Today’s Headlines
The Case for a Higher Gas Tax (NYT) Obama Loses “Trusted Quarterback” in LaHood (Politico) The Social Justice Agenda Includes Public Transportation (Boston Review) USDA Works to Weave Smart Growth Into Agriculture, Rural Development Freakonomics Podcast: How Do We Pay for Our Roads? Shuster Responds to “Fix It First” With a Call to Build Faster (Progressive … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:08 AM EST on February 22, 2013
- The Case for a Higher Gas Tax (NYT)
- Obama Loses “Trusted Quarterback” in LaHood (Politico)
- The Social Justice Agenda Includes Public Transportation (Boston Review)
- USDA Works to Weave Smart Growth Into Agriculture, Rural Development
- Freakonomics Podcast: How Do We Pay for Our Roads?
- Shuster Responds to “Fix It First” With a Call to Build Faster (Progressive Railroading)
- New Transpo Chief in Washington State Backs Tolls, Gas Tax (King5)
- WaPo: O’Malley Needs to Push It With Maryland Transpo
- Oregon Lottery Funds Could Go Toward Bike/Ped/Transit (Oregonian)
- BRT Expected to Spur Development in Nashville (Nashville Biz Journal)
- Maybe Bike Maps Should Be Based on Comfort Levels? (Good)
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