Today’s Headlines
BART Will Test New Lights in Trains (Examiner) Barring KFC Pothole Sponsorship, SF May Ask Voters to Approve Street-Fix Bond (Examiner) High-Speed Rail Could Face Lasting Fight on Peninsula (Merc) (Merc) High-Speed Rail Myth v. Fact (Merc) A HSR Proposal That Avoids Palo Alto Entirely (HSR Blog) Local Car Dealerships See Modest Sales Increase As … Continued
By
Matthew Roth
8:32 AM PDT on April 2, 2009
- BART Will Test New Lights in Trains (Examiner)
- Barring KFC Pothole Sponsorship, SF May Ask Voters to Approve Street-Fix Bond (Examiner)
- High-Speed Rail Could Face Lasting Fight on Peninsula (Merc) (Merc)
- High-Speed Rail Myth v. Fact (Merc)
- A HSR Proposal That Avoids Palo Alto Entirely (HSR Blog)
- Local Car Dealerships See Modest Sales Increase As Auto Stocks Rise (Merc) (WaPo)
- Air Passenger Traffic Down at SFO (Examiner)
- LaHood: Feds Should Fund Transit Expansion, But Not Transit Operations (East Valley Trib)
- Brookings: Stimulus Bill Neglects Metro Areas (Ryan Avent)
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