Today’s Headlines
Bernie Sanders Pitches $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill… But No Funding Source (WaPo) How Low Gas Prices Could Spell Trouble for Obama’s Climate Plan (National Journal) House T&I Committee Announces Subcomittee Assignments Minnesota Gov Slaps Parks Board for Stalling LRT, Plans Tax Hikes for Transpo (F&C, Pioneer Press) Winter Storms Aren’t a Big Deal For Walkable, Transit-Oriented Communities … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:57 AM EST on January 28, 2015
- Bernie Sanders Pitches $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill… But No Funding Source (WaPo)
- How Low Gas Prices Could Spell Trouble for Obama’s Climate Plan (National Journal)
- House T&I Committee Announces Subcomittee Assignments
- Minnesota Gov Slaps Parks Board for Stalling LRT, Plans Tax Hikes for Transpo (F&C, Pioneer Press)
- Winter Storms Aren’t a Big Deal For Walkable, Transit-Oriented Communities (CT Post)
- New Amtrak Site Focuses on Northeast Corridor, Makes Case for NYC Gateway Project (TSTC)
- Mapping D.C.’s Cycling and Pedestrian Injuries (City Paper)
- Phoenix Mayor a Big Fan of Bike-Share (AZ Central)
- Timeline Uncertain for Downtown Dallas Streetcar (Dallas Morning News)
- Why It Makes Sense for Labor Unions to Be Anti-Sprawl (Next City)
- Light Rail for Birmingham By 2021? (AL.com)
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