Today’s Headlines
White House Affirms Obama’s Strong Preference for Long-Term Transpo Fix (The Hill) As GOP Rep Proposes Bill to Increase Gas Tax, Paul Ryan Rules It Out (The Hill, Market Watch) DOT’s Infrastructure Snapshot of All 50 States “Not Pretty” (Fast Lane) Eno Center in WaPo: Follow Reagan’s Example on Transpo Investment The Long-Delayed DC Streetcar Gets … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:00 AM EDT on July 10, 2015
- White House Affirms Obama’s Strong Preference for Long-Term Transpo Fix (The Hill)
- As GOP Rep Proposes Bill to Increase Gas Tax, Paul Ryan Rules It Out (The Hill, Market Watch)
- DOT’s Infrastructure Snapshot of All 50 States “Not Pretty” (Fast Lane)
- Eno Center in WaPo: Follow Reagan’s Example on Transpo Investment
- The Long-Delayed DC Streetcar Gets a Tough Report Card From APTA (WaPo, GGW)
- NTSB: Put in Cameras to Monitor Amtrak Engineers (Progressive Railroading)
- Can Bike-Sharing Bridge L.A.’s Commuting Gaps? (LA Times)
- Baltimore Sun: Fight for The Red Line
- Richmond, VA to Study BRT (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
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