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California High-Speed Rail Aligns With Amtrak to Increase Buying Power (KPCC, AP) Oregon vs. Virginia: Governing Looks at Two Approaches to the Gas Tax Transpo Budget Gap Widens in Vermont (VT Digger, VPR) No BRT in the U.S. Meets the “Gold” Standard (GGW) Transit Repairs Get Renewed Attention (Stateline) Navigating the NYC Transpo System in … Continued

By Katie Pearce

8:59 AM EST on January 18, 2013

California High-Speed Rail Aligns With Amtrak to Increase Buying Power (KPCC, AP)
Oregon vs. Virginia: Governing Looks at Two Approaches to the Gas Tax
Transpo Budget Gap Widens in Vermont (VT Digger, VPR)
No BRT in the U.S. Meets the “Gold” Standard (GGW)
Transit Repairs Get Renewed Attention (Stateline)
Navigating the NYC Transpo System in a Wheelchair (NYT)
How the Fiscal Cliff Transit Benefit Works For Your Taxes (Accounting Today)
Patriot News: A Transpo Funding Solution Without Transit Is “No Solution at All” for Pennsylvania

Katie Pearce

Today's Headlines

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