Today’s Headlines
Rep. Oberstar Remembered as Cycling Advocate on Capitol Hill (Bicycle Retailer, Streets MN) NYT: “No New Taxes” Mantra Is Disservice to Highway Trust Fund Maryland Rep: The Solution Starts with International Tax Reform (WaPo) Senators Introduce Bill to Finance TOD (T4America) Grist: Chamber of Commerce’s Gas Tax Ideas at Odds With Republican Base Michigan Transit … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:28 AM EDT on May 5, 2014
- Rep. Oberstar Remembered as Cycling Advocate on Capitol Hill (Bicycle Retailer, Streets MN)
- NYT: “No New Taxes” Mantra Is Disservice to Highway Trust Fund
- Maryland Rep: The Solution Starts with International Tax Reform (WaPo)
- Senators Introduce Bill to Finance TOD (T4America)
- Grist: Chamber of Commerce’s Gas Tax Ideas at Odds With Republican Base
- Michigan Transit Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Look Beyond Roads and Bridges (M Live)
- What Do Urbanists and Tea Partiers Have in Common? (Human Transit)
- Washington State Hangs Onto “Most Bike-Friendly” Title, While NJ Lags
- Grand Rapids BRT Poised to Boost Development (GRBJ)
- All Aboard Florida Planners Quietly Plot Fort Lauderdale’s Rebirth (Sun-Sentinel)
- Has Cycling Finally Gone Mainstream in UK Cities? (Guardian UK)
- Chattanooga Explores $35M Light Rail (AP)
- Prop 1 Vote Polarized Urban, Suburban Voters in Washington (Cross Cut)
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