Light Rail Strengthens the Sibling Bond Between Twin Cities (Chicago Trib) Amtrak’s Likely to See Highest Rider Numbers of the Year Today (Columbian) Despite Recent Backlash, Uber’s Still Riding High (Tech Crunch) Montgomery County Goes More Ped-Friendly, But Wastes Money on Parking (Bethesda Now, GGW) Atlanta’s Figuring Out How to Operate Its New Streetcar Safely […]

Feds Release $20M for DC Metro Repair Plan (WaPo) …As DC Cyclists Make Lemonade of the Service Cuts (CityLab) How 20 Years of Light Rail Have Transformed Dallas (Dallas Morning News) NJ Lawmakers Push Gas Tax Hike, Christie Doesn’t Buy Transit Funding Concerns (NJ.com, Press of AC) Should Seattle Burbs Help Foot the Bill for Light Rail Tunnel? (Seattle Times) […]

Progress Report on the New Twin Cities Green Line (Finance & Commerce) Denver Transit Chief Heads to L.A. (Denver Biz Journal) Is Obama’s Acting Railroad Chief Up to the Task? (Politico) Why Does NIH Want to Build More Parking Right on Top of a Metro? (GGW) Salt Lake City Poised to Revitalize Western Downtown (SL Trib) […]

Majority of Railroads Won’t Meet Year-End Deadline for Positive Train Control (NYT) Cuomo Sees No Reason to Meet with Feds on New Hudson Tunnels (NYT) A Neighborly New Type of Car-Sharing (Chicago Trib) How Far is the U.S. From a Universal Transit Card? (CityLab) A $30M Price Hike for Minneapolis Light Rail Could Help Lure Federal Funds (Star Trib) […]

Arlington, TX, Sheds Rep as Largest U.S. City Without Public Transpo (Star-Telegram, AP) Also in Texas, DART Celebrates 30 Years — But Has It Delivered? (News-Journal) A Standing Ovation for Under-Budget, Early-Finish Utah Rail Project (Salt Lake Trib) What’s the Impact of New Federal Guidance on Affordable TODs? (Enterprise) GGW: Urbanizing ‘Burbs Should Look to […]

Senate Panel Backs $100M for Modernizing Chicago’s Red, Purple Lines (Chicago Trib) Newly Appointed NJ Transit Chief Backs Out of Job (NYT, NJ.com) In DC, Is WMATA Riders’ Advocacy Group Done For? (WaPo) California High-Speed Rail Officials Tweak Business Plan (AP) NACTO Offers Guidance on Where to Place Bike-Share Stations (Next City) Uber Reaches Settlement in Driver Status Suits in California, Massachusetts […]