Today’s Headlines
More Speculation on “Mr. Villaraigosa Goes to Washington” (CityWatchLA, KPCC) Boxer Is Lobbying for Antonio (Politico) Grappling with the Gas Tax: The Theme of 2013 (T4America, Stateline) Is Our Transportation System Prepared for Climate Change? (The Energy Collective) NRDC: LaHood Was “Unexpected Champion of Green Policies” (The Hill) Fox News in California: “We Don’t Want a … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:01 AM EST on February 1, 2013
- More Speculation on “Mr. Villaraigosa Goes to Washington” (CityWatchLA, KPCC)
- Boxer Is Lobbying for Antonio (Politico)
- Grappling with the Gas Tax: The Theme of 2013 (T4America, Stateline)
- Is Our Transportation System Prepared for Climate Change? (The Energy Collective)
- NRDC: LaHood Was “Unexpected Champion of Green Policies” (The Hill)
- Fox News in California: “We Don’t Want a High-Speed Rail Here”
- Florida Studies Commuter Connections to SunRail (Orlando Biz Journal)
- Streetcar vs. Light Rail in Charlotte, NC (Charlotte Observer)
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