NATIONAL NEWS

Greenwire: High-Speed Rail Will Spur Growth in Hub Cities, Says Mayors Report
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/06/14/14greenwire-high-speed-rail-will-spur-growth-in-hub-cities-65815.html
Billions of dollars of new business and tens of thousands of jobs will flow to four hub cities -- Los Angeles, Chicago, Orlando and Albany, N.Y. -- where plans for major high-speed rail networks are located, according to the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Press Release: U.S. Conference of Mayors Report Details Significant Economic Impact of High-Speed Rail
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-conference-of-mayors-report-details-significant-economic-impact-of-high-speed-rail-96289463.html
Four cities studied -- L.A., Chicago, Orlando, and Albany, NY -- could significantly benefit from high-speed rail (HSR) with as many as 150,000 new jobs and some $19 billion in new business revenues created in total.

STATE NEWS

KPCC: US mayors back Villaraigosa's 30/10 transportation initiative
http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/06/14/transportation-projects/
A resolution introduced by Villaraigosa at the conference's annual meeting in Oklahoma City was approved unanimously.

Pottstown Mercury: 'Fix it first': A case for investing in infrastructure
http://www.pottstownmercury.com/articles/2010/06/15/news/srv0000008543089.txt
...The problem is it's getting harder to find government programs willing to put the money toward protecting the enormous investment these towns represent. Why would you invest millions of public dollars to build a new sewer system in a place where there aren't any houses when a town that already has thousands of taxpayers — and miles of aging sewer pipe — needs to replace that pipe?