Today’s Headlines
House Gets to Work Tomorrow on Transpo Spending Bill (The Hill) Unrest in Egypt –> Soaring Gas Prices in U.S. (Boston Globe, LAT) A New Era of Rail Station Construction Is Dawning (UrbanLand) Boston Budget Battle Centers on Gas Tax (Boston Herald, AP) Michelle Obama to Kids: Walk to School Instead of Taking the Bus … Continued
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Katie Pearce
9:06 AM EDT on July 16, 2013
- House Gets to Work Tomorrow on Transpo Spending Bill (The Hill)
- Unrest in Egypt –> Soaring Gas Prices in U.S. (Boston Globe, LAT)
- A New Era of Rail Station Construction Is Dawning (UrbanLand)
- Boston Budget Battle Centers on Gas Tax (Boston Herald, AP)
- Michelle Obama to Kids: Walk to School Instead of Taking the Bus (Opposing Views)
- Oregon Leads the Way With Mileage Fees for Drivers (Governing)
- CRC May Be Dead, But Light Rail Debate Still Rages in Vancouver, WA (Oregon Live)
- Next City: Why Does NYC Bike-Share Feel Like the End of Something?
- Davis, CA, Explores Light Rail Demonstration Project (Sacramento Biz Journal)
- GGW: Is It Smart for D.C. to Lay Down on Parking Minimums?
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