Today’s Headlines

by Tanya Snyder

  • Deficit Commission Recommends Higher Gas Tax and Limited Highway Spending (Transpo Nation)
  • Even the Deficit Commission Can’t Agree on the Deficit Commission’s Proposals (Politico)
  • Voinovich Working on a Way for Ohio Gov Kasich to Spend HSR Funds on Roads (Plain Dealer)
  • Republicans Shutting Down House Committee on Climate and Energy (The Hill)
  • DOT Celebrates Rosa Parks Day, Affirms Commitment to Transpo Access for All (Fast Lane)
  • Toronto’s New Mayor Declares “The War on the Car is Over”, Kills Light Rail (Transpo Nation)
  • Bike League Advocates for Bike Facilities on Long Beach Bridge
  • An Advocate’s Analysis of the Media’s Conflict-Heavy Coverage of Bikes (CityFix)
  • Instead of Raising Low-Income Transit Pass Fares, Calgary Lowers Them (Calgary Herald)
  • East Lansing Trying to Think Outside the Car, Plan Complete Streets (CityPulse)
  • Portland’s Bikeability Puts Most of the US to Shame, Now It’s Taking On the World (Yes Magazine)