Today’s Headlines
Post-DOT, LaHood Heads to Dirksen (WaPo) In California, It’s Hyperloop vs. High-Speed Rail (Businessweek, LAT) … As High-Speed Rail Hits Another Roadblock (LAist) Honolulu Rail Project Also Faces Some Hurdles (Watchdog.org) Foxx Wants Infrastructure Progress (AP, AJC) Living Car-Free and Car-Light in Montgomery County, MD (GGW, Bethesda Now) Congress OKs $189M for Houston Light Rail Growth (Progressive Railroading) … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:03 AM EDT on August 14, 2013
- Post-DOT, LaHood Heads to Dirksen (WaPo)
- In California, It’s Hyperloop vs. High-Speed Rail (Businessweek, LAT)
- … As High-Speed Rail Hits Another Roadblock (LAist)
- Honolulu Rail Project Also Faces Some Hurdles (Watchdog.org)
- Foxx Wants Infrastructure Progress (AP, AJC)
- Living Car-Free and Car-Light in Montgomery County, MD (GGW, Bethesda Now)
- Congress OKs $189M for Houston Light Rail Growth (Progressive Railroading)
- Stanley Kurtz Rails Against TOD (National Journal)
- Urbanism Speakeasy Podcast Chats With Human Transit’s Jarrett Walker
- Beyond the Hyperloop: Other Gee-Whiz Transpo Ideas (CNN)
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