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U.S. DOT’s new “TIGER II” grant program is encouraging Texas state DOT officials to hope the second time is a charm when it comes to funding a fix for an aging rail intersection … (Star-Telegram) … and Washington D.C. city officials to hope for new bike-share funding … (DC Biz Jrnl) … and northwestern Tennessee … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:55 AM EDT on June 1, 2010

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U.S. DOT’s new “TIGER II” grant program is encouraging Texas state DOT officials to hope the second time is a charm when it comes to funding a fix for an aging rail intersection … (Star-Telegram)
… and Washington D.C. city officials to hope for new bike-share funding … (DC Biz Jrnl)
… and northwestern Tennessee officials to try again for their riverport proposal (NWTN Today)
Transport expert Rob Puentes on the political momentum of “livability” (TNR’s The Avenue)
New York state officials ink high-speed rail pact with CSX (Buff. News)
IBM CEO calls for a renewed focus on U.S. infrastructure policy (Chronicle)
The tale of transit taxes collected with no benefit for travelers in Birmingham, Alabama (B’ham News)
Adventure Cycling Association eyes Midwestern bicycle trail passing through Michigan (AP)
Officials in Connecticut, other New England states plan local meetings on commuter rail (MassLive.com)

Elana Schor

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