Today’s Headlines
Transit Tax Goes to Voters in Silicon Valley (Mercury News) How Subways Shape Urban Growth (CityLab) Austin Advocates Push for Light Rail on Ballot (Statesman) New Sacramento Transit Chief Vows Fast Action on Bleak Finances (SacBee) Job Sprawl Makes for Long Commutes in Chicago (Chicago Reporter) Metro Shoots Down DC Mayor’s Request to Maintain Late-Night Service (WaPo) Seattle … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EDT on June 3, 2016
- Transit Tax Goes to Voters in Silicon Valley (Mercury News)
- How Subways Shape Urban Growth (CityLab)
- Austin Advocates Push for Light Rail on Ballot (Statesman)
- New Sacramento Transit Chief Vows Fast Action on Bleak Finances (SacBee)
- Job Sprawl Makes for Long Commutes in Chicago (Chicago Reporter)
- Metro Shoots Down DC Mayor’s Request to Maintain Late-Night Service (WaPo)
- Seattle Transit Board Greenlights Speedier Light Rail Plans (The Stranger)
- Honolulu Mayor: Shorter Rail Line Could Cost Taxpayers Long-Term (Hawaii News Now)
- Amtrak Makes Policy Allowing Small Pets Permanent (The Hill)
- Gondolas (Yes, Gondolas), the New Trend in Urban Transport (Bloomberg)
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