Today’s Headlines
Eight Transportation Issues Anthony Foxx Will Need to Confront (Politico) Amtrak Pledge: 25 Percent of Hires Will Be Veterans (The Hill, WNYC) In Seattle, Gas Tax Hike Fails in Tight Vote (Seattle Times, KPLU) What Does Good Cycling Infrastructure Look Like? (Atlantic Cities) Orlando-Miami Train Needs One More Deal to Become Reality (Orlando Sentinel) Not Quite … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:02 AM EDT on June 27, 2013
- Eight Transportation Issues Anthony Foxx Will Need to Confront (Politico)
- Amtrak Pledge: 25 Percent of Hires Will Be Veterans (The Hill, WNYC)
- In Seattle, Gas Tax Hike Fails in Tight Vote (Seattle Times, KPLU)
- What Does Good Cycling Infrastructure Look Like? (Atlantic Cities)
- Orlando-Miami Train Needs One More Deal to Become Reality (Orlando Sentinel)
- Not Quite There Yet With the Massachusetts Transpo Package (Boston.com)
- Why Are Brazilians Protesting? Photos of Their Commutes, via Atlantic Cities
- Bike Advocates Push for Permanent Lanes in Denver (CBS Denver)
- Does Commuter Parity Include Bike-Sharing? (Bike-Sharing Blog)
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