Today’s Headlines
- Foxx: One Year After Sandy, Transit Recovery Continues (Fast Lane Blog)
- Head of Mayors Group Talks Transpo Issues, Shutdown with Politico
- Which U.S. Cities Have the Fewest Car Commuters? (Grist)
- Utah Transit Aims to Double Ridership by 2020 (SL Trib)
- Phoenix Mayor: Cities Can't Wait on Feds for Transpo Projects (Cronkite News Service)
- Long-Distance Amtrak Routes at Risk Without Federal Aid (Star-Telegram)
- Obamacare Won't Help Anybody Without Transit Options (Times and Democrat)
- Chicago Bike-Share Scales Back, But Keeps Chugging, For Winter (Sun-Times)
- "Reinvent Phoenix" Seeks to Transform Car Culture (Better Cities & Towns)
- Portland Trades 163 Car Parking Spots for 1,644 Bike Spots (Treehugger)
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