Today’s Headlines
Obama to Push For Infrastructure Money in State of the Union (WaPo) Jennifer Granholm Dismisses Talk of DOT Nomination (The Hill) Breitbart Goes After DOT Secretary Frontrunner Deborah Hersman For Conflict of Interest PA Gov. Corbett Finally Announces Transpo Funding Plan, Gas Tax Hike (WETM) Sports Teams Stranded by Nemo Turn to Train Travel to Get … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:56 AM EST on February 11, 2013
- Obama to Push For Infrastructure Money in State of the Union (WaPo)
- Jennifer Granholm Dismisses Talk of DOT Nomination (The Hill)
- Breitbart Goes After DOT Secretary Frontrunner Deborah Hersman For Conflict of Interest
- PA Gov. Corbett Finally Announces Transpo Funding Plan, Gas Tax Hike (WETM)
- Sports Teams Stranded by Nemo Turn to Train Travel to Get Them Home Safe (Newsday)
- Why the U.S. Shale Oil “Boom” Doesn’t Change the Reality of Peak Oil (Slate)
- Would Greater State Transpo Authority Produce Greener Policies? (Transpo Issues Daily)
- Turns Out Pierce County Residents Really Do Want Weekend Transit Service (News Tribune)
- Rising Gas Prices Expected to Double Demand for Transit — in Indiana (WTHITV)
- To Reduce Bike Crashes, Teach Cab Drivers to Watch For the Moonwalking Bear (KALW)
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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