Today’s Headlines
Can Amtrak Ever Be Profitable? Experts Weigh In. (Freakonomics) Florida’s East Coast Excited at Prospect of Returning Train Service (News-Journal) Is Sustainability For Commies? (The Naked City) New System Uses Radar to Detect Bicycles at Intersections (Wired) Former Gov Rendell Urges Cities to Invest in Transportation (Times-Union) Kansas City Mayor Lining Up Support For Streetcar … Continued
By
Ben Goldman
9:40 AM EST on January 6, 2012
- Can Amtrak Ever Be Profitable? Experts Weigh In. (Freakonomics)
- Florida’s East Coast Excited at Prospect of Returning Train Service (News-Journal)
- Is Sustainability For Commies? (The Naked City)
- New System Uses Radar to Detect Bicycles at Intersections (Wired)
- Former Gov Rendell Urges Cities to Invest in Transportation (Times-Union)
- Kansas City Mayor Lining Up Support For Streetcar (KC Star)
- New Jersey Bucks Trend, Sees More Vehicle Deaths in 2011 (TSTC)
- Virginia Governor Approves $150 Mil For Dulles Airport-DC Rail (Fairfax Times)
- …But Northern Virginia Leaders Say the State Still Isn’t Taking Funding Seriously (WAMU)
- Toronto Planning Study Recommends Pedestrian-Only Streets (Star)
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