Today’s Headlines
Obama Details “Fix It First” Goals (NYT, Transpo Nation) …And League of Cities Has Concerns About Funding That Plan (The Hill) WaPo: Virginia’s Transpo Compromise Could Be “Historic” (Though Some Think It’s Out of Touch) Washington State Looks at Gas Tax, Car Tabs, Bike Fees… (Seattle Times) Would That $25 Bike Tax Be “Symbolic”? (Cyclelicious, Bike … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:25 AM EST on February 21, 2013
- Obama Details “Fix It First” Goals (NYT, Transpo Nation)
- …And League of Cities Has Concerns About Funding That Plan (The Hill)
- WaPo: Virginia’s Transpo Compromise Could Be “Historic” (Though Some Think It’s Out of Touch)
- Washington State Looks at Gas Tax, Car Tabs, Bike Fees… (Seattle Times)
- Would That $25 Bike Tax Be “Symbolic”? (Cyclelicious, Bike Portland)
- GGW Touts Capacity Advantages of Streetcars
- Study: Simple Changes Could Keep Canadian Cyclists Safe (Edmonton Journal)
- “Let’s Get Moving” Summit to Focus on Transit, Health in Silicon Valley (Cupertino Patch)
- Port Huron, MI, Mayor: Add Transit to the Funding Priorities (Times Herald)
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