Today’s Headlines
As Congress Dickers, States Brace for Loss of Transpo Funds (WaPo) Foxx Gets Credit for Helping Obama Develop Transportation Bill (The Hill)] Blumenauer Talks Gas Tax With WaPo Gabe Klein: Think Big Picture With Transit-Oriented Development (CityLab) New Seattle Transpo Chief Comes with Chicago, D.C. Experience (Crosscut) Conservative Group Questions Whether There IS a Funding Crisis … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:11 AM EDT on July 3, 2014
- As Congress Dickers, States Brace for Loss of Transpo Funds (WaPo)
- Foxx Gets Credit for Helping Obama Develop Transportation Bill (The Hill)]
- Blumenauer Talks Gas Tax With WaPo
- Gabe Klein: Think Big Picture With Transit-Oriented Development (CityLab)
- New Seattle Transpo Chief Comes with Chicago, D.C. Experience (Crosscut)
- Conservative Group Questions Whether There IS a Funding Crisis (The Hill)
- San Diego Planning Director Pushes For Smart Growth (SD City Beat)
- MARTA Rejects Half-Penny Tax for Clayton County Bus Service (AJC)
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