Today’s Headlines

by Kathryn Reid Moore

  • See Who Voted to Quash Sen. Paul’s Anti-Bicycle/Pedestrian Amendment (Bike League)
  • Senate Vote Preserves Critical Transpo Funding, But Not Much for HSR  (T4A, Transportation Nation)
  • Who Is Lobbying DC’s Top Transportation Congressmen? (Transportation Nation)
  • Public Transit Lobby Gets New Chief (Hill)
  • Plan for HSR More Realistic, Much More Pricey (SFGate)
  • FL Gov. Says HSR Cost Overruns in CA Explain His Prior Rejection of Federal Funds (Hill)
  • Is America’s Infrastructure Really So Bad? Two Viewpoints (WaPo)
  • Rural Officials Continue Attacks on Maryland Anti-Sprawl Plan (Baltimore Sun)
  • Moving the Suburban Workplace of Thousands Drives Up Transpo Costs for Pentagon (WaPo)
  • CT DOT Denies Permits for New Wheelchair-Accessible Cabs (CTMirror)
  • UPS Seeks 40 Seasonal Workers for Bicycle Delivery (BikePortland)