Today’s Headlines
A Progressive Wish List for Anthony Foxx (HuffPo) Where Internet Gas Taxes Fail, Expect Higher Gas Tax (NextGov) … Like in Maryland Harry Reid: LaHood Was a Star, and Foxx Was a Good Pick (The Hill) Bike Portland, Others Head to Europe to Research Bike-Friendly Cities New Hampshire Debates Gas Tax (Union Leader, AP) How Can D.C. … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:07 AM EDT on May 8, 2013
- A Progressive Wish List for Anthony Foxx (HuffPo)
- Where Internet Gas Taxes Fail, Expect Higher Gas Tax (NextGov) … Like in Maryland
- Harry Reid: LaHood Was a Star, and Foxx Was a Good Pick (The Hill)
- Bike Portland, Others Head to Europe to Research Bike-Friendly Cities
- New Hampshire Debates Gas Tax (Union Leader, AP)
- How Can D.C. Reduce the Metro Crush? (Housing Complex)
- Oregon Leading the Way on Mileage Fee (Road Pricing)
- Disneyland Stop Jacks Up Costs of Anaheim Streetcar (Next City)
- Atlantic Cities Walks Through NYC’s Bike-Share Fears
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