Today’s Headlines
Florida Looks at Bike Safety Problems as Summit Takes Place (Tampa Bay Times, News Press) NRDC Switchboard: The Biggest Sprawl Isn’t Necessarily Where You’d Expect California Governor Rides China Bullet Chain, Looking for Inspiration and Investors (LAT, AP) Truck Industry Heaps Scorn on Obama’s Budget (FleetOwner) Reconciliation Could Be Possible on Massachusetts Transpo Funding (Boston Globe, AP) … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:03 AM EDT on April 12, 2013
- Florida Looks at Bike Safety Problems as Summit Takes Place (Tampa Bay Times, News Press)
- NRDC Switchboard: The Biggest Sprawl Isn’t Necessarily Where You’d Expect
- California Governor Rides China Bullet Chain, Looking for Inspiration and Investors (LAT, AP)
- Truck Industry Heaps Scorn on Obama’s Budget (FleetOwner)
- Reconciliation Could Be Possible on Massachusetts Transpo Funding (Boston Globe, AP)
- Maryland Looks for Private Funds for D.C. Purple Line, Baltimore Red Line (WaPo)
- It’s “Walk to Work Day” in San Fran (Streetsblog SF)
- Should the Public or Private Sector Run DC’s Streetcar? (GGW)
- Which Cycling Project Is Most Visionary? (Atlantic Cities)
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