Today’s Headlines
LaHood: Obama’s Gonna Go “Big and Bold” with Transpo Funding (Governing) Next City Looks at Lautenberg’s Transit Legacy Too Soon to Talk Successors, Says Rep. Chris Smith (The Hill) APTA Survey: Public Supports Tax Dollars for Transpo (Progressive Railroading) How Hybrid Cars Have Affected the Transport Funding Shortfall (Bloomberg) CityWatch L.A. Lists Mayor Villaraigosa’s Top 10 Transportation … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:06 AM EDT on June 5, 2013
- LaHood: Obama’s Gonna Go “Big and Bold” with Transpo Funding (Governing)
- Next City Looks at Lautenberg’s Transit Legacy
- Too Soon to Talk Successors, Says Rep. Chris Smith (The Hill)
- APTA Survey: Public Supports Tax Dollars for Transpo (Progressive Railroading)
- How Hybrid Cars Have Affected the Transport Funding Shortfall (Bloomberg)
- CityWatch L.A. Lists Mayor Villaraigosa’s Top 10 Transportation Successes
- Package of Bills in New Jersey Aim for Safer Walking, Biking (Mobilizing the Region)
- David Suzuki: Transit is Canada’s Achilles Heel (Straight.com)
- CNU 21 Debate: Do Cities Need Transit for Success? (Strong Towns)
- Virginia’s Sprawl, in Satellite Time Lapse (GGW)
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