Today’s Headlines
- Obama Signs Two-Month Highway Trust Fund Extension (The Hill)
- Related: CBO Spitballs Future Short-Term Patches (The Hill)
- CityLab Remembers That Time Reagan Raised the Gas Tax
- In the Wake of Amtrak and Oil Train Crashes, Obama Taps Sarah Feinberg for FRA Post (The Hill)
- U.S. Could Save Lives by Requiring Trucks to Have Side Guards (Next City)
- Meanwhile, Pols Worry That Hackers May Someday Cause Vehicles to Harm People (The Hill)
- Researcher: Cyclists Break Laws When Streets Are Designed for Cars (Next City)
- Tesla Fight Points to Political Clout of U.S. Auto Dealers (Bloomberg)
- After Fatal Crash, NASCAR Rule Aims to Keep Drivers From Running Each Other Over (WaPo)
- Sinkholes: Wreaking Havoc Across the Globe (WaPo)
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