Today's Headlines
Today’s Headlines
By Tanya Snyder
- Anthony Foxx "Connects the Dots Between Environment, Sustainability, and Transit" (Switchboard)
- Does It Matter That Foxx Is Not a Transportation Expert? (National Journal)
- Government Rescue of GM Will Be Finished in Early 2014 (The Hill)
- Will States Pay to Continue Amtrak Service or Let It Disappear? (NYT)
- Colorado Can Finally Use Gas Taxes For Something Other Than Auto Infrastructure (Denver Post)
- LaHood Tells Houston to "Get Its Act Together" on Light Rail Expansion (Next City)
- Chattanooga Suburb Gets a Downtown (Nooga)
- Are Public-Private Partnerships Always in the Public Interest? (Atlantic Cities)
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