Today’s Headlines
Is it Cool if Detroit ‘Burbs Don’t Pay for the New Regional Transit Authority? (Detroit Free Press) California High-Speed Rail Board OKs $96M, Two More Years for Contractor (Mercury News) GM First Automaker to Sign Onto Climate Declaration (The Hill) LaHood in Rochelle, Ill: Rail Investment’s Good for the Economy (Progressive Railroading) Is a “Delmarva” … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:02 AM EDT on May 3, 2013
- Is it Cool if Detroit ‘Burbs Don’t Pay for the New Regional Transit Authority? (Detroit Free Press)
- California High-Speed Rail Board OKs $96M, Two More Years for Contractor (Mercury News)
- GM First Automaker to Sign Onto Climate Declaration (The Hill)
- LaHood in Rochelle, Ill: Rail Investment’s Good for the Economy (Progressive Railroading)
- Is a “Delmarva” Rail Route Possible? (AP)
- GOOD Declares Transportation Month, Poses Fix Your Street Challenge
- Tampa Streets Set for Bike/Ped-Friendly Makeovers (Tampa Tribune)
- Colorado May Be No. 2 Bike-Friendliest, But There’s a Spat in Eagle Rock Over Bike Lanes
- Bike Parties: “Gentle, ’60s-Style Protest/Celebration” (Grist Highlights One in Baltimore)
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