Today’s Headlines
Amtrak Keeps Rolling Despite Shutdown (Progressive Railroading) … But Deadlines Loom for States to Work Out Deals With Amtrak (Stateline) APTA: Nearly 70 Percent of Millennials Use Multiple Transpo Modes One Victim of the Shutdown? Anthony Foxx’s Twitter (Charlotte Observer) Nashville Applies for Key Funding for BRT (WSMV) Study: America’s Transpo Inefficiencies Add Up to … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:57 AM EDT on October 2, 2013
- Amtrak Keeps Rolling Despite Shutdown (Progressive Railroading)
- … But Deadlines Loom for States to Work Out Deals With Amtrak (Stateline)
- APTA: Nearly 70 Percent of Millennials Use Multiple Transpo Modes
- One Victim of the Shutdown? Anthony Foxx’s Twitter (Charlotte Observer)
- Nashville Applies for Key Funding for BRT (WSMV)
- Study: America’s Transpo Inefficiencies Add Up to $100 Billion (Atlantic Cities)
- Sen. Inouye’s Rail Efforts Honored Posthumously (Honolulu Civil Beat)
- What Are the World’s Best Cities for Bike-Sharing? (USA Today)
- In Vancouver, 90 Percent of New Offices Built Near Transit (Vancouver Sun)
- “Car-Free Zones” Becoming More Popular (Efficient Gov)
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