Today’s Headlines
- VA Transpo Plan Passage Could Inspire MD to Approve a Very Different Plan (WaPo)
- Gov. McDonnell Already Saying He'll "Review" Fee on Alternative Fuel Cars (WaPo)
- Is President Obama All Talk When It Comes to Infrastructure? (Governing)
- Sen. Franken Wants More Competition in Freight Rail (The Hill)
- Almost 60% of NY-NJ-CT Region's Ped Fatalities Happen on High-Speed Arterials (TSTC)
- Oregon House Approves Columbia River Crossing (Bike Portland)
- A Section of Robert Moses Parkway to Come Down in Niagara Falls (Next City)
- Opening the Streets to Children Means Closing Them to Cars (Atlantic Cities)
- Renting Your Car Out to Others Takes 14 Vehicles Off the Road (Treehugger)
- The Most Important Urban Design Decision is a Transportation Decision (Planetizen)
- The Fatal Flaw of Regional Transit Authorities That Span Jurisdictions (Human Transit)
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