Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Foxx “Breezes Through” Confirmation Hearing (WaPo, The Hill) Transpo Issues Daily’s Coverage: Foxx’s Intro, Areas of Focus; and Six Things We Learned What Does L.A.’s New Mayor Mean for Transportation? (Streetsblog LA, Grist, Next City) Study: Canadian Kids Spend Too Much Time in Cars (Toronto Sun, HuffPo) North Dakota Gets New Transpo Head (AP, The Republic) Memphis Mayor Plans … Continued

By Katie Pearce

9:00 AM EDT on May 23, 2013

Foxx “Breezes Through” Confirmation Hearing (WaPo, The Hill)
Transpo Issues Daily’s Coverage: Foxx’s Intro, Areas of Focus; and Six Things We Learned
What Does L.A.’s New Mayor Mean for Transportation? (Streetsblog LA, Grist, Next City)
Study: Canadian Kids Spend Too Much Time in Cars (Toronto Sun, HuffPo)
North Dakota Gets New Transpo Head (AP, The Republic)
Memphis Mayor Plans 15 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes (Memphis Biz Journal)
Walk-Scoring San Diego County’s Cities (Good)
In Grand Rapids, Recession Slowed Job Sprawl to Burbs (MLive)

Katie Pearce

Today's Headlines

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