Today’s Headlines
Obama, Romney Vie For the Fossil Fuel Vote, Say Nothing About Climate (Grist) If Obama Wins, LaHood Might Stay After All (Politico, Transport Topics) Next American City: Why Do the Debates Ignore Cities? FTA Issues First Guidance on MAP-21 (Examiner) Feds to Fund $1.6B Light-Rail Extension in Charlotte, NC (Observer) Rebuilding Place in the Urban … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:02 AM EDT on October 17, 2012
- Obama, Romney Vie For the Fossil Fuel Vote, Say Nothing About Climate (Grist)
- If Obama Wins, LaHood Might Stay After All (Politico, Transport Topics)
- Next American City: Why Do the Debates Ignore Cities?
- FTA Issues First Guidance on MAP-21 (Examiner)
- Feds to Fund $1.6B Light-Rail Extension in Charlotte, NC (Observer)
- Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space Sums Up Streetcar Progress Across the Country
- It’s Not Easy to Rely on Transit in the Connecticut ‘Burbs (Hartford Courant)
- Minneapolis Considers Bike-Friendly Law Changes (Star Tribune)
- Gov. Snyder Wants Progress on Detroit Mass Transit (Free Press)
- The Transit-Oriented Development That Centers on… an Auto Showroom (Planitzen, Patch)
- Lessons From Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail (Creative Loafing)
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