PenTrans Update April 23rd, 2012 - Pa. Lawmakers' Unclear Agenda

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April 23rd, 2012

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Pa. lawmakers near busy season
with unclear agenda

-Beaver County Times

A sorry story of transit and taxes:
State legislators support the wealthy
over the many who need mass transit

-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Tight North Shore parking
clue to connector's popularity

-Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Rapid bus service intended to
shorten commutes, boost development

-Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Opinion: What next for regional rail?

-NorthJersey.com

Bad blood between NJ gov,
US senator boils over

-AP

NJ Transit Moves More Passengers

-South Brunswick Patch

Sam Pizzigati
Why is America's infrastructure weakening?
Blame inequality

-Newark Star-Ledger

U.S. Chamber vs. Wall Street Journal
on Transportation Bill

-Oregon Business Report

Can Advanced Technologies
Really Help Curb Highway Congestion?

-PC World

In '72, EPA battled pollution; now it's politics

-Wall St. Journal
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High Speed Rail-Go-round

Congress poised to reject
Calif. high speed rail funding

-Miami Herald

Bidding opens for high-speed rail cars

-Chicago Tribune

Italy launches private high-speed train

-PhysOrg.com
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