oriented and bike-friendly neighborhood of Washington, DC.
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