Today’s Headlines
- Unions Urge Obama to Hire Defender of Transportation Funding (The Hill)
- LaHood's Private Sector Prospects (WaPo)
- Transit Bill Makes Headway in Indiana (Fox59)
- How Does Urbanism Fit Into the American Dream? (GGW)
- Plan to Axe the Gas Tax Moves Forward in Virginia (Examiner)
- Meanwhile, Talk of Gas Tax Hikes for Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wyoming
- Study: The Happiest Commuters Ride Bikes (Bike Portland)
- Smart Growth Advocates Defend Progress in Massachusetts (Providence Journal)
- How "Crowdfixing" Can Improve Transit (NRDC Switchboard)
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