Today’s Headlines
Lone Star Rail Project Faces Life-or-Death Verdict Today (American-Statesman) DC Metro Faces Tough Prospects for Funding on the Hill; Foxx Praises Oversight Progress (WaPo) How U.S. Downtowns Have Become Centers of Economic Strength (WSJ) LA Metro Doesn’t Have Enough Rail Cars to Meet Surging Demand for Expo Line (LA Times) Austin’s $720M Mobility Plan Gains Political Momentum (CBS Austin) Ground Broken on Central … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:04 AM EDT on August 8, 2016
- Lone Star Rail Project Faces Life-or-Death Verdict Today (American-Statesman)
- DC Metro Faces Tough Prospects for Funding on the Hill; Foxx Praises Oversight Progress (WaPo)
- How U.S. Downtowns Have Become Centers of Economic Strength (WSJ)
- LA Metro Doesn’t Have Enough Rail Cars to Meet Surging Demand for Expo Line (LA Times)
- Austin’s $720M Mobility Plan Gains Political Momentum (CBS Austin)
- Ground Broken on Central Ohio’s First BRT Line (WCBE)
- Seattle Advocates Fight “Highway on Top of Highway” (Next City)
- Detroit News: Compromises Strengthen Regional Transit Plan’s Chances at the Ballot Box
- Three Key Execs Leave Google’s Self-Driving Car Unit (Recode)
- How Olympic Host Cities Can Avoid Short-Sighted Transit Decisions (Wired)
- The Dutch Are Beating Olympic Traffic on Two Wheels (WSJ)
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