Today’s Headlines
Oberstar: Midwest is ahead of California in high-speed rail planning (MinnPost) EPA Allows CA to Limit Car Emissions (Times) Local Papers Checks in on L.B. Sharrows (Press-Telegram, LB Post) Hit and Run Driver Hits Fox News Reporter Covering Jackson Death (Daily News) Metro Starts “Gold Line Bus” and Tweaks Some Rapid Schedules (LAist) Chicago Looking … Continued
8:36 AM PDT on June 30, 2009
- Oberstar: Midwest is ahead of California in high-speed rail planning (MinnPost)
- EPA Allows CA to Limit Car Emissions (Times)
- Local Papers Checks in on L.B. Sharrows (Press-Telegram, LB Post)
- Hit and Run Driver Hits Fox News Reporter Covering Jackson Death (Daily News)
- Metro Starts “Gold Line Bus” and Tweaks Some Rapid Schedules (LAist)
- Chicago Looking for New Transpo. Commissioner (Carfree Chicago via Streetsblog.net)
- Summer Streets 2009: 13 NYC Neighborhoods Get Car-Free Days (NYT)
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