Today’s Headlines
Governors Give Trump List of 428 “Shovel-Ready” Infrastructure Projects (WaPo) California Transpo Head Presses for High-Speed Rail Despite GOP Resistance (Biz Journal, Railway Age) Rural Republicans Have Doubts on Private Funds for Infrastructure (Hill) Tensions Peak Between Pittsburgh, Uber (Quartz) Uber, Zipcar Team Up on Car-Share (USA Today) Are Americans Driving Less Because They’re Becoming Shut-Ins? (CityLab) Study to … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EST on February 9, 2017
- Governors Give Trump List of 428 “Shovel-Ready” Infrastructure Projects (WaPo)
- California Transpo Head Presses for High-Speed Rail Despite GOP Resistance (Biz Journal, Railway Age)
- Rural Republicans Have Doubts on Private Funds for Infrastructure (Hill)
- Tensions Peak Between Pittsburgh, Uber (Quartz)
- Uber, Zipcar Team Up on Car-Share (USA Today)
- Are Americans Driving Less Because They’re Becoming Shut-Ins? (CityLab)
- Study to Assess High-Speed Rail From Seattle to Vancouver (Curbed)
- Five Cities Including Austin Snag Smart Cities Grants (Tech Republic, Biz Journal)
- Patriots Parade Broke Ridership Records for Boston Commuter Rail (WCVB)
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