State, National, and World Headlines from the Past Five Days
The “Crossroads of the World” Goes Car-Free (NYC Streetsblog) Watered Down Climate Bill Clears House Committee (NYT) Victorville to Vegas Train to Start Construction Next Year? (Trains for America) London’s Cyclist Mayor Has Close Call on a Ride With UK Transport Minister (Guardian) Infrastructure Bank Plan Gaining Attention (Streetsblog) Bikes Outsold Cars in First Quarter … Continued
8:53 AM PDT on May 27, 2009
- The “Crossroads of the World” Goes Car-Free (NYC Streetsblog)
- Watered Down Climate Bill Clears House Committee (NYT)
- Victorville to Vegas Train to Start Construction Next Year? (Trains for America)
- London’s Cyclist Mayor Has Close Call on a Ride With UK Transport Minister (Guardian)
- Infrastructure Bank Plan Gaining Attention (Streetsblog)
- Bikes Outsold Cars in First Quarter of 2009 (Set Energy via Streetsblog.net)
- States Building Smarter Roads (Transport Gooru)
- Bike-Based Businesses Hoping to Organize in Portland (Bike Portland)
- Dukakis: Obama Should Give Detroit $5B to Make Transit Vehicles (Infrastructurist)
- Another Cost of Automobility — Silly Safety Campaigns (hugeasscity via Streetsblog.net)
- Recovery.org Much Better Than Recovery.Gov on Tracking Stimulus Spending (Streetsblog)
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