Today’s Headlines – 1/11/10
January 11, 2010By Transportation for America
Last Friday’s jobs report keeps employment on the forefront, with House Transportation Committee Chair James Oberstar continuing to push for infrastructure spending. (WSJ)
Senate Democrats are molding a jobs bill that could include more transit assistance than the House version. (The Hill)
Meg Whitman, the Republican frontrunner for Governor of California, promised to suspend the state’s landmark climate change law if elected. (LAT)
Painful cuts to public transit will likely hinder the San Francisco Bay Area’s economic recovery. (SJ Mercury News)
Walkability is a becoming a bigger factor in real estate circles. (NYT)
And, Illinois officials are pushing a rail tourism corridor through Peoria and the central plains. (Tribune)
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