Today’s Headlines

By Katie Pearce

9:11 AM EDT on March 29, 2013

GAO: Business Plan for High-Speed Rail Is Reasonable (AP)
LaHood Announces $100M Loan for Chicago Riverwalk (Streetsblog CHI, Sun-Times, Chicago Mag)
Is Your State DOT Headquarters Walkable? (Mobilizing the Region)
Media Matters Looks More at CNN Mistakes with High-Speed Rail Story
A Conversation with Capital Bikeshare Director Eric Gilliland (Bikeshare.com)
... As WashCycle Highlights Program's Regional Explosion
MAP-21 Funds Help Rural States With Transit (Argus Leader)
MIT Urbanism Prof: Future of Suburbs Could Be "Intelligent Big Box" (Phys.org)
Gathering/Hackathon Aims to Reinvent Baltimore Transit
Who Should Head Transportation in Portland, OR? (Bike Portland)

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