Daily Headlines — 07/30/09
July 30, 2009By Masood Habib
- House approves $7 billion for Highway Trust Fund. (Washington Post)
- How climate change might affect the future of transportation. (San Francisco Chronicle)
- AFL-CIO says we can’t wait for 2011 for a new transportation bill and enthusiatically support Rep. DeFazio’s proposal for taxing oil securities. (AFL Blog via Streetsblog)
- Concern that “Cash for Clunkers” may already be running out of money. (Bloomberg)
- New York City council passes a bill requiring buildings to allow access for bicycles. (New York Times)
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