Today’s Headlines – 7/1/11
July 1, 2011By Transportation for America
President Obama endorsed swift action on rebuilding infrastructure in his press conference this week. (Transportation Nation)
The Interstate Highway System’s 55th birthday is an impetus to invest in preservation and repair. (SGA Blog)
In signing California’s budget, Governor Jerry Brown used his line-item veto to cut high-speed rail and transit by $234 million. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The fate of Central Florida’s SunRail commuter system will be announced by the state’s top transportation official today. (Orlando Sentinel)
The Detroit area’s self-described “sprawl king” claimed that a proposed regional sales tax to fund transit would kill jobs. (Streetsblog Capitol Hill)
And, highway contractors in Minnesota turned out the lights on projects as the state government prepared to shut down. (Finance and Commerce)
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