Today’s Headlines
Mica Victory: What Does It Signal for Transpo Politics? (The Hill) Amtrak Would Be on Romney’s Chopping Block (Think Progress) Google Maps Ups Its Game With Public Transit Info (Marketing Pilgrim, CNET) NE High-Speed Rail Skips Philly’s 30th Street Station (Next American City) Is the Streetcar Revival a Fad? (WSJ) Transpo Leaders Gather for Summit … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:56 AM EDT on August 16, 2012
- Mica Victory: What Does It Signal for Transpo Politics? (The Hill)
- Amtrak Would Be on Romney’s Chopping Block (Think Progress)
- Google Maps Ups Its Game With Public Transit Info (Marketing Pilgrim, CNET)
- NE High-Speed Rail Skips Philly’s 30th Street Station (Next American City)
- Is the Streetcar Revival a Fad? (WSJ)
- Transpo Leaders Gather for Summit in Texas (NBC 5 DFW)
- Madison, WI Named Best Mid-Sized Transit in Nation (State Journal)
- GA Focuses on Three Regions That Approved Sales Tax (AJC)
- The Disappearing Suburbs (Beyond Chron)
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