Today’s Headlines
- As U.N. Envoy, Bloomberg Stresses Cities' Role in Climate Progress (Reuters, Guardian)
- Obama Taps D.C. Planning Director Tregoning for HUD (WaPo)
- Shuster Favors Mileage Tax for Highway Bill (Bloomberg)
- ...While LaHood Continues to Push for Gas Tax (HuffPo)
- High-Speed Rail Contracts Could Create 28,000 New American Jobs (The Hill)
- EPA Honors Seven Smart-Growth Initiatives (AP, ENews Park Forest)
- ...Including Mixed-Use Project in Sacramento (Merced Sun-Star)
- How Did the U.S. End Up So Much More Auto-Centric Than Europe? (Atlantic Cities)
- Baton Rouge Works on Funding for Streetcar (Baton Rouge Biz Report)
- L.A. Bike Planning Goes Through Inevitable Growing Pains (L.A. Times)
- Rail Advocates Want Solutions for Amtrak Delays in Northern Plains (Associations Now)
- Atlantic Cities Looks at the Evolution of American Commuting Habits
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