Today’s Headlines
- Obama Gives GOP Another Chance to Reject His Infrastructure and Jobs Plan (AP)
- Transit Openings and Construction Starts Slated for 2014 (Transport Politic)
- When It Comes to Distracted Driving, Dialing Is the Most Dangerous (LAT)
- The Fiscal Missteps That Earned One Florida County a $550M Maintenance Backlog (Gainesville Sun)
- Stockholm Explores “Woman-Friendly” Snow-Plowing: City Streets, Not Highways (Grist)
- Lubbock Developer Says Texas Tech-to-Downtown Monorail Plan Is Realistic (Avalanche-Journal)
- The Silver Line and 9 Other Big DC Transpo Stories for 2014 (WaPo)
- Tech Companies Co-Opt the Lingo of Urbanism But Are Suburban Through and Through (Gizmodo)
- A Look Back at Mayor Menino’s Impact on Boston’s Urban Development (Globe)
- Scientific Proof That Cars and Cities Just Don't Mix (Planetizen)
- Young Map Techies “Reinvent” Baltimore Transit (Patch)
- The Planners Guide to Tactical Urbanism: Download It Here (Regina Urban Ecology)
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