Today’s Headlines
How Planning Director Harriet Tregoning Transformed D.C.(WaPo) Honolulu Rail Project Advances Despite Unresolved Court Case (AP) Biden, Foxx Talk Infrastructure Investment in Philly Today (AP) Pedestrian Fatalities Mount As San Francisco Pitches Safe Streets (SQED) Global Campaign Calls for Sustainable Transpo (GreenBiz) In Northern Plains, It’s Amtrak vs. Big Oil (OPB) Report Finds “Transit Deserts” in Chicago’s System … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
11:02 AM EST on February 6, 2014
- How Planning Director Harriet Tregoning Transformed D.C.(WaPo)
- Honolulu Rail Project Advances Despite Unresolved Court Case (AP)
- Biden, Foxx Talk Infrastructure Investment in Philly Today (AP)
- Pedestrian Fatalities Mount As San Francisco Pitches Safe Streets (SQED)
- Global Campaign Calls for Sustainable Transpo (GreenBiz)
- In Northern Plains, It’s Amtrak vs. Big Oil (OPB)
- Report Finds “Transit Deserts” in Chicago’s System (Chicago Trib)
- Universities Can Serve as Models for Transpo Innovation (NRDC Switchboard)
- Details Available on Oklahoma-to-South Texas Rail (Dallas News)
- Minneapolis Locals Love Pop-Up Bike Lane (Treehugger)
- How Long Commutes Threaten Civic Engagement (Planetizen)
- Biking in Houston: Still Intimidating (Houston Press)
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