Today’s Headlines
Advocates Hope to Hear Obama Talk Infrastructure in State of Union (The Hill) Five States Look to Put a Price on Vehicle-Generated Pollution (Bloomberg) T&I Chair Shuster Announces Bid for Re-election (Public Opinion) New DC Metro Boss Makes Key Appointments, as Feds Take Over Daily Safety Checks (WaPo, The Hill) Philly Sounds Off on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Plans … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:56 AM EST on January 12, 2016
- Advocates Hope to Hear Obama Talk Infrastructure in State of Union (The Hill)
- Five States Look to Put a Price on Vehicle-Generated Pollution (Bloomberg)
- T&I Chair Shuster Announces Bid for Re-election (Public Opinion)
- New DC Metro Boss Makes Key Appointments, as Feds Take Over Daily Safety Checks (WaPo, The Hill)
- Philly Sounds Off on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Plans (Philly.com)
- Big Questions Remain for Hawaii’s $6.6B Rail Project (Civil Beat)
- Baltimore’s Blight Strategy Isn’t Proper Consolation for the Death of the Red Line (Next City)
- New Tool Tracks Transit Projects Across U.S. (GGW)
- Atlanta’s New Bike Chief Faces Busy First Year (Next City)
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