Today’s Headlines

by Adam Voiland

  • LA Mayor's Bold Plan to Fast Track Transit Expansion Gains Momentum (AP)
  • OMG: Most Teens Still Text-and-Drive Despite Warnings (USA Today)
  • Spill Bill Passes House; Republicans Will Likely Filibuster in the Senate (Politico, The Hill) 
  • New Poll Queries Americans on Energy Views (Rasmussen)
  • LaHood Watch: Light Rail Announcement Likely Today in Detroit (MLive.com)  
  • Massachusetts Lags in Building Bike and Pedestrian Paths (Boston Globe)
  • Could a Mileage Tax Ever Replace the Gax Tax in Ohio? (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Demonstration Bike-Sharing Program Rolls Into Windy City (Chicago Tribune)
  • Could Reducing Soot Be the Quickest Way to Reverse Global Warming? (Popular Science)
  • Obesity Concerns Prompt California Town That Invented Drive-Throughs to Ban Them (3 News)