Today’s Headlines
House and Senate Transpo Committees Take Shape (The Hill) Mica: “Don’t Give Me This ‘Not Bipartisan’ Crap” (Politico) Maryland Leaders Push for Gas Tax Hike, Because State Needs “Huge Infusion of Cash” (Sun, WaPo) LaHood Touts Benefits of D.C. Silver Line (The Hill) A Taste of Mass Transit Leads to Wanting More (Atlantic Cities) About 40 … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EST on December 13, 2012
- House and Senate Transpo Committees Take Shape (The Hill)
- Mica: “Don’t Give Me This ‘Not Bipartisan’ Crap” (Politico)
- Maryland Leaders Push for Gas Tax Hike, Because State Needs “Huge Infusion of Cash” (Sun, WaPo)
- LaHood Touts Benefits of D.C. Silver Line (The Hill)
- A Taste of Mass Transit Leads to Wanting More (Atlantic Cities)
- About 40 Percent of American Transit Commuters Are White (Transpo Nation)
- Minnesota Gets New Transit Chief With Bus Background (StarTribune, MPR)
- Star-Ledger: NJ Transit Was Stupid With Sandy, But New Bus Program Is Smart
- Court Decision Coming Soon for Honolulu Rail Lawsuit (Hawaii News Now)
- Reno Activists Make Progress on Bikeable Streets (Shareable)
- Houston Transportation Ranks Both High and Low With Sierra Club (Chron)
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