Today’s Headlines
Trump Considers Borrowing Big for Infrastructure, Tying It to Healthcare (WaPo, The Hill) Another Idea: Trump’s Billionaire Friends Could Steer Infrastructure (CNNMoney) Amtrak Knew of Defect Before Penn Station Derailment; Christie Withholds Payments (NYT, Bloomberg) California Clears Tax Hikes for Transportation Plan (AP) Proposed Amtrak Cuts Target Trump Country (Seattle PI) In Honolulu, Lawmakers Approve $1.2B for Beleaguered … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:57 AM EDT on April 7, 2017
- Trump Considers Borrowing Big for Infrastructure, Tying It to Healthcare (WaPo, The Hill)
- Another Idea: Trump’s Billionaire Friends Could Steer Infrastructure (CNNMoney)
- Amtrak Knew of Defect Before Penn Station Derailment; Christie Withholds Payments (NYT, Bloomberg)
- California Clears Tax Hikes for Transportation Plan (AP)
- Proposed Amtrak Cuts Target Trump Country (Seattle PI)
- In Honolulu, Lawmakers Approve $1.2B for Beleaguered Rail Project (Hawaii News Now)
- Los Angeles Offers Employers Discounts for Bike-Sharing (KPCC)
- Sadik-Khan on Nashville Transit: “Just Do It” (Nashville Biz Journal)
- New Mural Gives Bike-Oriented Perspective of Salt Lake City (SL Trib)
- What’s Behind the Driving Downturn? (CityLab)
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