Today’s Headlines
Maryland’s Purple Line Has to Wait Indefinitely for $900M From Feds (WaPo) Detroit Chooses Bike-Share Vendor for 42 Stations (Crain’s Detroit) Without Walkability and Frequent Service, New L.A. Transit Won’t Increase Ridership (LAT) For Columbus, “Smart City” Transformation Will Take Years (Columbus Dispatch) Outside Trump Hotel in DC, Advocates Fight to Preserve Public Space (WaPo) Data … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EDT on August 5, 2016
- Maryland’s Purple Line Has to Wait Indefinitely for $900M From Feds (WaPo)
- Detroit Chooses Bike-Share Vendor for 42 Stations (Crain’s Detroit)
- Without Walkability and Frequent Service, New L.A. Transit Won’t Increase Ridership (LAT)
- For Columbus, “Smart City” Transformation Will Take Years (Columbus Dispatch)
- Outside Trump Hotel in DC, Advocates Fight to Preserve Public Space (WaPo)
- Data Shows Transpo Sector as Largest Source of Carbon Pollution in U.S. (US PIRG)
- Houston Mayor Urges Commuters Not to Drive Solo (KHOU)
- D Mag: Second Downtown Transit Line in Dallas Should Be a Subway
- Baton Rouge Advances Streetcar Plans (Advocate)
- Will Rio’s Olympic-Oriented Subway Line Help the City in the Future? (CityLab)
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