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Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

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)

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