Today’s Headlines
Politico: Obama’s Plan for “Nation-Building at Home” Entices Transpo Watchers In Transit/Bike-Friendly Portland, 84 Percent of Trips Still By Car (Oregonian) Connecticut Candidates Talk Transportation (News Times) A Century After the Car’s Debut, How “Public” Are Our Streets? (The Get Around Blog) Phoenix Could See Transit Fare Hikes (WNCT) Why “Low Ridership” Doesn’t Mean “Worthless” … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:57 AM EDT on October 24, 2012
- Politico: Obama’s Plan for “Nation-Building at Home” Entices Transpo Watchers
- In Transit/Bike-Friendly Portland, 84 Percent of Trips Still By Car (Oregonian)
- Connecticut Candidates Talk Transportation (News Times)
- A Century After the Car’s Debut, How “Public” Are Our Streets? (The Get Around Blog)
- Phoenix Could See Transit Fare Hikes (WNCT)
- Why “Low Ridership” Doesn’t Mean “Worthless” (Human Transit)
- Report: Rockville Pike a Prime Spot for “Gold-Standard” BRT (GGW)
- Journal of Transport and Land Use Shares New Issue
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