Today’s Headlines
House to Hold Hearing on Self-Driving Cars Next Week (The Hill) Rob Kirby, Head of Transpo Planning for DC-Area COG, Murdered (WaPo) NJ Transit Board Chair: Let’s Make Penn Station Less Stressful (NJ.com) Charlotte Plans Another Go at Streetcar Funds (Charlotte Observer) Chris Leinberger: New Development Patterns Needed for 21st-Century Economy (Sac Bee) Cincinnati Residents … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EST on November 14, 2013
- House to Hold Hearing on Self-Driving Cars Next Week (The Hill)
- Rob Kirby, Head of Transpo Planning for DC-Area COG, Murdered (WaPo)
- NJ Transit Board Chair: Let’s Make Penn Station Less Stressful (NJ.com)
- Charlotte Plans Another Go at Streetcar Funds (Charlotte Observer)
- Chris Leinberger: New Development Patterns Needed for 21st-Century Economy (Sac Bee)
- Cincinnati Residents Fight Back on Streetcar (City Beat)
- Nashville Mayor Pushes for State-Supported BRT (Nashville Biz Journal)
- Dr. Gridlock: Virginia Doesn’t Get Enough Cred for Transit Actions (WaPo)
- How Can Houston Increase Bus Ridership? (Next City)
- According to Detroit News, Officials Will Need to Work Hard to Sell Transit
- Boston to Unveil Country’s First Bike Helmet Vending Machines (Reuters)
- On the Spatial Footprint of Parking, Politifact Gets It Wrong (Planetizen)
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