Today’s Headlines
Congress Didn’t Act, So Commuters Lose Transit Tax Benefits (Atlantic Cities, Time) Virginia Pilot: Rail Improves Cities Central Florida Takes Walking and Cycling Counts for First Time (Orlando Sentinel) Detroit Goes More Bike-Friendly for 2014 (AP) And Baton Rouge Makes Smart Growth Resolution (WWNO) In Missouri, Push for Transpo Sales Tax Continues (St. Louis Public Radio) … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:59 AM EST on January 2, 2014
- Congress Didn’t Act, So Commuters Lose Transit Tax Benefits (Atlantic Cities, Time)
- Virginia Pilot: Rail Improves Cities
- Central Florida Takes Walking and Cycling Counts for First Time (Orlando Sentinel)
- Detroit Goes More Bike-Friendly for 2014 (AP)
- And Baton Rouge Makes Smart Growth Resolution (WWNO)
- In Missouri, Push for Transpo Sales Tax Continues (St. Louis Public Radio)
- Bike Portland Rounds Up City’s Biggest and Most Underrated Bike News of 2013
- Minneapolis Joins the Streetcar Trend (Minneapolis Biz Journal)
- Subway Fare Sparks Civil Disobedience in Mexico City (L.A. Times)
- And London Commuters Also Aren’t Happy With Increases (Evening Standard)
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