Today’s Headlines: Transportation bill release edition
June 23, 2009By Stephen Lee Davis
- Elana Schor posted one of the earliest analyses of Oberstar’s transportation bill at Streetsblog DC, pointing out three words that appear quite often in the bill. T4 America gets a mention. (Streetsblog Capitol Hill)
- Along those lines, Jonathan Maus examines bike provisions and looks at another phrase of interest that pops up in the transportation bill: “Intended Users.” (Bike Portland)
- Keeping it on the left coast, Jeff Mapes gives a quick summary of where things stand. (The Oregonian)
- A terrific new study from the Center for Clean Air Policy shows that smarter land use, oft-overlooked by environmentalists, is one place where we can get solid, cost-effective emissions reductions — from the transportation sector. (Kaid Benfield at NRDC)
- The Infrastructurist muses on one obvious — yet politically difficult — solution to our transportation funding crisis: raise the gas tax. (The Infrastructurist)
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