Today’s Headlines

by Adam Voiland

  • White House: Executive Agency — Not Congress — Should Fund Amtrak (The Hill)
  • Financial Potholes Ahead for the Highway Trust Fund (Wall Street Pit)
  • Pols Fling Blame for Gas Prices as Senate Upholds Tax Breaks for Big Oil (Politico)
  • Study: Crumbling Infrastructure Threatens America (WaPo)
  • Amtrak Enjoys Record Ridership Even as Financial Problems Linger (AltTransport, WSJ)
  • Oregonian Article Irks Portland Cyclists — Again (BikePortland)
  • Gingrich: Cutting Oil Subsidies Part of a Plot to Force People into Big Cities (Yglesias)
  • How DC Became One of the Most Bike-Friendly Cities in the Country (Dirt)
  • Shocker: GOP’s John Huntsman Stands with Science on Climate Change (TPM)
  • Why We Don’t Love Cities Enough (Infrastructurist)