Today’s Headlines
Border-Crossing Bullet Train Proposed from Texas to Mexico (Fox News Latino) DOT Shakeup Puts Rogoff in No. 3 Spot (Governing) House Transpo Committee Looks at Public-Private Partnerships (RT&S) Under Construction in Portland: “The Most Bike-Friendly Apartment Building in North America” (TakePart) Feds Sign Off on Milwaukee Streetcar Route (JS Online) GGW Chats with Arlington’s Chris Zimmerman, … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:02 AM EST on January 17, 2014
- Border-Crossing Bullet Train Proposed from Texas to Mexico (Fox News Latino)
- DOT Shakeup Puts Rogoff in No. 3 Spot (Governing)
- House Transpo Committee Looks at Public-Private Partnerships (RT&S)
- Under Construction in Portland: “The Most Bike-Friendly Apartment Building in North America” (TakePart)
- Feds Sign Off on Milwaukee Streetcar Route (JS Online)
- GGW Chats with Arlington’s Chris Zimmerman, Who Heads to Smart Growth America
- Detroit DOT Chief Vows to Have Reliable Bus System (Detroit Free Press)
- Report: How Great Bike Lanes Spur Local Economy (People for Bikes, PDF here)
- Phoenix May Be Urbanizing, But Parking Still Gets High Priority (Phoenix Biz Journal)
- D.C.’s Silver Line Close to Finish (WaPo)
- Five Problems a Streetcar Could Solve for Saint Paul (Streets.MN)
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