Today’s Headlines – 10/13/11
October 13, 2011By Transportation for America
The group of CEOs advising President Obama endorsed an infrastructure bank and transportation investment. (Journal of Commerce)
But House Republicans have characterized a national infrastructure bank as “dead on arrival. (The Hill)
Critics of the Highway Trust Fund lost a key talking point, Politico reports, after the GAO found every state received more funds than they contributed. (Politico)
The “already anemic” SMART bus system in Detroit faces a 22 percent cut, writes Jeff Gerritt. (Detroit Free Press)
A divided Metropolitan Transportation Commission voted to move its headquarters from Oakland to San Francisco. (San Francisco Chronicle)
And, New York Governor Cuomo is reportedly eying a pick for MTA chairman many consider surprising. (Transpo Nation)
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