Today’s Headlines
Senators to Push Bipartisan Transportation Bill Through Committee Today (Hill, WaPo) Understanding the Senate Map 21 Transportation Proposal (T4A, BikeLeague) Mica Compromises While Romney Vows to Cut Amtrak if Elected (Hill) Sen. Kirk (R-Ill): HSR is Great, But Only for Distances 300 Miles or Less (Hill) Traffic Makes Us Dumber: Scientists Say Car Exhaust Causes … Continued
8:45 AM EST on November 9, 2011
- Senators to Push Bipartisan Transportation Bill Through Committee Today (Hill, WaPo)
- Understanding the Senate Map 21 Transportation Proposal (T4A, BikeLeague)
- Mica Compromises While Romney Vows to Cut Amtrak if Elected (Hill)
- Sen. Kirk (R-Ill): HSR is Great, But Only for Distances 300 Miles or Less (Hill)
- Traffic Makes Us Dumber: Scientists Say Car Exhaust Causes Brain Damage (TreeHugger)
- Editorial: Rail Service Would Transform Vermont Economy (Burlington Free Press)
- Seattle Voters Reject New Car Tab Fee That Would Have Funded Transit (SeattlePI)
- Trumbull County, OH Residents Vote Overwhelmingly Against Funding Transit (WKNB)
- Cincinnati Voters Give Green Light to a Long Debated Downtown Streetcar Project (Cincinnati.com)
- Singing Ballads for Transit in NC, With Video (TransportGooru)
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