Daily Headlines — 07/31/09
July 31, 2009By Masood Habib
- ‘Cash for Clunkers‘ runs out of money after only days. (New York Times)
- After House approval, Senate OKs $7 billion for Highway Trust Fund. (AP)
- CDC report recommends complete streets policy to fight obesity. (Streetsblog)
- President Obama’s nominee to head the Surface Transportation Board, which approves rail mergers and decides rate disputes between shippers and railroads, aims to look into rail freight pricing. (Wall Street Journal)
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