Today’s Headlines
New York Times: Could Our Transit Get Any Worse? Driving Is on the Rise Again in America (The Hill) Walkability’s the Next Frontier for The West (CityLab) Getting Kids to School Becomes Gray Market for Uber, Lyft (Governing) Long-Delayed, Over-Budget Silver Spring Transit Center Poised for 9/20 Opening (WaPo) Philly Merges Cycling and Transit (Next City) … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EDT on August 21, 2015
- New York Times: Could Our Transit Get Any Worse?
- Driving Is on the Rise Again in America (The Hill)
- Walkability’s the Next Frontier for The West (CityLab)
- Getting Kids to School Becomes Gray Market for Uber, Lyft (Governing)
- Long-Delayed, Over-Budget Silver Spring Transit Center Poised for 9/20 Opening (WaPo)
- Philly Merges Cycling and Transit (Next City)
- Dallas Debates Where to Put Next Downtown Rail Line (NBC DFW)
- Connecticut Launches GPS-Based Bus Tracking System (Gov Tech)
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