Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Minneapolis-St. Paul Light Rail to Start Rolling in June (StarTribune) GGW: Did Virginia Pull a Bait and Switch with New Transpo Funds? WaPo Catches on to the Fact That DOTs Consistently Overestimate How Much We’ll Drive Building Urban Roads = Low Return on Investment (Planetizen) LaHood Becomes Law Firm Adviser (Chicago Trib, WSJ) Why Is America Going … Continued

By Katie Pearce

9:00 AM EST on January 23, 2014

Minneapolis-St. Paul Light Rail to Start Rolling in June (StarTribune)
GGW: Did Virginia Pull a Bait and Switch with New Transpo Funds?
WaPo Catches on to the Fact That DOTs Consistently Overestimate How Much We’ll Drive
Building Urban Roads = Low Return on Investment (Planetizen)
LaHood Becomes Law Firm Adviser (Chicago Trib, WSJ)
Why Is America Going Crazy for Mixed-Traffic Streetcars When Europe Isn’t? (Next City)
Real-Time Arrival Data Makes the Difference for Bus Riders (Atlantic Cities)
Will the Tea Party Sink Light Rail in St. Petersburg, FL? (Creative Loafing Tampa)
San Francisco Starts Charging Tech Shuttles (SF Chron)
Miami Herald: Forward-Thinking Planning Consortium Has the Right Ideas
Baltimore Takes Its “Bike Crusade” Into High Gear (Baltimore Sun)

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