Today’s Headlines
Senate Sends Five-Year Transpo Bill Over to Obama (The Hill) Buried in the Bill: Dozens of Under-the-Radar Policy Changes (NYT) Will We Come to Regret the Bill’s Funding Gimmicks? (Bloomberg View) What Cities Can Do About Climate Change (NYT) Underrated Infrastructure Problem: Costs Are Out of Whack (The Week) Feds OK Progress for Phoenix Light … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:57 AM EST on December 4, 2015
- Senate Sends Five-Year Transpo Bill Over to Obama (The Hill)
- Buried in the Bill: Dozens of Under-the-Radar Policy Changes (NYT)
- Will We Come to Regret the Bill’s Funding Gimmicks? (Bloomberg View)
- What Cities Can Do About Climate Change (NYT)
- Underrated Infrastructure Problem: Costs Are Out of Whack (The Week)
- Feds OK Progress for Phoenix Light Rail Project (Progressive Railroading)
- Foxx Asks Bankruptcy Court to Dismiss Lawsuit Claims By Former Employer (Charlotte Observer)
- How Minneapolis Became the Most Bike-Friendly City in America (Vox)
- In Philly, Making the Case for a King of Prussia Rail Line (Philadelphia Mag)
- Portland Moves Forward With BRT Plans (Oregonian)
- Arguments Against Bike Lanes Are All Over the Map (GGW)
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