Today’s Headlines
House Scrutinizes Amtrak’s Progress on Strategic Plan (Transpo Issues Daily) Legislation Clears Path for Transit Progress in Detroit (MLive, Detroit News) Mica: “I Will Continue to Help Shape National Transportation Policy” (Orlando Sentinel) With Narrow Defeat of Transit Measure, Pierce County, WA, Will See Cuts (News Tribune) Tampa Mayor Unveils Plan for More Livable Downtown … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:03 AM EST on November 28, 2012
- House Scrutinizes Amtrak’s Progress on Strategic Plan (Transpo Issues Daily)
- Legislation Clears Path for Transit Progress in Detroit (MLive, Detroit News)
- Mica: “I Will Continue to Help Shape National Transportation Policy” (Orlando Sentinel)
- With Narrow Defeat of Transit Measure, Pierce County, WA, Will See Cuts (News Tribune)
- Tampa Mayor Unveils Plan for More Livable Downtown (Tampa Bay Online)
- Grist Excerpts “Carbon Zero,” a Look at Cities as Climate Solutions
- Atlanta Mayor Floats Vision of High-Speed Rail to Savannah (Savannah Now)
- Mobilizing the Region Highlights Livable Streets Wins in Connecticut
- Highways or Transit for Fort Meade? (Transpo Nation)
- A Day in the Life of the D.C. Metro System (WaPo)
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