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Beauty and the Bike

A new project in the UK aimed at getting girls on bikes has yielded liberating results.
2 December 2009 - 9:00am
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California's Roads and Highways Remain 'Unspeakably Bad'

In another unsurprising study, California's roads and highways are ranked nearly last, and said to be the worst in urban areas.
26 November 2009 - 5:00am
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Capitol Hill: Safety Not Quite First

On the heels of the fatal bridge collapse in Minnesota, last year, lawmakers allotted just 11 percent of transportation spending to bridge repair.
13 November 2009 - 9:00am
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Taxing Oil Futures to Fund Transportation? Not So Fast, Says Wall Street

Rep. Pete DeFazio's plan to close the nation's transportation funding gap with a tax on oil futures is meeting fierce opposition.
13 November 2009 - 7:00am
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PAYD FAIL

California has finally begun to encourage insurance companies to offer "pay as you drive" (PAYD) insurance policies. The Natural Resources Defense Council says it's a half baked policy.
21 October 2009 - 7:00am
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Results Of California Court Ruling On High-Speed Rail Debated

A California judge rules that the California High Speed Rail Authority's environmental impact report was inadequate. Plaintiffs celebrate ruling as a victory, but the Authority doesn't see it as a setback.
4 September 2009 - 9:00am
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