Today's Headlines
Today’s Headlines
By Katie Pearce
- Feinstein: Automate Trains by 2015 to Increase Safety (The Hill, LAT)
- Blumenauer Has Allies Outside Congress on Gas Tax Proposal (WAMU)
- D.C. Metro Considers Higher Fares (WTOP)
- Officials Say California High-Speed Rail Is Still on Track, Despite Setbacks (AP)
- New Salt Lake City Streetcar Delivers on Development (SL Trib)
- Economists: U.S. Buses Would Be Cheaper, Greener If Sourced Internationally (Atlantic Cities)
- So Is San Antonio Building Light Rail or a Streetcar Line? (Atlantic Cities)
- International Cities Explore Eco-Friendly Urban Mobility (Sustainable Cities Collective)
- Boston Globe: Green Line Extension Will Revive Somerville Neighborhoods
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