Today’s Headlines
Foxx Sworn in as 17th DOT Secretary (AP, WaPo) There’s a Limit to Amtrak’s Rule-Making Power (The Hill, Journal of Commerce) Eight States Hiked Their Gas Tax This Week (CNN Money) Why BRT May Be the Answer for Cities (Planetizen) What Explains Portland’s 2002-2008 Biking Boom? (Bike Portland) In Detroit, Some Worry About Losing Their Neighborhood … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EDT on July 3, 2013
- Foxx Sworn in as 17th DOT Secretary (AP, WaPo)
- There’s a Limit to Amtrak’s Rule-Making Power (The Hill, Journal of Commerce)
- Eight States Hiked Their Gas Tax This Week (CNN Money)
- Why BRT May Be the Answer for Cities (Planetizen)
- What Explains Portland’s 2002-2008 Biking Boom? (Bike Portland)
- In Detroit, Some Worry About Losing Their Neighborhood to Highway (Detroit Free Press)
- It’s “Summer of Streetcar” in D.C. (GGW)
- What’s Canada’s Capital for Commuter Cycling? (Canada.com)
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