Today’s Headlines
WaPo Deems Maryland Gas Tax Hike a Victory San Diego’s Omission From High-Speed Rail Is “Deja Vu” (UrbDeZine San Diego) Daily Beast Looks at Trends of “Aspirational Cities” in the Sun Belt and Great Plains Why Are Republican Governors Signing Off on Gas Tax Hikes? (Examiner) Nice Ride Minnesota Beefs Up Bike-Sharing Presence (Star Tribune) Northeast High-Speed … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:02 AM EDT on April 8, 2013
- WaPo Deems Maryland Gas Tax Hike a Victory
- San Diego’s Omission From High-Speed Rail Is “Deja Vu” (UrbDeZine San Diego)
- Daily Beast Looks at Trends of “Aspirational Cities” in the Sun Belt and Great Plains
- Why Are Republican Governors Signing Off on Gas Tax Hikes? (Examiner)
- Nice Ride Minnesota Beefs Up Bike-Sharing Presence (Star Tribune)
- Northeast High-Speed Rail Plan Could Extend New England Links (CT Post)
- What Should Planners Do with “Dead Malls”? (Tennessean)
- After 10 Years, Bus Rapid Transit Gets Moving in Grand Rapids (MLive)
- Nashville Planning Org Sets “the Gold Standard” (MTR)
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