Today’s Headlines – 8/6/10
August 6, 2010By Transportation for America
Our partners at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign point to momentum for the Livable Communities Act. (TSTC Blog)
Pent-up demand has made smart growth development unaffordable for most Americans. (Grist)
Funding for open space and farmland preservation is on the chopping block in New York and New Jersey. (WSJ)
The blown-out well off the Gulf Coast will soon be capped for good. (AP)
Visiting Portland, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed to continue efforts at fighting climate change. (Oregonian)
And, while Ohio’s Republican nominee for Governor has promised to halt high-speed rail plans if elected, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is having none of it. (BusinessWeek)



