Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

If Shutdown Persists, Amtrak’s at Risk (Bloomberg) Survey: 40 Percent of Americans Consider Their Neighborhoods Unwalkable (NRDC Switchboard) High-Speed Rail in Illinois Would Be Expensive But Doable (Crain’s Chicago Business) In D.C., the Shutdown’s Bad for Metro But Good for Bike-Share (Washington City Paper) Christie: NJ Transit Chief Wasn’t to Blame for Sandy Rail Damage … Continued

By Katie Pearce

8:58 AM EDT on October 4, 2013

If Shutdown Persists, Amtrak’s at Risk (Bloomberg)
Survey: 40 Percent of Americans Consider Their Neighborhoods Unwalkable (NRDC Switchboard)
High-Speed Rail in Illinois Would Be Expensive But Doable (Crain’s Chicago Business)
In D.C., the Shutdown’s Bad for Metro But Good for Bike-Share (Washington City Paper)
Christie: NJ Transit Chief Wasn’t to Blame for Sandy Rail Damage (NorthJersey.com)
North Carolina Postpones Transportation Conference Due to Furloughs (News Observer)
Lincoln, Nebraska, Dreams of Passenger Rail (Journal Star)
Tea Party Activists Oppose Central Indiana Transit Boost (IBJ)
Next Week: International Bike and Walk to School Day (Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space)
What Were Gandhi’s Views on Sustainable Transport? (City Fix)

Katie Pearce

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