Today’s Headlines
Feds Set Post-Sandy Building Standards (TransNat) Will China Be Able to Help With California’s High-Speed Rail? (AP) Project 100: Zappos CEO Wants to See Fewer Cars in Vegas (Grist, Gigaom) Massachusetts Leaders Spar Over Transpo Funding (MassLive, Boston.com) Indy Mayor: “Time to Act” on Stalled Transit Expansion (Indy Star) Atlantic Cities Looks at Improvement Plans for Amtrak’s NE Corridor … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:01 AM EDT on April 5, 2013
- Feds Set Post-Sandy Building Standards (TransNat)
- Will China Be Able to Help With California’s High-Speed Rail? (AP)
- Project 100: Zappos CEO Wants to See Fewer Cars in Vegas (Grist, Gigaom)
- Massachusetts Leaders Spar Over Transpo Funding (MassLive, Boston.com)
- Indy Mayor: “Time to Act” on Stalled Transit Expansion (Indy Star)
- Atlantic Cities Looks at Improvement Plans for Amtrak’s NE Corridor
- Bike-Sharing Grows in Houston (KUHF)
- After Bad Report Card on Roads, Nevada Mulls Gas Tax Increase (AP)
- Oregon Looks to Update ’95 Bike-Ped Plan (Bike Portland)
- How Will Ohio Handle Dwindling Gas Tax Revenues? (Bucyrus Telegraph)
- Westerly Sun: Keep Doing What You’re Doing, Bike Advocates
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