As The Economist went to press on June 18th James Oberstar, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, was about to present a blueprint for a new transport bill.

• 6月18日，众议院交通及基础建设委员会主席詹姆斯.；奥巴斯特将宣布一项新的交通运输提案规划方案，我刊就此前往报道。