Today’s Headlines
Public Transit Agencies, Get Moving for Those TIFIA Funds (NRDC Switchboard) Debate Word Count: “Gas” (30), “Oil” (26), “Transit” (0), “Transportation” (0) (Oregonian) Bakersfield, CA: “To Sue or Not to Sue” Over Bullet Train? (KGET, Bakersfield Now) Chapel Hill, NC Looks to Light Rail, Buses to Control Future Growth (Chapel Hill News) Fifteen Miles From … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EDT on October 18, 2012
- Public Transit Agencies, Get Moving for Those TIFIA Funds (NRDC Switchboard)
- Debate Word Count: “Gas” (30), “Oil” (26), “Transit” (0), “Transportation” (0) (Oregonian)
- Bakersfield, CA: “To Sue or Not to Sue” Over Bullet Train? (KGET, Bakersfield Now)
- Chapel Hill, NC Looks to Light Rail, Buses to Control Future Growth (Chapel Hill News)
- Fifteen Miles From City Hall, L.A.’s Sprawl is Denser Than NYC’s (Curbed)
- PolicyMic: CA-to-Vegas Rail Is a Risky Bet
- Washington Governor Candidates Talk Tolls, Light Rail (Oregonian)
- USA Today Opinion Piece: Mileage Tax Would Be More Trouble Than It’s Worth
- Poll Finds Majority in VA Beach Back Light Rail (Pilot)
- Map: How Nats Fans Used Bike-Share (GGW)
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