Today’s Headlines
The Problem With High-Speed Rail in the U.S.? Lack of Federal Will (CityLab) Amtrak‘s Empire Builder Line Is Struggling (Flathead Beacon) Georgia Leaders, Feds Discuss High-Speed Rail Serving Atlanta (Ledger-Enquirer) Why Aren’t Developers More Interested in These D.C. Metro Sites? (Wash Biz Journal) Getting the Numbers Straight About Bike-Share Injuries (Next City) Building Honolulu’s Rail … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EDT on August 14, 2014
- The Problem With High-Speed Rail in the U.S.? Lack of Federal Will (CityLab)
- Amtrak‘s Empire Builder Line Is Struggling (Flathead Beacon)
- Georgia Leaders, Feds Discuss High-Speed Rail Serving Atlanta (Ledger-Enquirer)
- Why Aren’t Developers More Interested in These D.C. Metro Sites? (Wash Biz Journal)
- Getting the Numbers Straight About Bike-Share Injuries (Next City)
- Building Honolulu’s Rail Stations Could Go Way Over Budget (Pacific Biz News)
- Phoenix Looks at Big Expansion of Light Rail (AZ Central)
- New Book Reveals Some Surprising Strains of Anti-Urbanism (Next City)
- Alaska Borough Needs to Pay Back Feds for Unused Passenger Ferry (AP)
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