Today’s Headlines
- Brookings Report: Millions Lack Access to Both Cars and Transit in U.S. Cities (Reuters)
- Should We Tax, Borrow or Spend to Build Infrastructure? (WaPo)
- Planet Earth Is Now Home to 1 Billion Cars (TPM)
- Realtors: More, Different Home Buyers Want Walkable, Transit-Accessible Neighborhoods (GGW)
- High Speed Rail and California Commuter Rail Could Run On Same Tracks (Mercury)
- California Moves Closer to Stiffer Fines for Distracted Driving (Landline)
- 10 Years Later, Seattle to Get 1.7-mile Underground Highway Tunnel (NYT)
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