Today's Headlines
Today’s Headlines
By Katie Pearce
- The Highway Trust Fund Is Pretty Screwed (Governing, Stateline)
- Lawmakers Debate How to Plug the $92B Funding Hole (Land Line)
- American Lung Association Ranks "State of the Air" in U.S. Cities (HuffPo, Atlantic Wire)
- ...For 13th Time, L.A Has "Dirtiest Air" (ABC News, KPCC)
- Low Grades Also for D.C. Area, Philly, Utah
- Detroit Free Press: "Don’t Do Dumb Stuff That Will Make Transit Any Worse"
- Vermont Lawmakers OK Gas Tax Hike (VPR)
- Montgomery County, MD, Inks Bike-Share Deal with Alta (Wash Cycle)
- Advocates Hope Fort Worth Transit Center Will Spawn "Urban Village" (Star-Telegram)
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