Today’s Headlines
AASHTO: Amtrak Should Work Quickly With States on Short-Distance Rail (The Hill) Washington State High Court Rejects Bid to Keep Light Rail Off I-90 (Seattle Times, AP) ZipCar/Buzzcar Founder Shares Some Life Philosophies With Fast Company Next NYC Mayor Likely to Continue with Bloomberg’s Green Legacy (Grist) Orlando Studies Barriers to Elderly Transit Use (Fox 35) … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:00 AM EDT on September 13, 2013
- AASHTO: Amtrak Should Work Quickly With States on Short-Distance Rail (The Hill)
- Washington State High Court Rejects Bid to Keep Light Rail Off I-90 (Seattle Times, AP)
- ZipCar/Buzzcar Founder Shares Some Life Philosophies With Fast Company
- Next NYC Mayor Likely to Continue with Bloomberg’s Green Legacy (Grist)
- Orlando Studies Barriers to Elderly Transit Use (Fox 35)
- Philly’s SEPTA Releases “Doomsday Plan” (Philly.com)
- Launch of Bay Area Bikeshare “Underwhelming” (Streetsblog SF)
- D.C. Metro Stations Should Have More Character, According to Both GGW and Rebuilding Place
- L.A. City Council Warms to Freeway Cap Park (Arch Paper)
- Strong Towns Calls This “The Best Editorial of 2013” (From Crain’s Cleveland)
- Witchita Aims for More Pedestrian-Friendly Streets (KSN)
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