Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Senate Looks at Transpo Spending Next Week (AP, The Hill) Amtrak Slows NE Trains in Heat Wave (The Hill) Along Metro North Route in CT, About Half the Towns Are Ready for TOD (Stamford Advocate) Charlotte, NC, Breaks Ground on Light Rail Extension (AP) Union Fights D.C.’s Plan to Privatize Some Transit Routes (WaPo) Massachusetts … Continued

By Katie Pearce

9:02 AM EDT on July 19, 2013

Senate Looks at Transpo Spending Next Week (AP, The Hill)
Amtrak Slows NE Trains in Heat Wave (The Hill)
Along Metro North Route in CT, About Half the Towns Are Ready for TOD (Stamford Advocate)
Charlotte, NC, Breaks Ground on Light Rail Extension (AP)
Union Fights D.C.’s Plan to Privatize Some Transit Routes (WaPo)
Massachusetts Senate Turns Down Patrick’s Gas Tax Hike (Boston Globe)
Seattle’s Airport Rail Route Breaks Ridership Records (Puget Sound Biz Journal)
Costs Soar for Minneapolis Light Rail (StarTribune)
The Challenges of Achieving “Accessibility for All” (CityFix)

Katie Pearce

Today's Headlines

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