Today’s Headlines

By Elana Schor
May 18, 2010

Parsing the status-quo message of state DOTs’ federal arm (Streetsblog NYC)

House Republicans insist they are abiding by a promised earmark moratorium after Oberstar raises questions (CPI Blog)

LaHood announces new rule aimed at preventing distracted driving by railroad operators (FRA Press)

Transport construction union launches new campaign to build support for long-term federal legislation (The Hill)

House oversight chairman queries LaHood on transportation stimulus contracts received by women- and minority-owned firms (Towns Press)

Bike advocates in Kansas City feeling snubbed by their lack of money from the U.S. DOT’s TIGER program (KC Free Press)

Ron Sims, No. 2 at HUD, talks up the Obama administration’s sustainable communities effort in Rhode Island (Prov Journal)

Conservative think tank questions White House press secretary’s Twitter plug for his local bike shop (Heritage Blog)

D.C.’s much-touted NextBus transit tracking program is proving unreliable (WaPo Blogs)

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