dc.streetsblog.org - 16 days ago
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Voters told pollsters that "jobs and the economy" were their No. 1 concerns this year, which is keeping discussion of a new infrastructure spending package very much alive in Washington (Bloomberg)
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dc.streetsblog.org - 17 days ago
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As Washington goes all-in for electric cars, one
automaker places its bets on cleaner diesel fuel (Time)
A local editorial board calls on Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to push Congress' high-speed rail investment to $4 ...
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dc.streetsblog.org - 13 days ago
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House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (D-CT) backs
new push for infrastructure spending to surmount high unemployment
rates (The Hill) The Obama administration's high-speed rail plans are sparking a rift between traditional transport ...
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... , and one anti-transit measure in Ohio failed. The Dallas Morning News transportation columnist thinks Texas gubernatorial candidates should come out for transit instead of hiding their views. (The Dallas Morning News via Streetsblog Capitol Hill) ...
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... Data Online (Our Town)
DOT Explains How to Get Bike Access to Your Building (MTR)
Officer Andrew Kelly Pleads Not Guilty for DWI Killing of Vionique Valnord (News, Post, City Room)
Total Pricetag for Kosciuszko Bridge Replacement: $1 Billion (Brooklyn Paper)
MTA Watchdog: Straphangers Can't Keep Track of Sweeping Weekend Service Disruptions (Post)
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... Will Feinstein Support HSR When It Matters (Merc-News via CAHSR Blog)
How Important Is a United Front on the Climate Bill? (DC Streetsblog)
O.C. Developer Fined for Draining Wetland (Times)
A Tennessee Look at the Road Rage Doc Trial (Chattanoogan)
Metro Claims They Opened New Website, But I'm Still Getting Error Messages (The Source)
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