Today’s Headlines
- FTA Grants Houston $900 Million for Light Rail Expansion (Houston Chronicle)
- Politics Destroyed ‘Sustainable Communities’ Programs, But Its Work is Still Being Done (Boston Globe)
- "OMG!" Regal Cinemas and Gas Station TVs to Show New Anti-Distracted Driving PSAs (FastLane)
- Amtrak Routes Carrying 75% of Passengers Now Offer Free Wi-Fi (SFGate)
- 12 Dead on Georgia Roads Over Thanksgiving Holiday Is Pretty Standard (Augusta Chronicle)
- California's Thanksgiving Weekend Death Toll (21) Includes One Ped, One Cyclist (Cyclelicious)
- California Clearly Needs HSR, But Can Government Afford It? (NPR)
- Smart Growth Development Funding Transit in San Diego (Sign on SD)
- Funded BRT in Connecticut Irks Those Fighting for Local Rail Expansion (Transport Politic)
- DC Metro Considers a ‘Tourist Zone’ Flat Fare, But It’s Not as Simple as It Sounds (GGW)
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