Today's Headlines

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

By Damien Newton

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)

Damien Newton

Today's Headlines

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