Today’s Headlines
Today: Anthony Foxx’s Big Job Interview (WaPo) Should the Feds Subsidize Long-Distance Rail? (The Hill) Minnesota Transpo Bill Falls Short for Transit (MPR) Connecticut Rail Goes Back to Normal After Friday Crash (AP) Draft Budget in NC Sets Up Barriers for Transit (Herald Sun) The Cost of Sprawl, in Numbers (Atlantic Cities, Bacon’s Rebellion) Milwaukee Downtown … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EDT on May 22, 2013
- Today: Anthony Foxx’s Big Job Interview (WaPo)
- Should the Feds Subsidize Long-Distance Rail? (The Hill)
- Minnesota Transpo Bill Falls Short for Transit (MPR)
- Connecticut Rail Goes Back to Normal After Friday Crash (AP)
- Draft Budget in NC Sets Up Barriers for Transit (Herald Sun)
- The Cost of Sprawl, in Numbers (Atlantic Cities, Bacon’s Rebellion)
- Milwaukee Downtown Leader: Transit Vital for Growth (JS Online)
- How Tysons Corner’s Smart Growth Makes D.C. Look Small (Next City)
- Boston Biz Journal: A Meaningful Gas Tax Hike Can Make Streets Safer
- In Washington State, Republicans Join Rally to Increase Transpo Funds (News Tribune)
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