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)
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