Today’s Headlines
New Cincinnati Mayor Could Mean Death of Streetcar Plan (Next City) Big Questions Surround Plan for High-Speed DC-to-NY Train (Politico) As Amtrak Fights for Funding, New CFO Takes Over (The Hill) Maryland Wins Approval for Private Partners on Purple Line (WaPo) Should the Federal Government Take Part in Car-Sharing? (Next City) Senate Panel Hears Ideas … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:57 AM EST on November 7, 2013
- New Cincinnati Mayor Could Mean Death of Streetcar Plan (Next City)
- Big Questions Surround Plan for High-Speed DC-to-NY Train (Politico)
- As Amtrak Fights for Funding, New CFO Takes Over (The Hill)
- Maryland Wins Approval for Private Partners on Purple Line (WaPo)
- Should the Federal Government Take Part in Car-Sharing? (Next City)
- Senate Panel Hears Ideas for Improving Transportation for Seniors (Portland Press Herald)
- D.C. Metro Seeks New Development Around Five Stations (Progressive Railroading)
- Bike League Announces New “Bike-Friendly Businesses,” Including Lots of Government Agencies
- Houston’s Office Sprawl Could Make Traffic Worse (Chron)
- Twin Cities Light-Rail Planning Covers Old Ground (StarTribune)
- Tupelo, Mississippi Explores Public Transit (WTVA)
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