Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

House Nixes Extra Funding for Transit, Where Is Schumer? (NYC Streetsblog) Metro’s Dilemna: Ridership Up But Funding Down, What to Do? (Times) Federal Transpo Policy Stuck in the Asphalt Age (Citiwire) Now’s the Time to Invest in Infrastructure at Bargain Prices (Ryan Avent via Streetsblog.net) New Coalition Links Rail Advocates on Capitol Hill (The Hill) … Continued

By Damien Newton

9:42 AM PST on January 27, 2009

House Nixes Extra Funding for Transit, Where Is Schumer? (NYC Streetsblog)
Metro’s Dilemna: Ridership Up But Funding Down, What to Do? (Times)
Federal Transpo Policy Stuck in the Asphalt Age (Citiwire)
Now’s the Time to Invest in Infrastructure at Bargain Prices (Ryan Avent via Streetsblog.net)
New Coalition Links Rail Advocates on Capitol Hill (The Hill)
Shocker: Detroit Balks at Tougher Emissions Standards (NYT)
On Bike Licenses: “Moratorium Doesn’t Mean Termination” (LA Now)
Researchers Slam Safety Aspects of Expo Line (Daily News)
1% of Stimulus for Transit is Dissapointment #1 (Mobilizing the Region)
La Habra City Council Fights Harbour Blvd. and Transit Expansion (Whittier Daily News)
How Bad Is the Global Car-Crash Death Toll? (Treehugger)

Damien Newton

Today's Headlines

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