Today’s Headlines
16 Big Transit Projects That Would Be Toast Under Trump’s Budget (WaPo) Cuts Could Imperil Seattle Rail, Gateway Project, DC Metro (Seattle Times, Bloomberg, Washingtonian) How Cities Would Feel the Budget Pain (Curbed) Long-Distance Amtrak Routes Under Threat (Progressive Railroading) Trump Also Wants to Slash Transpo Funding in Rural Areas That Supported Him (Charlotte Observer) The Rail Line … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EDT on March 17, 2017
- 16 Big Transit Projects That Would Be Toast Under Trump’s Budget (WaPo)
- Cuts Could Imperil Seattle Rail, Gateway Project, DC Metro (Seattle Times, Bloomberg, Washingtonian)
- How Cities Would Feel the Budget Pain (Curbed)
- Long-Distance Amtrak Routes Under Threat (Progressive Railroading)
- Trump Also Wants to Slash Transpo Funding in Rural Areas That Supported Him (Charlotte Observer)
- The Rail Line That Reunited the Twin Cities (Politico Mag)
- In DC, a Proposal for Employees to Cash Out on Non-Car Commutes (WaPo)
- A Guide for City Leaders to Take Charge on Transit (Next City)
- Detroit Area Transit Authority Fires Its First CEO (Detroit News)
- Heads Up, Boston: No Other Major City Stops Commuter Rail on Weekends (Boston Globe)
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