Today’s Headlines
Will Amtrak’s Hoosier State Line Keep Running Once Fed Funds Run Out? (Post-Tribune, JC Online) Rep. Denham May Have Tripped Over Himself in Attempt to Block High-Speed Rail (Sac Bee) APTA Settles Case With Patent Troll Who’s Been Suing Public Transit Agencies (Ars Technica) Oberstar’s Advice for White House on Transpo? Go Around Congress (Politico MT) … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:14 AM EDT on August 22, 2013
- Will Amtrak’s Hoosier State Line Keep Running Once Fed Funds Run Out? (Post-Tribune, JC Online)
- Rep. Denham May Have Tripped Over Himself in Attempt to Block High-Speed Rail (Sac Bee)
- APTA Settles Case With Patent Troll Who’s Been Suing Public Transit Agencies (Ars Technica)
- Oberstar’s Advice for White House on Transpo? Go Around Congress (Politico MT)
- Twin Cities Leaders Say Rising Costs Will Threaten Light Rail Project (StarTribune)
- What Have We Learned in 25 Years of New Urbanism? (GGW)
- LaHood Honored as Distinguished Fellow by Alma Mater (Journal Star, The Hill)
- Brazil Works to Coax Sao Paulo Drivers Out of Cars (City Fix)
- Bike Portland Podcast: Why Covering Traffic Carnage Matters
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