Today’s Headlines
Amtrak Reaches Agreements on 18 State-Supported Routes (The Hill) Also, Turns Out Amtrak’s NOT a Money Pit (NYT) As BART Negotiations Continue, Next City Looks at Pros and Cons of Transit Strikes In Virginia, Infrastructure Backers Want McAuliffe for Gov (Politico) Will New Delay Derail Twin Cities Light Rail? (StarTribune) CityFix Shares Insights from the Recent … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:54 AM EDT on October 17, 2013
- Amtrak Reaches Agreements on 18 State-Supported Routes (The Hill)
- Also, Turns Out Amtrak’s NOT a Money Pit (NYT)
- As BART Negotiations Continue, Next City Looks at Pros and Cons of Transit Strikes
- In Virginia, Infrastructure Backers Want McAuliffe for Gov (Politico)
- Will New Delay Derail Twin Cities Light Rail? (StarTribune)
- CityFix Shares Insights from the Recent Shared-Use Mobility Summit
- Will Portland’s Steps to Fight Climate Change Be Enough? (Portland Trib)
- Newest Columbia River Crossing Plan Scales Back Bike Features (Bike Portland)
- Survey Looks at Rider Patterns on Popular DC Circulator (WaPo)
- How Does Ann Arbor Fit Into Southeast Michigan’s Transit Network? (Ann Arbor Chron)
- Grand Rapids Beefs Up Bike Infrastructure (Rapid Growth)
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