Today’s Headlines – 5/20/11
May 20, 2011By Transportation for America
The Obama administration is pushing transit operating assistance and State of Good Repair standards, South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson continued to advocate rural transit and performance measures command broad support. (Streetsblog Capitol Hill)
Amtrak is seeking private investors to upgrade the Northeast Corridor. (Dow Jones)
Bipartisanship and good policy can go together in transportation. (NRDC Blog)
Gas prices could plummet by summertime. (USA Today)
California high-speed rail should be fixed, not forgotten, the San Francisco Chronicle editorialized. (Chronicle)
And, Kaid Benfield profiled “the man who thinks Manhattan isn’t dense enough.” (Grist)
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