Today’s Headlines
USA Today Looks at the Big Picture as States Consider Their Gas Taxes Jerry Brown Touts Bullet Train in Speech (Cyclelicious), Citing “Little Engine That Could” (LAT) National Review: Idea to Ditch Federal Surface-Transpo Program “Crazy in a Good Way” Long-Awaited Miami Transit Village Breaks Ground (Miami Herald) Bob McDonnell Pitches Transpo Plan to Virginians, … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:07 AM EST on January 25, 2013
- USA Today Looks at the Big Picture as States Consider Their Gas Taxes
- Jerry Brown Touts Bullet Train in Speech (Cyclelicious), Citing “Little Engine That Could” (LAT)
- National Review: Idea to Ditch Federal Surface-Transpo Program “Crazy in a Good Way”
- Long-Awaited Miami Transit Village Breaks Ground (Miami Herald)
- Bob McDonnell Pitches Transpo Plan to Virginians, Including End to Gas Tax (AP, Pilot)
- Indiana Senate Leader Warming to Transit Expansion (Indy Star)
- Giving Counties the Gas Tax Decision Might Be Answer for Maryland (Baltimore Sun)
- New Company Takes Over NextBus (Cyclelicious)
- Tax Benefits for Commuters, Explained (WSJ MarketWatch)
- What Should Smart Growth Look Like in Alpine Environments Like Lake Tahoe? (Outside)
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