Envisioning the New Great White Way

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• Municipalities Need $300B in Sewer, Water Work
• A federal study shows municipalities nationwide need more than $300 billion worth of essential upgrades to long overlooked water and sewer systems over the next 20 years.

• Transit Funding Faces Uncertain Future
• Transportation stakeholders say that House bill would make long-term transit investments a challenge.

• Senate Struggles to Pay for Highway Programs
• The U.S. Senate was scheduled to take up a bill to extend federal highway and transit programs later this week even though Democrats were still struggling Tuesday to find a way to pay for the programs.

• Defense Cuts Test Lawmakers' Resolve on Deficits
• President Barack Obama's call to shrink the military, shut bases and cancel weapons to meet the demand for budget cuts tests the resolve of lawmakers who came to Washington determined to slash the deficit.

• Promoting Road Safety in New York City via Haiku and Pop Art
• New York City streets are getting a little more literary. The city Transportation Department has partnered with an artist, John Morse, to create a series of graphic, pop-art signs encouraging drivers, cyclists and pedestrians to be more careful.